Charlie Kirk’s Widow Was ‘Genuinely Rattled’ by Jezebel’s Curse Article, Megyn Kelly Reveals
Erika Kirk, the wife of slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk, was “genuinely rattled” by a Jezebel article that cast spells on Kirk just days before he was shot and killed earlier this month, Megyn Kelly revealed on Tuesday.
Kelly, at the top of her eponymous show, reamed Jezebel out for the “vile” article, saying it had caused the Kirk family immeasurable mental “torture” during Charlie Kirk’s final few days.
“[Erika] knew Christian teaching on the subject, she loved Charlie, absolutely, and she was scared when she heard of the curses Jezebel culled up,” Kelly explained.
The veteran newscaster then said the Jezebel article, titled “We Paid Some Etsy Witches to Curse Charlie Kirk,” had unsettled Erika Kirk so much that she and her husband asked a friend — whom Kelly believed was a Catholic priest — to come “pray with them” the night before Kirk was murdered.
Charlie and Erika Kirk “eventually worked it through” and got over their fear of the curses, Kelly said, thanks to their faith.
The Jezebel article was published on Sep. 8, two days before Kirk was killed at an event in Utah.
It was originally published with reporter Claire Guinan’s byline, according to the Internet Archive, but was later updated to remove her name and just credit “Jezebel” with authoring the piece.
The article bashed Kirk as a “far-right misogynist” and “a reliable pawn” for Republicans, “parroting Project 2025 talking points and championing the owning-of-the-libs” and “basically a fake news vending machine with a terrible haircut.” It also bragged the outlet had “paid some Etsy witches to curse” Kirk.
Jezebel, following the shooting, added an editor’s note to the article saying it “condemns the shooting of Charlie Kirk in the strongest possible terms.” And now, as of Tuesday, the link to the story just redirects readers to Jezebel’s homepage.
Kelly trashed Jezebel during her Tuesday segment, saying it had been a “disgusting publication” for years.
She then called on her viewers to reach out to Jezebel, as well as Etsy, where multiple spells were purchased, to voice their displeasure. Kelly also said both companies should immediately apologize to Erika Kirk and that Jezebel should name the person who wrote the story.
“You’re playing with fire, messing with this stuff,” Kelly said about the curse article earlier. “There actually are demons in this world. Calling up the spirit world — in particular, the devil’s spirit world — can actually have real world consequences. It’s not something to mess with. Many Christians believe this. This is dangerous, it’s not a game. It’s literally evil.”
You can watch Kelly discuss the topic above, and you can watch her full Tuesday episode on YouTube by clicking here.
