{"id":2069580,"date":"2025-10-05T00:19:04","date_gmt":"2025-10-05T00:19:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2069580"},"modified":"2025-10-05T00:19:04","modified_gmt":"2025-10-05T00:19:04","slug":"comedy-star-admits-he-was-completely-devastated-by-kirk-murder-calls-outrage-over-kimmel-hypocritical","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/comedy-star-admits-he-was-completely-devastated-by-kirk-murder-calls-outrage-over-kimmel-hypocritical\/","title":{"rendered":"Comedy star admits he was \u2018completely devastated\u2019 by Kirk murder, calls outrage over Kimmel hypocritical"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Veteran comedian Jamie Kennedy said he was &#8220;completely devastated&#8221; by the assassination of conservative activist <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/prosecutions-weak-spot-charlie-kirk-assassination-case-emerges-expert\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Charlie Kirk;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Charlie Kirk<\/a> despite never having met him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The &#8220;Malibu\u2019s Most Wanted&#8221; and &#8220;Scream&#8221; star and host of the &#8220;Hate to Break It to Ya&#8221; podcast told Fox News Digital he was shocked not only by the killing of Kirk but by the reactions of people who celebrated his death.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;And then just to see [the killing] was just, you know, it was beyond shocking. So, that was one level. And then to see people&#8217;s reactions to it was just \u2013\u00a0it was just beyond sick. It was just beyond evil, sick, disgusting, and that really messed me up,&#8221; Kennedy said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/california-us-attorney-unloads-newsoms-press-office-over-reckless-kristi-noem-post\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Gavin Newsom Faces Backlash For 'Reckless' Post About Kristi Noem After Charlie Kirk's Assassination;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong><u>Gavin Newsom Faces Backlash For &#8216;Reckless&#8217; Post About Kristi Noem After Charlie Kirk&#8217;s Assassination<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Comedy star Jamie Kennedy told Fox News Digital how affected he was by the assassination of Charlie Kirk.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Like many Americans, the actor and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/jamie-kennedy-defends-anti-israel-actress-from-cancelation-starring-pro-life-film-radicalized-him\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:stand-up comic;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">stand-up comic<\/a> said Kirk\u2019s death Sept. 10 at Utah Valley University hit him &#8220;on the deepest of levels.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I&#8217;ve never been so sad and so mad about someone that I never met. And I was completely, I was just completely devastated by this,&#8221; he said to Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS\/mvaj7wvj\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Read On The Fox News App;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong><u>Read On The Fox News App<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Kennedy said he struggled to comprehend that the killing happened during a free speech event on a college campus.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Why? Why did this happen? Like, where are we at? If you go onto a college campus, right, a place that&#8217;s supposed to be the epitome of open ideas, OK? And then you go there, and then you&#8217;re gunned down for a speech.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He said seeing people <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/video\/6380443240112\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:celebrate his killing;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">celebrate his killing<\/a> revealed to him the &#8220;newest low&#8221; in human behavior and made him realize how divided things really are in America.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;But then to see people celebrating it, that&#8217;s just a newest low. And I don&#8217;t remember seeing this in my 55 years. \u2026 So, it changed me because I don&#8217;t want to be around anybody like that. I don&#8217;t want to be near anybody like that. I want to be in my own area with people that share my ideas, my values, and let people that share those ideas and those values over there.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/jamie-kennedy-talks-cancel-culture-last-call-movie\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:'Last Call' Star Jamie Kennedy Talks Cancel Culture: 'There's No Forgiveness Anymore';elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong><u>&#8216;Last Call&#8217; Star Jamie Kennedy Talks Cancel Culture: &#8216;There&#8217;s No Forgiveness Anymore&#8217;<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Charlie Kirk remembrance in Tennessee\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/bqAd4Sutw0FO49uIiBlwhA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/fox_news_text_979\/7b41dd752804541dd1da47397fa09ef1\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>A tribute to Charlie Kirk is shown on the jumbotron before a NASCAR Cup Series auto race Sept. 13, 2025, in Bristol, Tenn.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Despite the shock and horror he felt over Kirk\u2019s assassination, Kennedy pointed to the positive response, which included memorials and religious services held not only in the U.S. but around the world.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He called the positive response to Kirk\u2019s death &#8220;the greatest advertisement for Jesus ever.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He pointed to the power of Kirk\u2019s wife, Erika Kirk, forgiving her husband\u2019s murderer at his memorial in Arizona.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;When his wife forgave the murderer, that is literally, she is the living embodiment of Jesus&#8217; message. \u2026 That was the ultimate forgiveness. I couldn&#8217;t believe that she did that,&#8221; he said. &#8220;It was the most beautiful act of forgiveness we&#8217;ve ever witnessed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While talking to Fox News Digital, Kennedy weighed in on &#8220;Jimmy Kimmel Live!&#8221; host Jimmy Kimmel being suspended by Disney and ABC. Kimmel was <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/harris-claims-kimmel-suspension-happened-because-trump-couldnt-take-joke\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:taken off-air;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">taken off-air<\/a> for several days for suggesting that the murder suspect, 22-year-old Utah native Tyler Robinson, could be a supporter of President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Where many Hollywood figures condemned Kimmel being pulled off the air, arguing it was censorship or a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/late-night-hosts-rally-kimmel-following-suspension-accuse-trump-administration-censoring-host\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:violation of free speech;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">violation of free speech<\/a>, Kennedy said it was fair because he made cracks at the horrific story that American viewers didn\u2019t want to hear.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;It&#8217;s like, \u2018Yo, something horrific happened,'&#8221; he said. &#8220;\u2019There\u2019s 1 trillion things you can joke about. Maybe just not joke about this right now.\u2019 A comedian&#8217;s No. 1 thing to do is what? Read the room. The second one is to point out hypocrisies.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Kennedy continued.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;No one wanted to hear any jokes about that. I still don&#8217;t. OK? It was just terrible to do, OK? Should a person be canceled for a joke? Obviously not. But here&#8217;s the thing: The hypocrisy looms large.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Click Here For More Coverage Of Media And Culture;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong><u>Click Here For More Coverage Of Media And Culture<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Jimmy Kimmel\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/bBhTXepVF_Mi2NyPZ5g7QA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/fox_news_text_979\/f0dfb2c181383497e2402ab68c95609b\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Jimmy Kimmel, host of &#8220;Jimmy Kimmel Live!&#8221; during the show Sept. 23, 2025.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Kennedy explained that while Kimmel got a slap on the wrist for making Kirk\u2019s killer monologue fodder, entertainers like sitcom legend <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/abc-cancels-roseanne-after-barrs-racist-tweet\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Roseanne Barr;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Roseanne Barr<\/a> and &#8220;Star Wars&#8221; actress Gina Carano had their careers destroyed by social media posts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Roseanne was on the same network, a comedic icon and a female. So, you get your female, you get your comedic icon on the No. 1 show, 18 million viewers. Canceled for a tweet. She was banished \u2014 banished \u2014 to her macadamia nut farm in Hawaii, like gone. Never reconsidered.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/video\/6372538729112\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Gina Carano;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Gina Carano<\/a> in the same company \u2014\u00a0gone, thrown out for a tweet. So, no, the hypocrisy is ridiculous,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Kennedy did say he believed Kimmel\u2019s apology for the line that got him suspended was sincere.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I believe it was a very sincere apology, and I believe that he&#8217;s truly sorry. And I&#8217;ve done his show many times. He&#8217;s always been a very good guy to me. He&#8217;s always been a nice guy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Original article source:<\/em> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/comedy-star-admits-completely-devastated-kirk-murder-calls-outrage-kimmel-hypocritical\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Comedy star admits he was \u2018completely devastated\u2019 by Kirk murder, calls outrage over Kimmel hypocritical;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Comedy star admits he was \u2018completely devastated\u2019 by Kirk murder, calls outrage over Kimmel hypocritical<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\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.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Veteran comedian Jamie Kennedy said he was &#8220;completely devastated&#8221; by the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk despite never having met him. 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