Amanda Seyfried Refuses to Apologize After Calling Charlie Kirk “Hateful”

Amanda Seyfried is speaking openly about the reaction she faced after posting an Instagram comment about Charlie Kirk back in September. She had replied to a post about his death and called him “hateful,” and she said the response online grew fast.

According to her interview with Who What Wear, she thought for a moment about removing her comment but chose to leave it. After that, she said she received worried messages from friends and spent the night anxious about the situation and what it might mean for her family.

By the next morning, Seyfried said she felt more confident about what she had said. She decided to address the topic on her own Instagram page instead of stepping back from it.

She said she stood by her words. “I’m not f**** apologizing for that. I mean, for f**** 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 said.

She explained that posting again helped her make sure people understood what she meant. “It was about getting my voice back because I felt like it had been stolen and recontextualized—which is what people do, of course.”

Seyfried also talked about how politics were on her mind during the interview. She said it was strange to sit in a quiet restaurant while millions of Americans were close to losing their SNAP benefits during the government shutdown.

She shared her frustration with the political moment and said it felt unsettling to go about normal life while so much chaos was happening. “It’s always hard to see people who are tricky and harmful have success—like our gorgeous president, the best possible example of that,” she said. She added that thinking too deeply about the state of things could feel overwhelming. “You can’t unpack it too much, or else you’ll go f**** insane. Like, how is the world still spinning?”

She said she doesn’t think people need to apologize unless they are causing harm. “I have to remember that I have nothing to apologize for unless I’m harming someone emotionally, physically, mentally,” she said.

Even with everything happening around her, she said she tries to stay grounded and keep up with her daily responsibilities. “It’s getting so dark that I feel like I gotta just keep my head on and make sure that I get the train on time and promote my movies. A lot of people’s lives depend on that movie being promoted.”

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