Popular American author Stephen King has apologised after falsely claiming Charlie Kirk had “advocated stoning gays to death”.

The 77-year-old made the claim on X just hours after the conservative activist was shot and killed while speaking at a university in Utah on Wednesday.

In a now-deleted response to a post made by American TV host Jesse Watters paying tribute to Kirk, King wrote: “He advocated stoning gays to death. Just sayin’.”

The writer received immense backlash for his comment, with people saying Kirk had never made such statements. Loading Tweet

American politician Ted Cruz said King was a “horrible, evil, twisted liar” who was filled with hate.

King later apologised on X, writing: “I apologise for saying Charlie Kirk advocated stoning gays. What he actually demonstrat

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