It was the very least they could do, and they couldn’t even manage that.
Celebrities had the perfect chance to unite America and decry the attack on free speech that left conservative hero Charlie Kirk dead.
Kirk’s murder took place days before Sunday’s Emmys telecast. That gave Hollywood, Inc. the moment to do something good, kind and righteous. And they might even lure a few Heartland viewers back to the telecast.
They could have avoided politics entirely and focused on the death of a young father and husband who tried to bring debate back to the culture. He was a First Amendment warrior, the principle that lets every star in the Hollywood galaxy shine.
The stars didn’t have to agree with Kirk’s worldview. Just his humanity. And they collectively failed.
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