FROM THE DAILY MAIL: One of HGTV’s most popular faces found herself in the middle of a social media firestorm after facing backlash for comments about the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
Hours after Kirk was fatally shot in Utah on Wednesday, Home Town star Erin Napier took to her Instagram Story, sharing a brief but pointed message that immediately divided followers.
‘Only the demonized celebrate death,’ Napier wrote.
The 40-year-old interior designer — who, alongside her husband Ben, has built a small-town renovation empire in Mississippi — quickly followed up with a fiery post addressing the hostile responses she had received.
“I am revolted by some of the comments in my DMs,” she wrote. “Unfollow me, immediately, if you could be one of those comments. Christ, have mercy on us all.”
Napier later posted screenshots of messages from outraged followers, including one who threatened to toss Napier’s products, unfollow her across all platforms, and stop watching her hit show Home Town.
Napier captioned it: “Because I will not celebrate murder.”
Another message said, “Really Erin? You are homeschooling your precious children in LAUREL, MS (of all places) to prevent something like this from happening to them. This guy was ALL FOR IT. He died for what he believed in. God have mercy on his soul because I do not.”
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