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TMZ has issued an apology after laughter was heard on air during coverage of the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was shot in the neck on Wednesday while at a speaking engagement at a Utah college and later died from the injury.

Kirk’s death at the age of 31 has brought outrage and sadness from both sides of America’s political divide, with thoughts and prayers being sent to his widow and their two children, while harsh backlash is being directed at those who have made critical comments about the Turning Points USA founder and close ally of President Donald Trump. On Wednesday, MSNBC analyst Matt Dowd was fired for comments he made during on-air coverage of the Kirk shooting in which he referred to Kirk as an “especially divisive” person and said he was “constantly pushing this hate speech.”

“I always go back to, hateful thoughts lead to hateful words,…

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