Megyn Kelly criticises Jamie Lee Curtis over comments on Charlie Kirk’s death

Megyn Kelly called Jamie Lee Curtis “dishonest” for walking back her remarks about Charlie Kirk.

Megyn Kelly has taken issue with Jamie Lee Curtis over the actress’s recent comments about conservative commentator Charlie Kirk.

The political host accused Curtis of being “completely dishonest” after the actress clarified emotional remarks she made following Kirk’s death.

On The Megyn Kelly Show this week, Kelly said Curtis appeared to backtrack after receiving criticism.

“She’s walked this back because she clearly got blowback over it,” Kelly said, adding that Curtis’s response “actively endangers those of us who are on the right and who are out here speaking to crowds.”

Curtis had previously spoken about Kirk during a public appearance, saying that although she disagreed with him politically, she believed “he was a man of faith.” Her comments drew widespread attention and debate online.

However, in a new interview with Variety, Curtis said her remarks had been “mistranslated.” She explained, “An excerpt of it mistranslated what I was saying as I wished him well, like I was talking about him in a very positive way, which I wasn’t. I was simply talking about his faith in God.”

The actress also reflected on how public figures are often criticized for nuanced opinions, saying, “You can’t say that, because you get vilified for having a mind that says, ‘I can hold both those thoughts. I can be contradictory in that way.’”

Kelly disagreed, suggesting Curtis’s clarification undermined her earlier statements. “If she really were this fearless person who would say anything, the consequences be damned, she wouldn’t feel such an urge to make sure people knew she was ‘mistranslated,’” Kelly said.