Jamie Lee Curtis Fans React After She Makes Comments About Charlie Kirk
Jamie Lee Curtis is receiving both praise and backlash for her comments about Charlie Kirk.
The actress, who is known for publicly discussing her liberal views, got emotional while talking about the conservative activist’s death on the Monday, September 15, episode of the WTF with Marc Maron podcast. “Charlie Crist was killed two days ago. I’m sorry. Kirk. I just call him Crist, I think, because of Christ, because of his deep, deep belief,” she stated. “I mean, I disagreed with him on almost every point I ever heard him say, but I believe he was a man of faith.”
She added, “I hope in that moment when he died that he felt connected to his faith, even though I find what — his ideas were abhorrent to me. I still believe he’s a father and a husband and a man of faith, and I hope whatever connection to God means that he felt it.”
Curtis went on to express concern over how social media and modern-day technology have allowed footage of tragedies to become more accessible. “We didn’t have DVDs. We didn’t have VHS. They didn’t put them on TV,” she said. Using footage of the 9/11 attacks as an example, Curtis added, “Today, we as a society are bombarded with imagery, so we don’t know what the longitudinal effects of seeing those towers come down over and over and over and over again, or watching his execution over and over and over again.”
“I don’t ever want to see this footage of this man being shot,” Curtis stated, to which Maron replied, “I didn’t watch it. I think it diminishes the depth of humanity.”
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Curtis wrapped up the discussion by questioning, “If that’s the case, then is that the reason why we’re all feeling this lack of humanity? Because we are just saturated with this image. These images.”
Many social media users praised Curtis for displaying sympathy over Kirk’s death despite their political differences. “WOW. I certainly DID NOT expect that from Jamie Lee Curtis. This is how adults should behave,” one X user said of her comments, while another added, “Here is someone who absolutely gets it. Class act, Jamie.”
“Thank you Jamie for having a conscience and being a human being. Not many others with those qualities these days it seems,” another X user wrote. Someone else shared, “I respect that she feels sympathy even though she disagreed with him.”
Others was surprised by the Oscar’s winner’s strong reaction to Kirk’s death, given his opposing beliefs on topics such as gender identity and the LGBTQ+ community. (Curtis is a well-known LGBTQ+ advocate and has supported her daughter Ruby Guest since she publicly came out as transgender in 2021.)
“Jamie- history is FULL of men who did horrible things in the name of their ‘faith,'” one person wrote via X. Another tweeted, “Idk, her words sound different…referring to his words as abhorrent as she sounds like she is crying. I want to see her face but maybe she is sincere.”
“Yes Jamie he was a husband and a father, all the more reason he should have stayed out of running his mouth against a free people,” a different X user stated. Someone else shared, “I understand her empathizing for his family as a mom, but how was Charlie an actual man of faith when he used religion for his personal gain (wording it delicately)? His death doesn’t erase his terrible actions, and the effect they *still have on people like her daughter.”
Kirk — who famously cofounded the conservative nonprofit Turning Point USA — was shot and killed while speaking at an event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday, September 10. Kirk’s suspected shooter, Tyler Robinson, has been arrested and could face multiple charges.
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America was founded on FREEDOM…Freedom of Religion, freedom of speech, freedom of beliefs etc…PERIOD!
Killing someone for their opinion is ABHORRENT and smells a lot like hypocrisy.
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You can't be a follower of Christ if you're spreading hate & divisiveness. Jesus new Judas was going to betray Him & still showed Judas immense grace & love. Many Christians following MAGA don't follow Jesus like they say they do. It's shown in their actions & the hateful words for their fellow man. It starts at the top with leadership & they worship a man in the white house instead of God. That isn't Godly & it certainly isn't spreading the love of Christ. MAGA needs to read the bible in its entirety & stop cherry picking Scripture to fit their narrative. Jamie Lee Curtis is spreading more love & light than those she disagrees with. Amen
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Sounds to me like You are judging a whole lot of people based on You’re opinions and perceptions. Your comments sound like the old adage “pot meet kettle”. How do YOU know what ALL people who voted for Trump do concerning the Lord ? Can we do an exploration into those who voted for Biden and Kamala and do a Biblical comparison ? Jesus Christ came here because of SIN. We are ALL sinners. Yes Christ Jesus is Love but one must Turn ( Repent) of their sin in coming to Christ Jesus. One cannot say Lord I’m a thief and I plan to Stay being a thief even after I pray to you. NO !! That’s why one thief on the cross beside Christ Jesus was justified as he repented but the other thief did not. Charlie talked about Sin and Christ Jesus and he was Hated for talking about the Sin part. People don’t want their feelings hurt, they just want to hear the good parts. Christ Jesus Himself Said He would bf an Offense to many. Even many Churches have turned a blind eye to sin so as to not offend anyone and run up their membership numbers. Sad.
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God Bless You & I'll be praying for us ALL.
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Amen !! Totally Agree. I hold No malice toward you what so ever. Or anyone. Hope You and Everyone here has a Very Blessed rest of the day !!
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Show us where he spread hate. I don't believe he did. He talked about the trans community being misguided, but that's not hate. I think trans for the most part is a mental illness. But I don't hate them.
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They do need to read the Bible. I couldn't agree with you more. It's not every that say Lord, Lord will enter into heaven. Some of these so called Christian has a lot to learn about Jesus Christ. He doesn't show any favoritism to none of us, because all of us are His Masterpiece, and He loves us all the same.
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The Holy Bible also says that “foolish discussion” not worthy to edify your Brother and Sister and/or Glorify Christ Jesus is wrong and worthless. So I’ve said my peace. I’m out of this in terms of speaking about the Bible. I believe what I believe, others are Free to believe what ever they believe. That’s how it’s Supposed to be but Charlie was murdered for what He believed. As I said in my other comment I don’t Hate anyone. I don’t go out harassing and threatening people or trying to bother their property. I live and let live and try to be a blessing to people along life’s way. I vote my conscious of the people that I think will best serve America. And again I salute Jamie for Her comments. Only Her and the Lord knows whether she’s a Christian. Not my place to judge. If she’s not I hope she will turn to Him. As I hope for All people. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it !! Hope everyone here has a Blessed rest of the day.
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Ms Curtis is honest and transparent. 🤝 Murdering someone, no matter how "abhorrent" is more a matter of (the lack of) one's content of character rather than the content of ideas. 🥺
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Having read some of Charlie Kirk's comments, I don't agree with him on principle, but I'd defend his right to say it. Same for Jamie Lee Curtis' and others remarks about his unfortunate death, though I stop short of admiring anyone who says he deserved it. They can say whether they agreed with his views or not, but not that. That's why I refuse to openly wish Trump dead even though I really don't like what he's doing to this country as the current president!
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Here are some examples of what Many on the left call Hate speech: I believe there are only two genders, male and female I believe a sovereign nation without borders is not really a sovereign nation at all but an open territory. I believe abortion is the destruction of God’s creation of a human being in the womb and is wrong. I believe that jobs and promotions should be given based on experience, skill, training, and work ethics NOT Preferred Profiles such as race, gender, and sexual orientation.
Those simple comments are viewed by Many on the left as Hate and divisive and you simply can’t be a Christian if you believe these ways. Yet everyone of them Are in the Holy Bible. Starting with “Male and Female created He them”.
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I believe Charlie was killed primarily for his Christian faith. Because he spoke about sin, that part that people don’t like to hear, but is the very reason Christ Jesus came to suffer and die for our SIN. All of us are sinners. No one but Jesus Christ himself is excluded. Many Churches today don’t talk about sin they don’t want to offend anyone. I salute Jamie Lee for her comments. I don’t know if She has a relationship with Christ Jesus or not Only Her and the Lord know that. But if she doesn’t I hope she Will turn to the Lord. And I do appreciate her sympathies and reasonable calming type comments.This country needs the Hope found in Christ Jesus more than ever as satan and his agents are ramping up their attacks with hot fervor. The ole serpent knows his end is near and out of the ultimate of evil he wants to take as many souls with him as he can. He can’t hurt God in the direct sense so he hurts God’s heart by attacking and destroying God’s most prized creation, Humanity. Seek Christ Jesus NOW while there is yet time !! Don’t be left behind !! Oh and for the record I don’t HATE anyone. That is a powerful and ugly word, to me it means you wish the person or person was dead. And that is horribly Wrong !! I don’t agree with the ideologies of the left but I don’t Hate them. And I don’t get out and harrass them or bother their property. I live and let live. And let my voting speak for me.
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Charlie Kirk was a hater, a racist, a misogynist while his views were repulsive to me. However, the 2nd Amendment of our constitution gave him and all Americans can speak freely without retribution.
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its easy to defend his rhetoric when you're not the type of person who suffers for it. he said deplorable things, he justified hatred and bigotry against the marginalized, he justified the prevalence of mass shootings even as it killed dozens of innocent children every year. he just never expected to be one of the statistics he excused.
i dont think he deserved to die for what he said, but we are all worse off with someone like that having a platform.
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1) much like your belief in god, reality is not concerned with what you believe, just what has evidence. gender is a spectrum; you would know that if you looked past your middle school biology/psychology textbook.
2) is there an issue with open territories? are they inherently inferior to sovereign nations?
3) cool. dont have an abortion then.
4) DEI is not "we have a quota of women, PoC, and queer people to be on our team, lets just grab this random minority." its "hey, this group of people have historically been discouraged from this career, how can we make this industry more equitable? how can we give capable individuals from minority backgrounds a better chance at getting hired?"
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there is no evidence his alleged shooter had any qualms about christianity. we dont know the shooter's motivations.
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nothing charlie kirk did was in love. he was motivated by hate, pure and simple. to say otherwise is delusional.
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homosexual behavior has been observed in over 1,500 non-human animal species
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Men with Men, Women with Women is against NATURE. CHILDREN!!!
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He was no man of faith.
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You know nothing about him. Do your research
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Why? Because he didn’t believe in brainwashing kids into mutating their bodies or being gay or not allowing the government to take away your God given right to free speech I could go on and on. Yes he was very much a man of faith… he did exactly what the Bible says to do… go out and spread the word and tell the truth to people in love… he wanted to listen to those who disagreed with him more than the ones who agreed.. he wanted to listen and let them have a voice even though he disagreed
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Many of Kirk's beliefs of Christianity are not supported by the sayings and teachings of the man for whom the faith is named.
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Rather than claiming he does a bunch of un mentioned things, tell us what they are and show us the proof. I don't think you will
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No need for that. Using profanity shows a lack of intelligence.
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You are not a good person Jamie bottom line
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