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It’s been three months since Charlie Kirk was shot and killed throughout a talking engagement in Utah.
And in some ways, the pundit’s dying is as a lot a hot-button political subject as ever earlier than.
In a brand new interview with journalist Bari Weiss, Charlie’s widow, Erika Kirk, shared her emotions about individuals who have “celebrated” her husband’s homicide.
“You’re sick,” a tearful Kirk mentioned, referring to the alleged celebrants.
“He’s a human being. You suppose he deserved that? Inform that to my 3-year-old daughter,” Kirk continued, including:
“You wish to watch in high-res the video of my husband being murdered, and giggle, and say he deserves it? There’s one thing very sick in your soul, and I’m praying that God saves you.”
Whereas folks “celebrating” Kirk’s dying appear to be few and much between (and principally nameless social media trolls), a number of public figures who had been essential of Kirk’s rhetoric throughout his life have continued to criticize his views.
One such determine is actress Amanda Seyfried, who — like many individuals with robust ties to the LGBT neighborhood — believed that Kirk was spreading a harmful message to his younger, impressionable viewers.
Again in September, Seyfried described Kirk as “hateful” for his bigoted remarks relating to homosexual and trans folks.
Earlier this week, she doubled-down on these remarks throughout an look on the “Who What Put on” podcast.
“I’m not f–king apologizing for that. I imply, for f–ok’s sake, I commented on one factor,” Seyfried mentioned (by way of TMZ), including:
“I mentioned one thing that was primarily based on precise actuality and precise footage and precise quotes. What I mentioned was fairly rattling factual, and I’m free to have an opinion, in fact.”
Amanda beforehand clarified her remarks in an Instagram submit, writing:
“I can get offended about misogyny and racist rhetoric and ALSO very a lot agree that Charlie Kirk’s homicide was completely disturbing and deplorable in each method conceivable.”
This week, she thanked the “Who What Put on” hosts for offering her with an extra alternative to contextualize her feedback about Kirk:
“It was about getting my voice again as a result of I felt prefer it had been stolen and recontextualized — which is what folks do, in fact,” she defined.
Erika Kirk has not but responded to Amanda’s resolution to stay by her preliminary feedback.
However one thing tells us she’ll be addressing the state of affairs within the very close to future.
