Sophia Bush Remembers 9-Year-Old Second Cousin Killed in Ariz.

Actress Sophia Bush lamented to Chelsea Handler that she'll never get to meet her second-cousin, the 9-year-old victim of Saturday's Arizona shooting.

After banter about fundraising for Gulf disaster relief and romance with co-star Austin Michols, the "One Tree Hill" star hit an emotional chord on "Chelsea Lately" Monday night when she addressed the untimely death of relative Christina-Taylor Green; the youngest of six shot and killed outside a supermarket in Tuscon during a Congresswoman's gathering.

"It's been a lesson more than anything for me and for my family that life is incredibly short," Bush told host Handler. "I remember hearing when she was born and it's distant family but we had always planned on going to visit them and see her because I hadn't seen them since her mother's wedding, and now we can't. You've got to take every day and tell the people you love that you do."

The television starlet also voiced concerned about finger-pointing for the tragedy that left Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in critical condition after a shot to the head.

"It's really important for all of us to take a step back," the actress continued. "It's easy to get heated and to scream and yell about what's going on in the world, but when it's getting irresponsible, when it's getting out of control in the world of journalism and television..."

"Anything that incites any sort of violence," said Handler, finishing Bush's sentence.

Handler, notorious for relentlessly teasing celebrities, added that it's important not to cross the line.

"I'm the biggest bully there is. I make fun of everybody," the TV hostess said. "But you can't ever, ever suggest violence."

Green was interested in government and was just elected to her school's council.

Gwyneth Paltrow, Sophia Bush Related to Arizona Shooting Victims

As the country continues to grapple with the aftermath of the Tucson, Ariz., shooting spree, actresses Sophia Bush and Gwyneth Paltrow are dealing with family tragedies due to the horrific event, according to E! Online.

Bush's second cousin, 9-year-old Christina Green, was killed Jan. 9 when shots were fired into a crowd gathered for Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords' event at a Tucson Safeway.

Green, who was born Sept. 11, 2001, was at Rep. Gifford's event to learn more about politics.

"From the very beginning, she was an amazing child," her mother, Roxanna Green, told The New York Times. "She was very bright, very mature, off the charts. She was the brightest thing that happened that day."

Bush took to her Twitter page to express her sadness at the death of her cousin.

"There are no words to explain what my cousin's family is going through in Arizona," the 'One Tree Hill' star wrote. "How can this be? Violence is never the answer."

Paltrow, a cousin of Rep. Giffords, also released a statement to Entertainment Tonight about the tragedy. Though the actress has never met Giffords, she sent her positive thoughts to her and the rest of the shooting victims.

"Although I have never had the pleasure of meeting Congresswoman Giffords, my thoughts and prayers are with her and her family as well as the other victims of this horrible act of senseless violence," Paltrow wrote.