{"id":196061,"date":"2025-09-29T21:32:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T21:32:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/29\/erika-kirk-criticized-for-laughing-smiling-just-weeks-after-charlie-kirks-murder\/"},"modified":"2025-09-29T21:32:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T21:32:07","slug":"erika-kirk-criticized-for-laughing-smiling-just-weeks-after-charlie-kirks-murder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/29\/erika-kirk-criticized-for-laughing-smiling-just-weeks-after-charlie-kirks-murder\/","title":{"rendered":"Erika Kirk Criticized For Laughing, Smiling Just Weeks After Charlie Kirk&#8217;s Murder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s been a little less than two weeks since the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/09\/tim-allen-erika-kirk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">murder of Charlie Kirk<\/a>, and supporters and loved ones alike are still reeling from the loss.<\/p>\n<p>Charlie\u2019s widow, Erika Kirk, has gained millions of followers and received countless messages of support in the wake of the shooting, but this week finds her on the receiving end of some very unexpected criticism.<\/p>\n<p>Over the weekend, Erika made her debut as the host of her husband\u2019s popular podcast, and some viewers took issue with her demeanor on the show.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"567\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-29-at-5.05.36-PM-1024x567.png\" alt=\"Erika Kirk has been criticized for laughing and smiling while hosting her late husband's podcast.\" class=\"wp-image-536402 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-29-at-5.05.36-PM-1024x567.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-29-at-5.05.36-PM-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-29-at-5.05.36-PM-768x425.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-29-at-5.05.36-PM-2048x1134.png 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-29-at-5.05.36-PM-960x531.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-29-at-5.05.36-PM-1080x598.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-29-at-5.05.36-PM-1200x664.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-29-at-5.05.36-PM-scaled.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Erika Kirk has been criticized for laughing and smiling while hosting her late husband\u2019s podcast.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (YouTube)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-erika-kirk-slammed-for-appearing-happy-during-podcast\">Erika Kirk slammed for appearing \u2018happy\u2019 during podcast<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cNever seen a woman who lost her husband and father of her children just two weeks ago be SO happy,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MiladyUSA\/status\/1971930193574138116\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wrote one X user<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cErika Kirk must have superhuman powers of composure bc I just don\u2019t understand how your husband and the father of your children is brutally assassinated and less than two weeks later your smiling, laughing, working and carrying on with business as usual,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RRR0BYN\/status\/1971672599941075161\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">another posted<\/a>, adding:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t see a grieving widow in this clip, I see a business woman. Where are the 7 stages of grief? She\u2019s jumped right to acceptance. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you have ever known someone who lost the love of their life suddenly and tragically you would know how strange all of this is.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2236636833-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Mrs. Erika Kirk joins U.S. President Donald Trump onstage during the memorial service for political activist Charlie Kirk at State Farm Stadium on September 21, 2025 in Glendale, Arizona. \" class=\"wp-image-536403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2236636833-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2236636833-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2236636833-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2236636833-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2236636833-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2236636833-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2236636833-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2236636833-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Mrs. Erika Kirk joins U.S. President Donald Trump onstage during the memorial service for political activist Charlie Kirk at State Farm Stadium on September 21, 2025 in Glendale, Arizona. \" class=\"wp-image-536403 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2236636833-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2236636833-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2236636833-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2236636833-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2236636833-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2236636833-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2236636833-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2236636833-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mrs. Erika Kirk joins U.S. President Donald Trump onstage during the memorial service for political activist Charlie Kirk at State Farm Stadium on September 21, 2025 in Glendale, Arizona. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Joe Raedle\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cTwo weeks after her husband, Charlie Kirk\u2019s death Erika is all smiles. She is either heavily drugged or doesn\u2019t give a f\u2013k,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PawlowskiMario\/status\/1971760320021745767\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a third chimed in<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The 36-year-old \u2014 who was recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/09\/erika-kirk-named-ceo-of-charlie-kirks-turning-point-usa-amid-growing-culture-war\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">named CEO of Turning Point USA<\/a>, the organization founded by her husband \u2014 has not yet responded to the criticism.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-erika-kirk-vows-to-carry-on-late-husband-s-legacy\">Erika Kirk vows to carry on late husband\u2019s legacy<\/h2>\n<p>\u201c\u2018The Charlie Kirk Show\u2019 is not going anywhere. My husband\u2019s voice will live on. The show will go on,\u201d Erika vowed on the podcast\u2019s latest episode.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2234103824-6-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Charlie Kirk (R) and and his wife Erika Lane Frantzve (L) on stage during the Turning Point USA Inaugural-Eve Ball at the Salamander Hotel on January 19, 2025 in Washington, DC. \" class=\"wp-image-536404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2234103824-6-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2234103824-6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2234103824-6-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2234103824-6-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2234103824-6-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2234103824-6-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2234103824-6-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2234103824-6-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Charlie Kirk (R) and and his wife Erika Lane Frantzve (L) on stage during the Turning Point USA Inaugural-Eve Ball at the Salamander Hotel on January 19, 2025 in Washington, DC. \" class=\"wp-image-536404 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2234103824-6-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2234103824-6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2234103824-6-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2234103824-6-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2234103824-6-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2234103824-6-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2234103824-6-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2234103824-6-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Charlie Kirk (R) and and his wife Erika Lane Frantzve (L) on stage during the Turning Point USA Inaugural-Eve Ball at the Salamander Hotel on January 19, 2025 in Washington, DC. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Samuel Corum\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe will have rotating hosts, rotating casts, rotating people coming on. It is going to be continually the north star of the conservative movement, of the voice of the youth, of the voice of the base, and that will not end,\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ll never be silenced. That\u2019s why continuing his platform in a beautiful, honorable way will reinforce that he will never be silenced. My husband\u2019s voice will go on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Erika previously received praise from across the ideological spectrum when she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/09\/erika-kirk-says-she-forgives-charlies-shooter-as-trump-doubles-down-on-hate-for-opponents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">spoke at Charlie\u2019s memorial<\/a> and revealed that she\u2019d forgiven his alleged killer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe wanted to save young men. Just like the one who took his life,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI forgive him because it was what Christ did. And what Charlie would do. The answer to hate is not hate.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/09\/erika-kirk-criticized-for-laughing-smiling-just-weeks-after-charlie-kirks-murder\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes It\u2019s been a little less than two weeks since the murder of Charlie Kirk, and supporters and loved ones alike are still reeling from the loss. Charlie\u2019s widow, Erika Kirk, has gained millions of followers and received countless messages of support in the wake of the shooting, but this week finds [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":196062,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-196061","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196061","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=196061"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196061\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/196062"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=196061"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=196061"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=196061"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}