Amanda Seyfried is standing by her controversial comment about Charlie Kirk.
In September, "The Housemaid" star was criticized for calling the late conservative activist "hateful" in an Instagram comment following his fatal shooting at a Utah university campus on Sept. 10, according to Variety. Seyfried later condemned Kirk's killing in a Sept. 17 Instagram post, clarifying that she does not condone violence while denouncing the Turning Point USA founder's views.
In a Who What Wear interview published Wednesday, Dec. 10, the Emmy-winning actress said she refuses to apologize for calling Kirk "hateful."
"I'm not (expletive) apologizing for that. I mean, for (expletive) sake, I commented on one thing. I said something that was based on actual reality and actual footage and actual quotes. What I said was pretty damn factual, and I'm free to have an opinion, of course," she told the outlet.
Seyfried said she briefly contemplated deleting the comment but ultimately decided against it. She later faced hefty backlash, prompting concerned texts from friends and safety concerns for her family, according to the outlet.
