Erika Kirk has firmly responded to online critics who suggested she has moved on with a new relationship just eight months following the tragic murder of her husband.
The 37-year-old mother of two took to social media platform X on Thursday to address the accusations. The claims originated from Project Constitution, a page known for disseminating far-right conspiracy theories, often targeting organizations like Turning Point USA (TPUSA).
Collin Scott Campbell, who runs the page from Maryland, alleged, “CONFIRMED: Erika Kirk Has A New BOYFRIEND — She Was SPOTTED Getting Handsy with New Jewish Boyfriend BLAKE WYNN (Nephew of Casino Mogul Steve Wynn) at Exclusive Beverly Hills Hotel,” in a post on X.
The assertion quickly gained traction online, prompting Erika to clarify her situation. Her husband, Charlie Kirk, was fatally shot in front of a large crowd at an event in Orem, Utah, last September.
“Every single word here is a lie. Charlie’s love will last me a lifetime. The Lord is the only one who can ever fill that most painful void,” Erika stated, dismissing the rumors.
The page alleged that ‘a trusted eyewitness’ spotted Erika and Wynn at Bar Nineteen12, a ritzy lounge located inside California’s Beverly Hills Hotel, ‘getting very intimate’ with each other on May 14.
But, according to Erika, she was nowhere near the bar that day.
‘On May 14th I was home in Arizona celebrating my son’s 2nd birthday. Blake (who is about to be engaged to his longtime gf) was a dear friend of my husband’s and I am grateful for his continued support, just like hundreds of others,’ she said before blasting Campbell.
Erika Kirk set the record straight on Thursday after Project Constitution, a page that often pushes out far-right conspiracy theories, claimed she was dating someone
‘Every single word here is a lie. Charlie’s love will last me a lifetime. The Lord is the only one who can ever fill that most painful void,’ she wrote. Her husband was assassinated in Utah last year
‘Your deranged obsession with me and blatant disregard for any form of truth whatsoever is deeply disturbing and I am praying you get the help you so clearly need.
‘Brush off the Dorito dust and go touch grass,’ Erika continued.
Wynn, the founder of the Celebrity Poker Tour (CPT) and the nephew of casino mogul Steve Wynn, also hit out at the rumor going around about him and Erika.
‘Blake Wynn here… I hate to be the bearer of bad news to the cesspool of bots and X users that spend their entire day making things up under the guise of journalism, but I am not dating Erika Kirk,’ he wrote on X after Erika responded.
He then shared that post to his Instagram, stressing that the ‘blatant lies’ need to stop.
‘WTF is wrong with people. This is an example though of a much larger problem we need to address as a country.
‘If blatant lies can spread within minutes to huge amounts of people, how is anyone supposed to differentiate truth from lie,’ Wynn wrote.
He further stated that he, too, was not in Las Vegas on May 14 and that he’s never been to The Beverly Hills Hotel, adding that Campbell’s source ‘must be Helen Keller.’
The trolls suggested Erika was allegedly seeing Blake Wynn, the founder of the Celebrity Poker Tour (CPT) and the nephew of casino mogul Steve Wynn. He also confirmed the rumor was false on social media
Erika and Charlie were married for four years and had two children together
Wynn was one of Charlie’s close friends, who has publicly supported his widow following his death last September.
The conservative activist was fatally shot while speaking at Utah Valley University for a TPUSA event.
Tyler James Robinson, 22, was charged with the murder days later and remains in custody. He has not yet entered a plea.
On the day of his murder, Wynn penned a long tribute to his friend on Instagram.
‘I don’t have any words, there are none. There has never been someone in my life I’ve been so proud to call a friend as you, and I really looked at you like a big brother – you constantly pushed me to be better, provided words of encouragement when I needed them most, and altered my perspective for the better,’ he wrote alongside images of them.
Nearly a month later, he joined Erika as she accepted the Presidential Medal of Freedom on her husband’s behalf.
‘As Erika said, Tuesday was the “best birthday gift ever” for Charlie, and she’s 100% right, but as he would’ve said, “now it’s back to work!”,’ Wynn said, referring to the medal being awarded on what would have been Charlie’s 32nd birthday.
Wynn and Erika together at the TPUSA 8th Annual Winter Gala in December
On the day of his murder, Wynn penned a long tribute to Charlie on Instagram
This is just the latest battle Erika has had to fight involving Campbell and the comments he makes on his channel.
In March, she sent a legal threat to Campbell, accusing him of defamation over claims he made alleging that she was involved in sex trafficking tied to Jeffrey Epstein, and that she was somehow involved in Charlie’s assassination, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
‘Mrs Kirk and TPUSA welcome vigorous and open debate and honest questions,’ the legal letter, penned by Paul Edgard Harold of SouthBank Legal, said, per the outlet.
‘However, there is no place for publicly repeating patently false statements that injure another person’s reputation.’
Harold then explained that the accusations made about Erika have ’caused tremendous damage’ to her and TPUSA, the non-profit she now runs.
Following Charlie’s death, Erika was appointed as chairman and CEO of the organization that her husband founded.
