Overview
- In a Nov. 3 Hollywood Reporter interview, Chenoweth said the uproar over her earlier remarks was “tough” and “nearly broke me,” adding she would not answer more questions about it.
- Her September Instagram comment on Kirk’s death said she was “so upset,” that she “didn’t always agree but appreciated some perspectives,” and that she believed he was in heaven.
- The reaction was fiercest from LGBTQ+ fans, who objected to sympathy for Kirk given his record of anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric through Turning Point USA and related platforms.
- Days after her comment, Chenoweth told NY1 she had “a human moment of reflection,” acknowledged her words hurt people, and reiterated her identity as a Christian and an LGBTQ+ advocate.
- Kirk, 31, was shot and killed during a Sept. 10 event at Utah Valley University, and prosecutors have charged Tyler Robinson in the case.