TMZ has apologized for “tone deaf” laughter heard during a livestream announcing the death of Charlie Kirk.

The entertainment site had been covering the aftermath of the shooting at Utah Valley University when laughter and applause were heard, just seconds before editor Harvey Levin and executive producer Charles Latibeaudiere announced that the MAGA podcaster had died.

Laura Loomer, a high-profile MAGA influencer, was quick to showcase the moment.

Levin said the laughing was not about Kirk’s murder. He claimed his staff members were actually laughing at a police chase that took place in Los Angeles, where the suspect switched vehicles midway through a pursuit.

“We were livestreaming all day during this tragedy,” Levin said in an apology video, alongside Latibeaudiere.

“When we were

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