Amanda Seyfried Fires Back At Critics Who Want Her Canceled After Calling Charlie Kirk 'Hateful': 'We're Forgetting The Nuance Of Humanity'
By Fiyin Olowokandi on September 17, 2025 at 10:45 AM EDT
Amanda Seyfried is not getting silenced by her critics.
The actress recently came under fire for calling the late Charlie Kirk "hateful." However, she has responded to fans, saying that her comment doesn't mean she supports the late activist’s gruesome death.
About two months ago, Seyfried also received significant backlash for making controversial remarks about the disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein.
Amanda Seyfried’s Fans Vowed Never To Watch Her Movies Again Because Of Charlie Kirk
The drama began when an Instagram user shared a post highlighting some of Charlie Kirk’s controversial statements, and Amanda Seyfried left a comment under the post that read, “he was hateful.”
Per Page Six, she also shared a quote on her Instagram Stories that read, “You can’t invite violence to the dinner table and be shocked when it starts eating.”
Seyfried’s fans were enraged when she called Kirk “hateful,” and some vowed to stop supporting her acting career henceforth.
“Amanda Seyfried believes Charlie Kirk's assassination was justified. Make sure to never see another one of her movies,” one X user wrote.
“I am not watching any More Movies with Amanda Seyfried. SHE IS SPREADING THE LIE THAT CHARLIE Kirk was Hateful. She should lose her Job,” another user added.
One user referenced Seyfried’s post about inviting violence to the dinner table, implying that the actress had a “horrible character” and was hypocritical for her views.
In the same vein, another enraged fan declared, "AmandaSeyfried should have no place in American show business. Her comments about CharlieKirk are reprehensible."
Amanda Seyfried Urges Her Fans To Remember The ‘Nuance Of Humanity’
After receiving backlash for her comment, the 39-year-old actress responded by sharing a write-up on her Instagram story, urging her fans to remember that not all situations are black and white. Seyfried’s post read:
“We’re forgetting the nuance of humanity. I can get angry about misogyny and racist rhetoric and ALSO very much agree that Charlie Kirk’s murder was absolutely disturbing and deplorable 'in every way imaginable.''
The Primetime Emmy Award winner doubled down on her statements, writing that no one, including the late political activist, deserved to experience the level of violence he did.
Seyfried ended the heartfelt post by adding that at the very least, everyone can agree that “the country is grieving too many senseless and violent deaths and shootings.”
‘Real Housewives’ Star Eileen Davidson Similarly Faced Backlash For Posting About Charlie Kirk
Seyfried is not the only high-profile figure to come under fire for sharing a controversial post about the late “Turning Point USA” co-founder.
“Real Housewives” star Eileen Davidson recently shared a post on her Instagram that read, “I am not in support of what happened to Charlie Kirk, but Charlie Kirk was in support of what happened to Charlie Kirk," according to The Blast.
Fans slammed the actress for her post, which prompted her to delete it and later clarify that she would “never ever in 1 million years” celebrate the assassination of anyone.
Jamie Lee Curtis Was Also Slammed For Her Views On Charlie Kirk’s Death
While Amanda Seyfried and Eileen Davidson were attacked for posting controversial views that seemingly supported Kirk’s death, Jamie Lee Curtis was slammed for doing the opposite.
The Blast recently reported that the 66-year-old actress shed some tears when speaking about Kirk’s murder during an episode of “WTF With Marc Maron.”
She said that although she didn’t agree with some of his ideologies, his death was still condemnable.
However, fans attacked her for crying over the late political activist, writing that she was on the “wrong side of history.”
Amanda Seyfried Was Heavily Criticized For ‘Disturbing’ Harvey Weinstein Comments
Seyfried is no stranger to facing backlash from fans over her comments.
In July, during an episode of Variety's "Actors On Actors,” the “Mean Girls” actress spoke about Harvey Weinstein, the film producer who was convicted of sexual crimes.
Seyfried said that she had heard rumors about Weinstein’s misconduct, but wasn't aware of how bad they were.
She also joked and laughed about giving Weinstein the “biggest hug” when she met him at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival because she was starstruck by him. She went ahead to reenact the hug with Adam Brody, who also laughed at the story.
However, fans were quick to attack Seyfried, saying that she was trivializing the issue of Weinstein’s sexual misconduct by laughing when recalling her encounter with him.
“The way they are both laughing during this story is quite disturbing,” one fan wrote. “Jesus Christ, why on earth would she say that?” another added.
