{"id":2135162,"date":"2025-11-04T18:51:22","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T18:51:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2135162"},"modified":"2025-11-04T18:51:22","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T18:51:22","slug":"kristin-chenoweth-responds-to-the-intense-fan-backlash-over-tribute-to-charlie-kirk-nearly-broke-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/kristin-chenoweth-responds-to-the-intense-fan-backlash-over-tribute-to-charlie-kirk-nearly-broke-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Kristin Chenoweth responds to the intense fan backlash over tribute to Charlie Kirk: &#8216;Nearly broke me&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft wp-block-nypost-editor-partner-article-links\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Former Broadway \u201cWicked\u201d actress Kristin Chenoweth said the backlash to her sympathetic social media post on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/11\/01\/us-news\/charlie-kirk-prophesized-his-own-assassination-in-chilling-text-messages\/\">Turning Point USA founder\u00a0Charlie Kirk\u2019s death<\/a> \u201cnearly broke\u201d her on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The Broadway star spoke to\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/lifestyle\/lifestyle-news\/kristin-chenoweth-interview-queen-versailles-wicked-for-good-1236414501\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Hollywood Reporter<\/a>\u00a0about her latest role in the play \u201cThe Queen of Versailles\u201d when she was asked about her <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/11\/03\/celebrity-news\/kristin-chenoweth-admits-backlash-over-her-charlie-kirk-comments-nearly-broke-her\/\">Instagram post reacting to Kirk\u2019s assassination in September.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m. So. Upset. Didn\u2019t always agree but appreciated some perspectives. What a heartbreak. His young family. I know where he is now. Heaven. But still,\u201d Chenoweth wrote at the time.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/09\/19\/entertainment\/kristin-chenoweth-tearfully-addresses-backlash-over-charlie-kirk-tribute\/\">Chenoweth received intense backlash from her fans<\/a>, who accused her of betraying the LGBTQ+ community by mourning the conservative activist.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was tough on me, but I\u2019m not going to answer any questions about it because I dealt with it,\u201d Chenoweth said Monday. \u201cIt nearly broke me, and that\u2019s all I\u2019m going to say. You probably know my heart, so you probably know.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fox News Digital\u00a0reached out to Turning Point USA for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Chenoweth had previously\u00a0responded to the backlash\u00a0during an interview with NY1 in September.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"37572303\"><br \/>\n\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\"><path d=\"M380 364V0h273v355h380v290H653v355H380V645H0V355h380v9z\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/button><br \/>\n<img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"37572303\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/kristin-chenoweth-attends-american-theatre-111005821.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Kristin Chenoweth attends the American Theatre 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200w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/kristin-chenoweth-attends-american-theatre-111005821.jpg?resize=231,154&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 231w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/kristin-chenoweth-attends-american-theatre-111005821.jpg?resize=322,215&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 322w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/kristin-chenoweth-attends-american-theatre-111005821.jpg?resize=661,441&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 661w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/kristin-chenoweth-attends-american-theatre-111005821.jpg?resize=90,60&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 90w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/kristin-chenoweth-attends-american-theatre-111005821.jpg?resize=120,80&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 120w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/kristin-chenoweth-attends-american-theatre-111005821.jpg?resize=1200,800&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/kristin-chenoweth-attends-american-theatre-111005821.jpg?resize=87,58&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 87w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/kristin-chenoweth-attends-american-theatre-111005821.jpg?resize=50,33&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 50w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/kristin-chenoweth-attends-american-theatre-111005821.jpg?resize=150,100&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 885px) 100vw, 885px\"\/><figcaption>Actress Kristin Chenoweth said the backlash to her positive comments about Charlie Kirk after his assassination nearly \u201cbroke\u201d her. <span class=\"credit\">Tricia Baron\/Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI saw what happened online with my own eyes and I had a human moment of reflection right then,\u201d Chenoweth said. \u201cI came to understand that my comment hurt some folks and that hurt me so badly. I would never. It\u2019s no secret that I\u2019m a Christian, that I\u2019m a person of faith. It\u2019s also no secret that I am an advocate for the LGBTQ+ community and for some, that doesn\u2019t go together. But for me, it always has, and it always will.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Chenoweth\u2019s comments came about one week after\u00a0actress <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/09\/16\/entertainment\/jamie-lee-curtis-cries-while-discussing-charlie-kirks-assassination\/\">Jamie Lee Curtis\u00a0seemed to walk back her own positive comments towards Kirk <\/a>after similarly receiving backlash.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"37572389\"><br \/>\n\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\"><path d=\"M380 364V0h273v355h380v290H653v355H380V645H0V355h380v9z\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/button><br \/>\n<img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"37572389\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" 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But I believe he was a man of faith, and 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\u2019s a father and a husband and a man of faith, and I hope whatever \u2018connection to God\u2019 means, that he felt it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source celebrity.land \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Broadway \u201cWicked\u201d actress Kristin Chenoweth said the backlash to her sympathetic social media post on Turning Point USA founder\u00a0Charlie Kirk\u2019s death \u201cnearly broke\u201d her on Monday. 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