Jamie Lee Curtis is speaking her mind about the reaction to her recently speaking her mind. Following a set of comments on the Sept. 10 killing of divisive conservative activist Charlie Kirk that itself proved divisive,

In an all-new interview with Variety, Jamie Lee Curtis breaks her silence on the backlash surrounding her tearful Charlie Kirk reaction, saying it was all "mistranslated" while also adding that people are "vilified" these days for holding "two ideas at the same time.

Jamie Lee Curtis has spent nearly five decades in the spotlight, but her latest headlines haven't been for her acting—they've been for her surprising reaction to the assassination of Charlie Kirk. In a new interview with Variety,

The Freakier Friday actor also dropped a signature bit of wisdom: "I can’t not be who I am in the moment I am."

Jamie Lee Curtis is making it clear that her comments aboutCharlie Kirk following his assassination in September were taken out of context. When the Hollywood veteran appeared on Marc Maron's podcast two days after the controversial right-wing media personality was shot dead,

Jamie Lee Curtis recently spoke further on her remarks about Charlie Kirk’s death, which generated some controversy in September. The divisive comments left some fans of the actress confused, and Curtis recently explained what she experienced when she commented on Kirk’s death.