Jamie Lee Curtis, who ‘disagreed on almost every point’ with Charlie Kirk breaks down in tears over his killing during podcast; here’s why

Actress Jamie Lee Curtis broke down in tears over the assassination of Charlie Kirk, a conservative right-wing commentator, and called him a “man of faith” despite never agreeing with him on almost every point. Curtis sobbed on Marc Maron’s “WTF” podcast when she brought up Kirk. The two notably recorded their podcast a few days after the assassination.

Fighting back her tears while discussing Kirk, who was killed at Utah Valley University campus last week on Wednesday (September 10, 2025), Curtis said, “I disagreed with him on almost every point I ever heard him say, but I believe he was a man of faith, and I hope in that moment when he died, that he felt connected with his faith. Even though 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,” as quoted by Variety.

As she began discussing the Turning Point USA founder, Curtis mistakenly named Kirk as “Charlie Crist,” which, according to her, was a slip of the tongue due to Kirk’s “deep, deep belief” in religion, Variety reported.

Curtis on Kirk’s assassination videos circulating online

Reacting to Kirk’s assassination videos circulating on social media, Curtis said, “We don’t know enough psychologically about what that does. What does that do? That kind of — I don’t ever want to see this footage of this man being shot.”

Who is Jamie Lee Curtis

Born on November 22, 1958, in Los Angeles, California, Jamie Lee Curtis is the daughter of legendary actors Janet Leigh and Tony Curtis. She is married to Christopher Guest, with whom she has two children, Annie Guest and Ruby Guest. She has acted in several films and got her big break in acting in 1978 when she won the role of Laurie Strode in Halloween (1978), according to IMDb.

Later, she went on to earn a name for herself with famous roles in movies like Trading Places (1983), Perfect (1985), and A Fish Called Wanda (1988). She starred in one of the biggest action films ever, True Lies (1994), for which she won a Golden Globe Award for her performance.

Curtis also appeared on Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979) and starred in Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story (1981) in the title role. Her first starring role was opposite Richard Lewis on the ABC situation comedy Anything But Love (1989). In 1998, she starred in Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998), in which she reprised her role that made her famous back in 1978.

Besides her contributions in films, Curtis served as an honorary chairperson for the Building Resilience for Young Children Dealing with Trauma program held at the Shakespeare Theatre - Harman Center for the Arts in Washington, D.C. She was an inspiration for the youth who were celebrated. Curtis was also given an award from the US Department of Health and Human Services, Kathleen Sebelius, and the National Endowment for the Arts, Chairman Rocco Landesman, for her work on behalf of children through her charities and children's books.