Novelist, Hollywood producer, and unabashed Republican critic Stephen King has been upbraided for a social media post alleging Charlie Kirk “advocated stoning gays to death.”

The response to his unsupported assertion on X – formerly known as Twitter – was quick and to the point, with Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) leading the way, saying “Please share if you agree that the estate of Charlie Kirk should sue Stephen King for defamation over this heinously false accusation He’s crossed a line It will prove costly.”

Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) also added his voice of disgust at King’s ugly, spiteful claim, calling the author a “horrible, evil, twisted liar” while rejecting the claim Kirk ever advocated the stoning of anybody.

As Breitbart News reported, Charlie Kirk was shot in his neck and killed

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