“The Housemaid” actress spoke about previous comments she had made about the right-wing commentator’s views after his death, calling him “hateful.”

Kirk was shot and killed during a speech at Utah Valley University on September 10.

“I’m not apologizing for that. I mean, damn, I said something,” the actor said in an article published on Who What Wear on Wednesday. “I said something that was based on real reality, real pictures and real quotes.”

“What I said was quite factual and of course I’m free to have an opinion,” the actor added. “Thank God for Instagram. I was able to give some clarity and it was about getting my voice back because I felt like it had been stolen from me and recontextualized, which is what people do, of course.”

After calling Kirk “hateful” right after his death, Seyfried quickly addressed the backlash her comment generated in a more nuanced Instagram post.

Other celebrities, including Kristin Chenoweth and Rainn Wilson, also received criticism for comments they made about Kirk's death.
Other celebrities, including Kristin Chenoweth and Rainn Wilson, also received criticism for comments they made about Kirk’s death.

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“We are forgetting the nuances of humanity,” the actor wrote in September. “I can get angry at misogyny and racist rhetoric and I ALSO strongly agree that the murder of Charlie Kirk was absolutely disturbing and deplorable in every way imaginable. No one should have to experience this level of violence.”

“This country is suffering too many senseless, violent deaths and shootings. Can we at least agree on that?” he added.

Other celebrities, including Kristin Chenoweth and Rainn Wilson, also received criticism for comments they made about Kirk’s death.

Chenoweth, who called Kirk’s death “a heartbreak,” said the backlash to her comments “almost broke her.”

“It was hard for me, but I’m not going to answer any questions about it because I dealt with it,” the Broadway legend said in a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter in November.

“That almost broke me, and that’s all I’m going to say,” he explained. “You probably know my heart, so you probably know.”