Erika Kirk He condemned jokes about his wife’s death Charlie Kirkafter Dave Chappelle and other celebrities publicly mocked the tragedy.
“It is beyond disgusting to see left-wing podcasters, comedians, and commentators laughing at political assassinations as if it were entertainment and the destruction of a human life was the punchline,” Erika, 37, wrote via X on Sunday, Nov. 8, a day after Chappelle spoke. Karmageddon The stand-up tour ended at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
On Saturday, November 7, footage of Chappelle, 53, talking about Charlie’s death in September 2025 went viral on social media.
“I feel terrible saying this. Being a public speaker is scary,” the comedian told the crowd via footage shared via X. “So look, ever since that Charlie Kirk guy was killed… I shouldn’t say this publicly, but I feel better.”
Charlie, a right-wing political activist and co-founder of Turning Point USA, was assassinated while speaking at Utah Valley University. He was 31 years old.
Erika, who shares two children with Charlie, continued: “My husband, Charlie Kirk, was killed in an act of political violence; this is something our two children and I will live with every day for the rest of our lives.” “A culture that laughs at assassinations is a culture of deep moral decay. It threatens the foundations of our country and the principles that hold our democracy together.”
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Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty ImagesHis statement concluded: “You don’t have to accept someone’s politics to understand the value of their life. It shouldn’t be this hard. Political violence should never be something this country tolerates, excuses or celebrates.”
Chappelle, who has long expressed his political views through his comedy, said more about Charlie’s death during his performance and acknowledged that his comments could be offensive.
“I know I shouldn’t say this, but it’s just a feeling,” the comedian continued. “I didn’t mean to feel this way. ‘Why am I in such a good mood? Oh!’ “I’ll keep wandering around.”
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Savion Washington/Getty Images for AFIErika’s comments about Chappelle’s show come after the “I’ve Had It” podcast hosts Jennifer Welch And Angie Sullivan On Saturday, he issued an apology for laughing at a joke about Charlie’s death during an episode of the podcast on Thursday, Nov. 5, which discussed social media comments about the recent midterm elections.
“We laughed at a joke about Charlie Kirk,” the duo wrote in a statement on Instagram. “It was an insensitive joke and we shouldn’t have laughed. We regret it and apologize.”
Welch, 53, and Sullivan, 55, had read X’s post titled “We’re digging Charlie Kirk and doing it again”; This post caused fans, as well as some sponsors of the podcast, to eventually withdraw their financial support.