Oakland comedian says he won't shed a tear over 'bad faith actor' Charlie Kirk's assassination in explosive essay
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2025 9:39 pm
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USA - Stand-up comic W. Kamau Bell has made it clear he will not be mourning the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was fatally shot last week at Utah Valley University.
In a column posted to Substack titled 'Charlie Kirk Said, "I Can't Stand Empathy." Well, if he insists', the Peabody and Emmy Award-winning producer used Kirk's death to underscore his call for common-sense gun reform — while bluntly stating he will not be grieving.
'Deep breath, everybody. We are now in deeper s**t than we already were as a country,' Bell began. 'I certainly won't be gaslit into performatively pretending that Charlie Kirk was some sort of saint in death when he was actually just a truly awful person in life.'
Bell, who previously hosted CNN's United Shades of America, which explores issues of race and inequality, reflected on his own experiences facing hostility on college campuses.
'I know what it is like to feel like you are personally in danger for what you have said or done,' Bell wrote. 'I know what it is to be targeted by the people you disagree with. I also know what it is like when being surrounded by hostility is a part of your job.'
Bell went on to explain seeing Kirk 'getting shot and killed, presumably for his beliefs' reminded him of how many times he's imagined himself 'in that same position.'
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