New Zealanders Taika Waititi and Russell Crowe react to the Christchurch mosque shoots

Entertainment Weekly

"My heart is broken," tweeted Waititi, whose upcoming FX series What We Do In the Shadows is based on the mockumentary of the same name that was filmed in New Zealand. "My country is weeping and so am I. I am dying knowing that this kind of hatred can happen in my homeland. All my love goes out to Christchurch, the victims, the families, the Muslim community, and all who have chosen our islands as their home. This is not us." Crowe tweeted: "Senseless, pointless, cruel deaths. My heart breaks for all the families involved, and for the beautiful people of New Zealand to whose hearts this pain will attach, for a long time. Kia Kaha."