{"id":2020322,"date":"2025-09-14T01:01:53","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T01:01:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2020322"},"modified":"2025-09-14T01:01:53","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T01:01:53","slug":"sarasotas-stephen-king-apologizes-for-false-claim-about-charlie-kirk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/sarasotas-stephen-king-apologizes-for-false-claim-about-charlie-kirk\/","title":{"rendered":"Sarasota&#8217;s Stephen King apologizes for false claim about Charlie Kirk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><story-emphasis util-module-path=\"elements\/story\" section=\"entertainment\" link=\"\/entertainment\"\/><\/p>\n<hr class=\"colorbar\" style=\"background:#009bff\"\/>\n<h2 class=\"display-5 subhead spacer-small\">Stephen King, a Sarasota resident and celebrity author, has apologized on X for falsely accusing slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk.<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"videoWrap\" class=\"spacer-large videoWrap\" style=\"position:relative\"><media-video video-id=\"86117885007\" title=\"Utah Gov. on Charlie Kirk shooting: 'We don't do that here.'\" poster=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/09\/12\/USAT\/86112735007-20250912-t-145623-z-220084598-rc-2-eqgaaxf-1-s-rtrmadp-3-usashootingkirk.JPG?crop=2442,1374,x0,y163\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\" placement=\"snow-video-story-priority\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"uwVideoPlaceholder\" slot=\"placeholder\" style=\"z-index:19;width:100%;padding-bottom:56.25%;position:relative\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"vidplaybtn\" style=\"display:-moz-box;display:-ms-flexbox;display:-webkit-flex;display:flex;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,.4);border:2px solid #fff;border-radius:80px;cursor:pointer;height:80px;width:80px;position:absolute;top:50%;left:50%;transform:translate(-50%,-50%);z-index:10\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidplayicon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/appservices\/universal-web\/universal\/icons\/icon-play-alt-white.svg\" alt=\"play\" style=\"height:40px;margin:auto 18px auto 27px;width:40px\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div slot=\"videoDetails\" id=\"videoDetails\" class=\"videoDetails\" style=\"padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px\">\n<div id=\"videoDetailsContainer\" class=\"videoDetailsContainer\" hidden=\"\">\n<p>Utah Gov. on Charlie Kirk shooting: &#8216;We don&#8217;t do that here.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Utah Gov. Spencer Cox &#8220;prayed that it wouldn&#8217;t be one of us&#8221; following the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/media-video><\/div>\n<p>Longtime Sarasota County resident and celebrity author <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/celebrities\/2025\/09\/12\/stephen-king-charlie-kirk\/86123212007\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/celebrities\/2025\/09\/12\/stephen-king-charlie-kirk\/86123212007\/\">Stephen King has repeatedly apologized<\/a> for a false accusation he made about conservative activist <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/nation\/2025\/09\/12\/charlie-kirk-shooting-suspect-live-updates\/86104818007\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/nation\/2025\/09\/12\/charlie-kirk-shooting-suspect-live-updates\/86104818007\/\">Charlie Kirk<\/a>, who was fatally shot on a Utah college campus on Sept. 10 and also owned a waterfront home in Sarasota.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"\/>\n<p>&#8220;<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/movies\/2025\/09\/11\/the-long-walk-cooper-hoffman-david-jonsson\/86097792007\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/movies\/2025\/09\/11\/the-long-walk-cooper-hoffman-david-jonsson\/86097792007\/\">The Long Walk<\/a>&#8221; author claimed in a now-deleted X post that the 31-year-old political commentator previously advocated for the act of throwing stones to kill gay people. He later retracted the statement and expressed regret for taking a comment Kirk made on his podcast last year out of context.<\/p>\n<p>In 2024, Kirk criticized children&#8217;s YouTuber Ms. Rachel for arguing that the bible verse &#8220;love thy neighbor&#8221; in the Leviticus 18 scripture should apply to gay people. On the podcast, Kirk said: &#8220;by the way, Ms. Rachel, you might want to crack open that Bible of yours. In a lesser reference, part of the same part of scripture, is in Leviticus 18, is that \u2018thou shall lay with another man shall be stoned to death.&#8217; Just saying.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"related-link\"><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong style=\"margin-right:3px\">Charlie Kirk owned a Sarasota home <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.heraldtribune.com\/story\/news\/local\/sarasota\/2025\/09\/11\/charlie-kirk-among-many-prominent-republicans-with-longboat-key-ties-sarasota\/86083887007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">and was one of several influential conservatives with Longboat Key connections<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p class=\"related-link\"><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong style=\"margin-right:3px\">Who lives here? <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.heraldtribune.com\/story\/entertainment\/2021\/01\/07\/who-lives-here-20-famous-people-homes-sarasota-bradenton-including-stephen-king-and-brian-johnson\/4073659001\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Most famous celebrities with homes in Sarasota and Bradenton area<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"related-link\"><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong style=\"margin-right:3px\">Ticket Newsletter: <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/profile.heraldtribune.com\/newsletters\/Ticket\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Sign up to receive restaurant news, reviews, and fun things to do every Friday<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">What did Stephen King say in his apology about Charlie Kirk?<\/h2>\n<p><media-image image-set=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2020\/12\/29\/NSHT\/b8288ef1-f1d7-4844-bcaa-7b0c3a8da8a8-Kings.jpg bestCrop, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2020\/12\/29\/NSHT\/b8288ef1-f1d7-4844-bcaa-7b0c3a8da8a8-Kings.jpg?crop=3970,2978,x454,y0 4:3, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2020\/12\/29\/NSHT\/b8288ef1-f1d7-4844-bcaa-7b0c3a8da8a8-Kings.jpg?crop=2239,2985,x1364,y0 3:4, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2020\/12\/29\/NSHT\/b8288ef1-f1d7-4844-bcaa-7b0c3a8da8a8-Kings.jpg?crop=4547,2558,x0,y207 16:9\" image-alt=\"Stephen King shares his Oreo cookies with Dallis Bernabi, 10, of North Port, during King's visit to Bookstore1Sarasota for a sold-out book signing March 15, 2017, on Palm Avenue in downtown Sarasota.\" credit=\"Herald-Tribune staff file photo \/ Thomas Bender\" caption=\"Stephen King shares his Oreo cookies with Dallis Bernabi, 10, of North Port, during King's visit to Bookstore1Sarasota for a sold-out book signing March 15, 2017, on Palm Avenue in downtown Sarasota.\" orientation=\"horizontal\" class=\"spacer-large\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\"\/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I apologize for saying Charlie Kirk advocated stoning gays. What he actually demonstrated was how some people cherry-pick Biblical passages,&#8221; King wrote on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/StephenKing\/status\/1966474125616013664\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/StephenKing\/status\/1966474125616013664\">X on Sept. 12<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Among those who condemned King&#8217;s initial post was Sen. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2025\/09\/11\/charlie-kirk-statue-capitol-building\/86097316007\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2025\/09\/11\/charlie-kirk-statue-capitol-building\/86097316007\/\">Ted Cruz<\/a>, R-Texas, who responded to the post calling the &#8220;<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/tv\/2025\/07\/27\/it-welcome-to-derry-footage-comic-con\/85392700007\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/tv\/2025\/07\/27\/it-welcome-to-derry-footage-comic-con\/85392700007\/\">It<\/a>&#8221; writer a &#8220;horrible, evil, twisted liar.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><cta-atoms-container-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/cta\" class=\"spacer-large\"\/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The horrible, evil, twisted liar apologizes,&#8221; King replied. &#8220;This is what I get for reading something on Twitter (without) fact-checking. Won&#8217;t happen again.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Cruz later responded on X adding that he appreciates King&#8217; apologizing and deleting the post.<\/p>\n<p><media-gallery-promo asset-id=\"86109962007\" class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-large\"\/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;All of us \u2014 on both sides of the aisle \u2014 should treat each other with respect &amp; decency, even if we disagree on politics,&#8221; Cruz wrote. &#8220;Charlie did that every day, and I admired him for it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"\/><partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"[[300, 250], [3, 3]]\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p>King repeatedly apologized in three other X posts in response to criticisms including one from biologist <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SwipeWright\/status\/1966323295025860811\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SwipeWright\/status\/1966323295025860811\">Colin Wright<\/a> who wrote &#8220;it&#8217;s exactly this kind of extreme rhetoric that encourages people to commit violence.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The apology come after President <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/news\/politics\/donald-trump\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/news\/politics\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> blamed rhetoric for Kirk&#8217;s death in <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2025\/09\/10\/trump-vows-vengeance-against-radical-left-for-charlie-kirk-slaying\/86085895007\/\">video-taped remarks released<\/a>\u00a0on Sept. 10. He said the &#8220;radical left&#8221; were &#8220;directly responsible for the terrorism that we&#8217;re seeing in our country today.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>TV host <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/tv\/2025\/09\/12\/jimmy-kimmel-president-trump-charlie-kirk-shooting\/86119792007\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/tv\/2025\/09\/12\/jimmy-kimmel-president-trump-charlie-kirk-shooting\/86119792007\/\">Jimmy Kimmel<\/a> condemed Trump for blaming Democrats for their rhetoric instead of trying to bring Americans together after tragedy.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">Where did Charlie Kirk own a home in Sarasota County?<\/h2>\n<p><media-gallery-promo asset-id=\"86117650007\" class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-large\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Kirk, a strong Trump ally who urged students and young people to get involved in politics, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.heraldtribune.com\/story\/news\/local\/sarasota\/2025\/09\/11\/charlie-kirk-among-many-prominent-republicans-with-longboat-key-ties-sarasota\/86083887007\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.heraldtribune.com\/story\/news\/local\/sarasota\/2025\/09\/11\/charlie-kirk-among-many-prominent-republicans-with-longboat-key-ties-sarasota\/86083887007\/\">owned a home on the Sarasota County side of Longboat Key<\/a>, which also counts U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan among its conservative residents.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" outstream=\"\"\/><partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"[[300, 250], [3, 3]]\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p>Kirk purchased a two-bedroom, two-bathroom condo on Longboat Key for $855,000 in 2019, property records show. It is not known how much time he spent in Sarasota County. His primary residence reportedly was in Phoenix.<\/p>\n<p>Kirk, originally from the Chicago area, had millions of listeners on the Charlie Kirk Show, which could be viewed on the social media platform Rumble.<\/p>\n<p>Longboat Key is home to Rumble, the conservative YouTube alternative that moved its headquarters from Toronto to Sarasota County in 2021. Vice President JD Vance is a major investor, and founder Chris Pavlovski owns a house on Siesta Key, records show.<\/p>\n<p>Other conservatives tied to Longboat Key include Publix heiress Julie Jenkins Fancelli, who <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/investigations\/publix-heiress-capitol-insurrection-fancelli\/2021\/12\/08\/5144fe1c-5219-11ec-8ad5-b5c50c1fb4d9_story.html?itid=sr_0_d8a20b4d-299d-4e3f-ae92-aff1a59ae29e\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/investigations\/publix-heiress-capitol-insurrection-fancelli\/2021\/12\/08\/5144fe1c-5219-11ec-8ad5-b5c50c1fb4d9_story.html?itid=sr_0_d8a20b4d-299d-4e3f-ae92-aff1a59ae29e\">reportedly gave $650,000 to January 6 organizers<\/a>; former congresswoman Katherine Harris, who oversaw Florida\u2019s 2000 presidential recount and was once named the island\u2019s citizen of the year; and Kayleigh McEnany, Trump\u2019s former spokesperson and current Fox News commentator, records show.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">How long has Stephen King lived in Sarasota County?<\/h2>\n<p><media-image image-set=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2024\/09\/28\/NSHT\/75427730007-sar-sar-island-aerials-46.JPG bestCrop, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2024\/09\/28\/NSHT\/75427730007-sar-sar-island-aerials-46.JPG?crop=3256,2441,x601,y0 4:3, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2024\/09\/28\/NSHT\/75427730007-sar-sar-island-aerials-46.JPG?crop=1832,2441,x1203,y0 3:4, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2024\/09\/28\/NSHT\/75427730007-sar-sar-island-aerials-46.JPG?crop=4012,2257,x0,y92 16:9\" image-alt=\"\" credit=\"Thomas Bender\/ Sarasota Herald-Tribune\" caption=\"A view of Stephen King's home on Casey Key in Sarasota County.\" orientation=\"horizontal\" class=\"spacer-large\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\"\/><\/p>\n<p>After being struck by a van in 1999 while walking near his Maine home and suffering various injuries including\u00a0a collapsed lung, broken ribs and numerous pelvic, hip and leg fractures,\u00a0Stephen King rented a condo overlooking the Gulf on Longboat Key.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>King and his wife, Tabitha, who have three children, then bought a waterfront home on Casey Key in 2001.\u00a0The sale price,\u00a0$8.9 million,\u00a0was reportedly a record for a house in Sarasota County. The couple bought a second Casey Key home, for $2.2 million, in 2007.<\/p>\n<p>About eight months later, King published\u00a0\u201cDuma Key,\u201d his first novel set in Florida. The Herald-Tribune\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.heraldtribune.com\/article\/LK\/20091115\/News\/605234353\/SH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">noted<\/a>\u00a0the\u00a0book included numerous local references including Palm Avenue art galleries\u00a0and \u201can art critic bearing a striking resemblance to former Herald-Tribune critic Joan Altabe.\u201d\u00a0It wouldn\u2019t be the last time King used a Sarasota public figure as a character in one of his novels.<\/p>\n<partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"[[300, 250], [3, 3]]\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p>\u201cWe liked Sarasota because it was funky,\u201d King\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.heraldtribune.com\/article\/LK\/20091115\/News\/605234353\/SH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">told the Herald-Tribune in 2009<\/a>.\u00a0\u201cWe liked Pineapple Street and all the art on Palm Avenue. The town was terrific and we loved it &#8230;. I just go around and hang out and people generally don\u2019t bother me, and if they do they\u2019re pleasant. I\u2019m sort of dedicated to the idea of living a life. I\u2019m not a museum exhibit or a department store dummy or any of those things. I\u2019m just a guy.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p>In 2016, King contributed <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/ticket.heraldtribune.com\/2016\/01\/08\/john-d-and-me-stephen-king\/?_ga=2.45551714.715054950.1609165303-599778292.1553190453\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">an essay<\/a>\u00a0to the Herald-Tribune&#8217;s\u00a0\u201cJohn D and me\u201d series and then about a\u00a0week later\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.heraldtribune.com\/news\/20160119\/john-grisham-stephen-king-share-stage-in-bradenton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">shared a stage in Bradenton with fellow bestselling author John Grisham<\/a>\u00a0to raise funds for\u00a0The Manatee County Library Foundation. King gave an exclusive interview to the Herald-Tribune in 2017 before a\u00a0Bookstore1Sarasota signing.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love to come to this place because they have everything, they hand-sell, it\u2019s well-lighted, you can browse,\u201d King\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.heraldtribune.com\/news\/20170315\/exclusive-stephen-king-talks-new-book-movies-in-sarasota\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>. \u201cI can\u2019t browse as freely as I used to because people come up and say, \u2018Are you him?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>King\u2019s 2019 novel \u201cThe Institute\u201d\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.heraldtribune.com\/news\/20191126\/florida-police-chief-is-character-in-stephen-kings-new-novel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">features a cameo by\u00a0former Sarasota Police Chief Bernadette DiPino.<\/a>\u00a0\u201cIt was almost like winning an award,\u201d DiPino, who is also\u00a0Sarasota\u2019s first female police chief,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.heraldtribune.com\/news\/20191125\/sarasota-police-chief-is-character-in-stephen-kingrsquos-new-novel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">told the Herald-Tribune<\/a>. \u201cThe only thing that tops this is maybe being a main character that\u2019s killed off by a monster or something.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.heraldtribune.com\/staff\/5525887002\/wade-tatangelo\/\">Wade Tatangelo<\/a>\u00a0is Ticket Editor for the Sarasota Herald-Tribune and Florida Regional Dining and Entertainment Editor for the USA TODAY Network. Follow him on\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wade.tatangelo\/\">Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wadetatangelo\/\">Instagram<\/a>, and\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/wtatangelo\">X<\/a>. He can be reached by email at wade.tatangelo@heraldtribune.com.<\/em>\u00a0<em><em>Support local journalism by\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cm.heraldtribune.com\/specialoffer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">subscribing<\/a>.<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" outstream=\"\"\/><lit-timestamp class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-small\" slot=\"timestamp\" publishdate=\"2025-09-13 14:46:02 +0000 UTC\" updatedate=\"2025-09-13 16:41:09 +0000 UTC\"\/><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.heraldtribune.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stephen King, a Sarasota resident and celebrity author, has apologized on X for falsely accusing slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Utah Gov. on Charlie Kirk shooting: &#8216;We don&#8217;t do that here.&#8217; Utah Gov. Spencer Cox &#8220;prayed that it wouldn&#8217;t be one of us&#8221; following the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk. 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