Stephen King Apologizes for Saying Charlie Kirk Advocated Stoning Gays to Death: 'I Was Wrong'

Stephen King apologized after claiming that far-right conservative Charlie Kirk "advocated" for the death of gay community by stoning. "I was wrong, and I apologize," King wrote in an X post on Friday. "I have deleted the post." I was wrong, and I apologize. I have deleted the post. https://t.co/v6NOIUGEvS - Stephen King (@StephenKing) September 12, 2025 King walked back his words after posting a tweet that said Kirk "advocated stoning gays to death. Just sayin'." The since-deleted post appears to have been a tweet King made in response to Fox News' Jesse Watters, who . . .