Hollywood actor Angelina Jolie loves her country but does not “recognise it”, as she says we are living through “very heavy times”.

During a media conference at the San Sebastian Film Festival on Sunday, Los-Angeles-born Jolie, 50, spoke about freedom of expression in the US.

It came after Charlie Kirk’s assassination, and the subsequent criticism and claims of government censorship that followed when Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night talk show was suspended for comments about reactions to his death.

“I love my country but I don’t, at this time, recognise my country,” Jolie said.

“I’ve always lived internationally. My family’s international, my friends, my life, my world view is equal, united, international.

“So anything anywhere that divides or, of course, limits personal expressions and freedoms, and from anyone, I think is very dangerous.

“And I think these are such serious times that we have to be careful not to say things casually.

“So I’ll be careful during a press conference, but to say that, of course, like all of you and everyone watching, these are very, very heavy times. We’re all living it together.”

Conservative activist Kirk was an ally of US President Donald Trump, who has blamed the “radical left” for his death and threatened to go after liberal organisations and donors or others whom he feels are maligning or celebrating the killing, and TV networks that only give him bad press.

The decision by US network ABC to pull Jimmy Kimmel Live! has led to widespread criticism from the likes of Hollywood stars Ben Stiller and Jamie Lee Curtis.

Jolie was at the conference on Sunday to speak about new film Couture, which follows three women, including her character Maxine, who arrives in Paris to helm a video for a fashion event and receives a serious medical diagnosis.

US President Donald Trump has hailed slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk as a “martyr for American freedom” and vowed at his memorial service to carry on his work, while again accusing what he called the “radical left” for Kirk’s murder.

The memorial, organised by Kirk’s conservative youth advocacy organisation Turning Point USA, drew tens of thousands of mourners dressed in red, white and blue who filled State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.

Trump said the 31-year-old was targeted because he stood “for freedom and justice, for God, country, for reason and common sense.”

“The violence comes largely from the left,” the president said without citing any evidence, in a speech that downplayed political violence from the right and often turned starkly partisan.

“He was assassinated because he lived bravely, he lived boldly and he argued brilliantly.

“He’s a martyr now for America’s freedom. I know I speak for everyone here today when I say that none of us will ever forget Charlie. And neither now will history.”

Kirk was shot dead at an event at a university in the state of Utah on September 10. The alleged perpetrator, a 22-year-old man, was arrested and charged with murder. He faces the death penalty.