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Stephen King 'apologizes' for Charlie Kirk comment, criticizes him again

Stephen King retracted his false claim linking Charlie Kirk to advocating violence against gays but maintained criticism citing selective Biblical interpretation, amid significant political backlash.

  • Author Stephen King issued an apology for a now-deleted post claiming that Charlie Kirk advocated for stoning gay people to death.
  • Stephen King apologized on September 12, 2025, for a deleted post claiming Charlie Kirk advocated for stoning gay people to death, stating, "I apologize for saying Charlie Kirk advocated stoning gays."
  • King faced backlash for his original comment after Kirk was assassinated on September 10 at a campus event, and the shooter is in federal custody.
  • Calls for Kirk's estate to sue King for defamation have been made, particularly by Senator Mike Lee, who stated it was a "heinously false accusation.
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Stephen King apologizes, deletes X post claiming Charlie Kirk advocated 'stoning gays to death'

Author Stephen King deleted a post and issued apologies on Friday after falsely claiming that conservative activist Charlie Kirk advocated killing gay people.

·New York, United States
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Leftist Ghoul Stephen King Apologizes For Claiming Charlie Kirk Called For ‘Stoning Gays’

This article, authored by Harold Hutchison is republished under the Creative Commons “CC BY-NC-ND” license with permission from The Daily Caller News Foundation. Author Stephen King posted an apology to X on Friday after previously posting a false claim that the late Turning Point USA (TPUSA) founder Charlie Kirk called for stoning gay people. Kirk was fatally shot during a TPUSA “Prove Me Wrong” event at Utah Valley University (UVU) on Wednesda…

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Stephen King Apologizes for Claiming Charlie Kirk ‘Advocated Stoning Gays’: ‘This Is What I Get for Reading’ X Without ‘Fact-Checking’

Stephen King has apologized for saying that Charlie Kirk "advocated for stoning gays" without "fact-checking": "Won’t happen again.”

·Los Angeles, United States
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Stephen King Apologizes After Falsely Claiming Charlie Kirk Called For ‘Stoning Gays’

'I was wrong, and I apologize'

·Houston, United States
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Stephen King Apologizes After Falsely Claiming Charlie Kirk Called For 'Stoning Gays'

Author Stephen King issued an apology on X on Friday after previously posting a false claim that the late Charlie Kirk called for stoning gay people.

·Washington, United States
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Stephen King apologizes for claiming Charlie Kirk ‘advocated stoning gays to death’

Kirk was shot dead Wednesday during his ‘American Comeback Tour’ at Utah Valley University

·London, United Kingdom
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