US EditionErika Kirk Addresses Jimmy Kimmel Controversy in Emotional Jesse Watters Interview
Erika Kirk declined an apology offer from Jimmy Kimmel facilitated by Sinclair Broadcast Group amid backlash over Kimmel's comments on her husband's September murder.
- On Wednesday, November 5, Erika Kirk, widow of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, gives her first interview since his assassination on Jesse Watters Primetime at 8 pm ET.
- The shooting at Utah Valley University prompted Nexstar and Sinclair to preempt Kimmel's show, following Charlie Kirk's assassination during a speaking event, with no specific date provided.
- Emotion surfaced when Watters asked whether Erika's children still ask where their father is and if Jimmy Kimmel, late-night host, truly apologized.
- Kirk stepped up to lead Turning Point USA and declined Sinclair Broadcast Group's offer to seek an apology from Jimmy Kimmel, saying `This is not our issue, not our mess`.
- When Kimmel returned on September 23, he said `It was never my intention to make light of the murder of a young man`, fueling public debate over apologies and media responsibility.
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Erika Kirk reveals what she would say to Jimmy Kimmel after his comments on her husband's death
The widow of Charlie Kirk also claimed that the Sinclair Broadcast Group offered to get her an apology from Kimmel.PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty; Jesse Grant/Variety via Getty Erika Kirk; Jimmy KimmelErika Kirk is opening up about the six-day controversy after Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show was pulled for his remarks about the death of her late husband Charlie Kirk.In a preview clip from an interview with Jesse Watters set to air on Fox News o…
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Erika Kirk Says Sinclair Offered To Demand Jimmy Kimmel Apologize For Lie About Husband
Erika Kirk told Fox News host Jesse Watters that executives from Sinclair quietly contacted her to ask whether she wanted them to demand an apology from Jimmy Kimmel for his comments about her husband and his alleged killer."Jimmy Kimmel lied about your husband’s murder and didn’t really apologize. What would you say to Jimmy Kimmel?" Watters asked.Kirk replied, "The same thing I told Sinclair. They asked—I haven’t really told anybody this—they …
Erika Kirk Shares Message to Jimmy Kimmel After Controversial Suspension
Erika Kirk (née Frantzve) is ready to talk about Jimmy Kimmel’s controversial comments about the man accused of murdering her late husband. In her first TV interview since Charlie Kirk’s death, Erika, 36, was asked by Fox News host Jesse Watters to address the drama that previously surrounded Jimmy Kimmel Live!. “Jimmy Kimmel lied about your husband’s murder and didn’t really apologize,” Watters, 47, claimed in a sneak peek clip. “What would you…
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