{"id":193669,"date":"2025-09-17T19:37:03","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T19:37:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/17\/amanda-seyfried-gets-blasted-for-describing-charlie-kirk-as-hateful\/"},"modified":"2025-09-17T19:37:03","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T19:37:03","slug":"amanda-seyfried-gets-blasted-for-describing-charlie-kirk-as-hateful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/17\/amanda-seyfried-gets-blasted-for-describing-charlie-kirk-as-hateful\/","title":{"rendered":"Amanda Seyfried Gets Blasted For Describing Charlie Kirk as &#8216;Hateful&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Amanda Seyfried is the latest public figure to come under fire for her remarks about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/09\/charlie-kirk-dead-trump-announces\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">murder of Charlie Kirk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, Seyfried responded to an Instagram post about Kirk in a way that drew the ire of some of the late pundit\u2019s supporters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2018Ask yourself, why is exposing the flaws of MLK\u2019s life and character \u2014 something he said we should judge others by \u2014 so controversial?\u2019 \u2013 Charlie Kirk, January 2024,\u201d the post read.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2234562066-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Amanda Seyfried attends the premiere of \" the=\"\" testament=\"\" of=\"\" ann=\"\" lee=\"\" during=\"\" toronto=\"\" international=\"\" film=\"\" festival=\"\" at=\"\" tiff=\"\" lightbox=\"\" on=\"\" september=\"\" in=\"\" ontario.=\"\" class=\"wp-image-535468 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2234562066-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2234562066-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2234562066-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2234562066-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2234562066-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2234562066-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2234562066-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2234562066-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Amanda Seyfried attends the premiere of \u201cThe Testament of Ann Lee\u201d during the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival at TIFF Lightbox on September 09, 2025 in Toronto, Ontario. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Leon Bennett\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Seyfried replied to the comment with \u201cHe was hateful\u201d (per <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/09\/16\/celebrity-news\/amanda-seyfried-blasted-for-calling-charlie-kirk-hateful-after-his-murder\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Page Six<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>The actress also shared a text post reading, \u201cYou can\u2019t invite violence to the dinner table and be shocked when it starts eating.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Not surprisingly, many of her followers assumed she was referring to Kirk.<\/p>\n<p>And quite a few X users reacted with outrage:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"697\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2164723143-3-1024x697.jpg\" alt=\"Charlie Kirk, who founded Turning Point USA, speaks before Republican vice presidential nominee U.S. Sen. JD Vance gives remarks at a campaign rally at Arizona Christian University on July 31, 2024 in Glendale, Arizona. \" class=\"wp-image-535470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2164723143-3-1024x697.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2164723143-3-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2164723143-3-768x522.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2164723143-3-2048x1393.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2164723143-3-960x653.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2164723143-3-1080x735.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2164723143-3-1200x816.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"697\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2164723143-3-1024x697.jpg\" alt=\"Charlie Kirk, who founded Turning Point USA, speaks before Republican vice presidential nominee U.S. Sen. JD Vance gives remarks at a campaign rally at Arizona Christian University on July 31, 2024 in Glendale, Arizona. \" class=\"wp-image-535470 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2164723143-3-1024x697.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2164723143-3-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2164723143-3-768x522.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2164723143-3-2048x1393.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2164723143-3-960x653.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2164723143-3-1080x735.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2164723143-3-1200x816.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2164723143-3-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Charlie Kirk, who founded Turning Point USA, speaks before Republican vice presidential nominee U.S. Sen. JD Vance gives remarks at a campaign rally at Arizona Christian University on July 31, 2024 in Glendale, Arizona. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Anna Moneymaker\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cAmanda Seyfried believes Charlie Kirk assassination was justified. Make sure to never see another one of her movies,\u201d said <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/missiongirl4\/status\/1967735281316196860\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">one critic<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am not watching any More Movies with Amanda Seyfried SHE IS SPREADING THE LIE THAT CHARLIE Kirk was Hateful She should lose her Job. HAS SHE ACTUALLY WATCHED ANY OF CHARLIE KIRK VIDEOS,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenstiveHearts\/status\/1967881174430499156\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">another <\/a>chimed in.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-amanda-seyfried-defends-clarifies-controversial-remarks\">Amanda Seyfried defends, clarifies controversial remarks<\/h2>\n<p>Of course, at no point did Seyfried condone Kirk\u2019s murder or <em>any<\/em> sort of political violence, for that matter.<\/p>\n<p>She took to Instagram today to defend and clarify her remarks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re forgetting the nuance of humanity,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/09\/17\/celebrity-news\/amanda-seyfried-defends-charlie-kirk-criticism-following-backlash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Seyfried wrote<\/a> from her verified account.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can get angry about misogyny and racist rhetoric and ALSO very much agree that Charlie Kirk\u2019s murder was absolutely disturbing and deplorable in every way imaginable,\u201d she continued, adding:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo one should have to experience this level of violence. This country is grieving too many senseless and violent deaths and shootings. Can we agree on that at least?\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2174756129-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Amanda Seyfried attends Best Friends Animal Society's Benefit to Save Them All at The Glasshouse on September 26, 2024 in New York City. \" class=\"wp-image-535469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2174756129-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2174756129-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2174756129-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2174756129-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2174756129-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2174756129-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2174756129-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2174756129-scaled.jpg 1706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2174756129-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Amanda Seyfried attends Best Friends Animal Society's Benefit to Save Them All at The Glasshouse on September 26, 2024 in New York City. \" class=\"wp-image-535469 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2174756129-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2174756129-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2174756129-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2174756129-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2174756129-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2174756129-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2174756129-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2174756129-scaled.jpg 1706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2174756129-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Amanda Seyfried attends Best Friends Animal Society\u2019s Benefit to Save Them All at The Glasshouse on September 26, 2024 in New York City. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Jamie McCarthy\/Getty Images for Best Friends Animal Society)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Several celebrities have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/09\/michael-keaton-charlie-kirk-backlash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">come under fire for their remarks about Kirk<\/a>, including Michael Keaton, who actually praised the 31-year-old. <\/p>\n<p>Critics seemed to take issue with the fact that Keaton also condemned the growing problem of gun violence in his remarks.<\/p>\n<p>Other celebs, like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/09\/jamie-lee-curtis-charlie-kirk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jamie Lee Curtis, have been praised by Kirk\u2019s supporters<\/a>, while also drawing criticism from those who accuse her of minimizing Kirk\u2019s controversies and rhetoric.<\/p>\n<p>Clearly, this is an emotionally charged issue, the sort of thing that benefits best from nuance and sensitivity \u2013two qualities that are generally in short supply on social media.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, every conversation about the recent rise in politically motivated violence will be a landmine for the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cspirited discourse\u201d Amanda called for her in one of her posts seems an awfully long way off.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/09\/amanda-seyfried-gets-blasted-for-describing-charlie-kirk-as-hateful\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes Amanda Seyfried is the latest public figure to come under fire for her remarks about the murder of Charlie Kirk. Earlier this week, Seyfried responded to an Instagram post about Kirk in a way that drew the ire of some of the late pundit\u2019s supporters. \u201c\u2018Ask yourself, why is exposing the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":193670,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-193669","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/193669","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=193669"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/193669\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/193670"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=193669"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=193669"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=193669"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}