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Amanda Seyfried wrote that Charlie Kirk was "hateful" in the comment section of an Instagram post shortly after his death
Kirk was shot and killed while speaking at a campus event in Utah on Sept. 10
Seyfriend said she would not "f———-" apologize for her comment and doubled down on her stance in a new interview with Who What Wear published on Wednesday, Dec. 10
Amanda Seyfriedis "not f------ apologizing" for calling Charlie Kirk "hateful" after his death.
Kirk, a right-wing political commentator who founded the group Turning Point USA, wasshot and killedduring a campus event at Utah State University on Sept. 10. He was 31.
After Kirk's death, Seyfried, 40, commented, "He was hateful" on an Instagram post about the shooting. Her comment received backlash at the time, and she later clarified her comments ina Sept. 17 Instagram post.
In a new interview withWho What Wear,The Housemaidstar said she refused to apologize.
"I'm not f------ apologizing for that. I mean, for f---- sake, I commented ononething," the Oscar nominee told the outlet. "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."
"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 and recontextualized—which is what people do, of course," she continued.
Kirk was hosting his signature "Prove Me Wrong" event as part of his American Comeback Tour on the Orem, Utah, campus, when shots were fired on Sept. 10.
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Tyler Robinsonis facing multiple charges, including aggravated murder, after being accused of assassinating Kirk. Robinson, 22, allegedly told his parents "that he couldn't go to jail and just wanted to end it," according to the indictment on Sept. 16.
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Sergeant Ray Ormond of the Utah County Sheriff's Office previously told PEOPLE in an email that Robinson is currently booked into the "Special Housing Unit," and that inmates in that unit must wear a suicide prevention smock at all times.
"Our special housing unit does include being on a special watch protocol that includes more supervision and wearing the above smock," Ormond added.
In the months since Kirk's death, his widow Erica Kirk has taken over his role atTurning Point USA.
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