Jamie Lee Curtis is clearing the air after her remarks about Charlie Kirk’s death did not land as she expected.

Back in September, the actress appeared on the WTF with Marc Maron podcast and commented on the 31-year-old media personality’s tragic death.

“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 to his faith,” she said at the time.

“Even though his ideas were abhorrent to me,” she added, “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.”

However, the Oscar winner faced online backlash over her remarks.

Now, during a recent chat with Variety, Curtis clapped back at the criticism noting, saying, “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.”

She went on to say, “So it was a mistranslation, which is a pun, but not.”

“In the binary world today, you cannot hold two ideas at the same time: I cannot be Jewish and totally believe in Israel’s right to exist and at the same time reject the destruction of Gaza. 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,'” she added.

It is pertinent to mention that Kirk was a conservative advocate, who founded a group named Turning Point USA.

He was shot dead during a public speaking event at Utah Valley University on September 10. 

Legendary fashion and costume designer Bob Mackie is known for his glamorous designs, dressing stars such as Cher, Tina Turner and Madonna for everything from red carpets to concerts.

Recently, Taylor Swift wore one of Mackie’s creations in several of her photos for her album, “The Life of a Showgirl.”

“It was kind of a surprise because I didn’t know she had those clothes,” Mackie told “CBS Mornings” on Tuesday, during an interview reflecting on his career. “She borrowed them from the place in Vegas, the big casino.”

Mackie had designed the costume more than 40 years ago for a Las Vegas show in the 1980s.

He explained he sketches his designs, but watching the stars perform is part of his process.

“My philosophy is watch what they do, how they work on stage, how they walk, how they sit,” he said.

“It is very important. You can’t just put a dress on anybody.”

Mackie reflected on his work with Turner and Cher.

“You just don’t know until you meet them and watch them perform that they’re that woman, that kind of a girl. I mean Cher was never intimidated by one thing I ever put on her – ever,” Mackie said.

He added that Turner, “always knew what she wanted. She would say, ‘oh that’s too old fashioned, I  can’t wear that.’ Then she would put it on and go, ‘oh. Well, that’s pretty good.'”

Now some of Mackie’s iconic designs are headed for auction in December.

“It’s OK. I don’t have it at home waiting for me. It’s just there and the girls kind of like seeing somebody else wear it. That’s fun,” he said.

• Indian officials believed Trump would repeat Pak-India ceasefire.
• US imposed 50% tariff on Indian exports for purchasing Russian oil.
• Pakistan openly credited US President Trump for ceasefire.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi chose not to attend the Asean summit in Malaysia in person to avoid a potential discussion on Pakistan with US President Donald Trump, Bloomberg reported.

Modi had decided against travelling to Kuala Lumpur for the regional leaders’ summit, opting instead to address the gathering virtually.

“Officials in the government were apprehensive that Trump would repeat his claim that he mediated a ceasefire between India and Pakistan, which India has consistently denied,” a report published by Bloomberg read.

Modi was reportedly unwilling to meet Trump, fearing it could prove “embarrassing” for the Indian premier amid the approaching state elections in Bihar.

It is noteworthy that this was not the first instance of Modi skipping a potential meeting with Trump. He had also avoided attending the United Nations General Assembly session the previous month.

Relations between India and the US have deteriorated since the Pakistan conflict five months ago. In August, Trump imposed a 50% tariff on Indian exports, with half of the tariff serving as a penalty for India’s purchase of Russian oil. Since then, trade negotiations have been underway, but there is still no clear indication of a deal.

Trump had repeatedly said that his intervention prevented a “bad nuclear war” between Pakistan and India in May this year.

“We stopped a nuclear conflict. I think it could have been a bad nuclear war, millions of people could have been killed. So I’m very proud of that,” Trump told reporters at the White House days after Pakistan and India agreed on the ceasefire.

Last week, the US president said he told Modi that there should be no war with Pakistan, stressing that he had helped avert several conflicts through diplomacy and trade pressure.

In May, Pakistan and Indian engaged in a military showdown, the worst between the old foes in decades, which was sparked by a terrorist attack on tourists in IIOJK’s Pahalgam area, which New Delhi said was backed by Pakistan.

Islamabad denied involvement in the Kashmir attack, which killed 26 men and was the worst assault on civilians in India since the Mumbai attacks in 2008.

After the incident, India killed several innocent civilians in unprovoked attacks on Pakistan for three days before the Pakistan Armed Forces retaliated in defence with the successful Operation Bunyan-um-Marsoos.

Pakistan downed seven IAF fighter jets, including Rafale, and dozens of drones. After at least 87 hours, the war between the two nuclear-armed nations ended on May 10 with a ceasefire agreement brokered by the US.

Pakistan has consistently credited Trump with securing a ceasefire and even nominated him for the Nobel Prize.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has described Trump as a “genuine man of peace”, saying that the US president worked “relentlessly and untiringly” to end global conflicts, including the war in Gaza.

Meanwhile, the US president praised Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir and PM Shehbaz, calling them “great people”.