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Last week, a new documentary about Kanye West was released in theaters.

The film has generated controversy for a number of reasons, not the least of which is its shocking portrayal of West’s mental health issues .

But the most intense criticism of In Whose Name? has to do with an unexpected cameo by the late Charlie Kirk.

As you’re surely aware by now, Kirk was shot and killed during a speaking engagement at Utah Valley University on September 10.

Director Nico Ballestros filmed the documentary from 2019 to 2024, and it features a scene in which West sits down with Kirk and fellow right-wing pundit Candace Owens.

Kirk is mostly silent as West and Owens engage in a friendly back-and-forth about cultural and political issues.

But even though there’s

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