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Former Broadway "Wicked" actress Kristin Chenoweth said the backlash to her sympathetic social media post on Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk 's death "nearly broke" her on Monday.

The Broadway star spoke to The Hollywood Reporter about her latest role in the play "The Queen of Versailles" when she was asked about her Instagram post reacting to Kirk's assassination in September.

"I'm. So. Upset. Didn't always agree but appreciated some perspectives. What a heartbreak. His young family. I know where he is now. Heaven. But still," Chenoweth wrote at the time.

COMEDY STAR ADMITS HE WAS ‘COMPLETELY DEVASTATED’ BY KIRK MURDER, CALLS OUTRAGE OVER KIMMEL HYPOCRITICAL

Chenoweth received intense backlash from her fans, wh

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