Amanda Seyfried has spoken out about the backlash she received after calling late US far-right activist Charlie Kirk “hateful” in an Instagram comment. The Mean Girls star, 40, faced criticism from Kirk’s supporters after she commented on a video featuring his most controversial statements, following his death at age 31 last year.
Seyfried Defends Her Right to Speak
In an interview with British GQ, Seyfried said: “I’m allowed to f****** voice my feelings, and B, do it in a way that’s not unkind necessarily. But there’s just an outsized fear and hatred and impulse to bash and to tear down. And I experienced a very small fraction of that.”
She expressed her desire for her children to feel safe voicing their opinions as long as they are not harmful. Reflecting on the incident, she added: “I’m like, ‘what do I do? What do I say?’, and then all of a sudden I find myself with a f******* bodyguard at the airport and I’m like, ‘this is crazy’.”
Support for Sydney Sweeney
Seyfried also discussed her press tour with actress Sydney Sweeney, who faced criticism for an American Eagle advertisement. Seyfried noted: “We had a great time on the press tour. We worked really hard and she seemed to be having fun, but I also understood that probably it can’t be f****** easy, where she found herself… I have heard her stand up for herself, but I think she found herself between a rock and a hard place.”
She added that she did not discuss the incident with Sweeney “unless she wants to talk about it”.
Career and Personal Life
Seyfried, known for her breakthrough role as Karen Smith in Mean Girls, has also starred in films such as Mamma Mia!, Les Miserables, and The Testament Of Ann Lee. She is married to American actor Thomas Sadoski, best known for his role in HBO’s The Newsroom, and the couple have two children.
The full interview can be read in the Heroes issue of British GQ, currently available via digital download and in shops.
