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 Wednesday, during which he took questions from attendees. King issued the apology in a Friday morning post to X after he came under fire from conservatives.
BREAKING – Stephen King is now panicking and apologizing profusely after realizing his defamatory statement attempting to justify Charlie Kirk’s passing could cost him millions in a defamation lawsuit. pic.twitter.com/HwY1DoYj0d
— Right Angle News Network (@Rightanglenews) September 12, 2025
“I apologize for saying Charlie Kirk advocated stoning gays,” King posted. “What he actually demonstrated was how some people cherry-pick Biblical passages.”
You are what contributed to his assassination.
— Savanah Hernandez (@sav_says_) September 12, 2025
“I was wrong, and I apologize. I have deleted the post,” King wrote in a reply to the account “Defiant L’s,” which posted a screenshot of King’s original post.
Please share if you agree that the estate of Charlie Kirk should sue Stephen King for defamation over this heinously false accusation
— Mike Lee (@BasedMikeLee) September 12, 2025
He’s crossed a line
It will prove costly pic.twitter.com/mtahSSLm54
A film based on King’s 1979 novel “The Long Walk,” starring “Star Wars” actor Mark Hamill, was released Friday.
“He [Kirk] advocated stoning gays to death. Just sayin’,” King had posted Thursday — the day after Kirk was assassinated — on X in reply to Fox News host Jesse Watters.
Salem Radio Network host Sebastia Gorka and Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas were among those who called out King for his claim.
Stephen King is defaming the memory of Charlie Kirk.
— Paul A. Szypula ?? (@Bubblebathgirl) September 12, 2025
King wrongly claims Kirk advocated for violence towards gay people.
The clip King is referring to actually shows Kirk illustrating how some people cherry-pick passages from the Bible.
Shame on King. He should apologize. pic.twitter.com/jF9AMVSY7y
Kirk said in a 2019 post to X that the conservative movement should welcome gay people.
“I believe marriage is one man, one woman. Also, gay people should be welcome in the conservative movement,” Kirk posted. “As Christians, we are called to love everyone. I will always stand against people who wish to establish their own personal values as a reason to kick others out of our movement.”
Stephen King is having a bad day.
— Sassafrass84 (@Sassafrass_84) September 12, 2025
I dont care that he apologized and deleted. If this had been a one-time occurrence, I could turn the other cheek.
Not anymore. He has spewed hateful propaganda for years.
I hope he is held accountable and the Kirk family sues tf out of him.… pic.twitter.com/hNcuTMpK38
Kirk founded TPUSA, an organization for conservative college and high school students, in June 2012, according to the group’s website. He also hosted “The Charlie Kirk Show,” a podcast that later became a radio show on the Salem Radio Network, according to his biography on TPUSA’s site.
TPUSA events have been targets of violent protests in the past, often due to claims of racism or hostility to LGBT individuals. The Dartmouth College chapter of TPUSA planned to host journalist Andy Ngo and Gabriel Nadales, a former member of an Antifa group, to discuss the violent left-wing group at a January 2022 event before the college decided to convert it to a virtual event, citing security concerns.
Retired competitive swimmer Riley Gaines, known for her criticism of biological males competing in women’s sports, was assaulted during an April 2023 TPUSA event at San Francisco State University.
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Satan JR
Sue him and use the money to advance TPUSA
If you pay attention to any Marxist idiot- you’d see that’s what they do all the time. They throw out an outrageous accusation; and after the damage is done…quietly put out a limp wrist apology 2 days later. The media does this everyday.
Now these freemasons because they are satanists always have a ritualistic element to their hoaxes. First you have the duality with the two men doing the signalling, one is in black and the other is in white. Black and white is represented in their masonic temples on the floor tiles. The three hats on the table said 47 which is 4+7×3=33. Today they announced that the capture was after 33 hours. 33 represents the 33 degrees of freemasonary, All in plain sight.
I haven’t purchased a Stephen King book since ‘Salem’s Lot’ back in the day. I can guarantee I’ll keep up that record, and so should everyone else.