Megyn Kelly revealed on Tuesday that Erika Kirk was “genuinely rattled” after learning that far-Left website Jezebel had published an article about hiring witches to curse her husband, Charlie Kirk, just two days before the conservative activist’s assassination.
Kelly said on her SiriusXM show that the couple, both devout Christians, were so disturbed by the September 8 Jezebel article that they contacted a Catholic priest “to come over and pray with them over Charlie the night before he was murdered.”
The article, titled “We Paid Some Etsy Witches to Curse Charlie Kirk,” talked about purchasing curses against Kirk through the online marketplace Etsy.
Kirk was murdered on September 10 while speaking to students at Utah Valley University.
“Erika and Charlie Kirk heard about these curses, and that news genuinely rattled Erika, in particular,” Kelly said. “She knew Christian teaching on the subject, she loved Charlie, absolutely, and she was scared when she heard of the curses Jezebel had called up.”
The night before Charlie Kirk was murdered, Erika Kirk called a friend to come over to their house to pray for Charlie after feminist website, Jezebel, paid witches on Etsy to curse him, according to Megyn Kelly.
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The article on cursing Kirk called him a “far-right misogynist” and described the quest to hire witches to cast “multiple curses” to punish him for his “years of regressive rhetoric.”
“I want to make it clear, I’m not calling on dark forces to cause him harm,” the author wrote. “I just want him to wake up every morning with an inexplicable zit. I want his podcast microphone to malfunction every time he hits record.”
Jezebel added an editor’s note after Kirk’s murder claiming the piece was “intended as satire and made it absolutely clear that we wished no physical harm.” The publication said they later removed the article entirely “on the recommendation of our lawyers.”
Jezebel editor-in-chief Lauren Tousignant told the Daily Beast the story was “clearly written as a humorous exploration of ‘hexes’ being sold on Etsy.”
“This senseless shooting was a tragedy and an assault on free speech. We express our deepest sympathies to Erika Kirk.”
Kelly criticized both Jezebel and Etsy for the article, said said “you’re playing with fire, messing with this stuff” and warning that “there actually are demons in this world.”
“Why torture a family like this, a Christian believing family?” Kelly said. “Why do this vile thing to a young couple, parents to two babies living in accordance with the gospel, deeply in love, and yes, political, but doing nothing other than speaking publicly about their views?”
Erika Kirk, 36, is known in conservative circles for her devout Christian faith. She runs the BIBLE365 ministry program and a faith-based clothing brand called PROCLAIM, and is currently pursuing a doctorate in Bible Studies at Liberty University.
Both Charlie and Erika Kirk were evangelical Christians, with Erika having been raised Catholic before converting.
Tyler Robinson, 22, has been charged with murder in Kirk’s death. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty, alleging the attack was politically motivated.
At Kirk’s memorial service Sunday, Erika Kirk publicly forgave her husband’s killer, telling the crowd of over 90,000 people, “I forgive him because it was what Christ did and is what Charlie would do.”
Erika Kirk was named CEO of Turning Point USA following her husband’s death and has vowed to continue his conservative activism work on college campuses.