Panthers Fire Employee Over Insensitive Posts Mocking Charlie Kirk’s Assassination as Fallout Widens
The Carolina Panthers on Thursday fired a team staffer who made insensitive social media posts following the assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, a move that adds to a growing list of professional…
The Carolina Panthers on Thursday fired a team staffer who made insensitive social media posts following the Assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, a move that adds to a growing list of professional consequences for individuals who publicly mocked the conservative activist’s death.
Charlie Rock, a member of the team’s communications department, was dismissed, a source briefed on the Panthers’ decision confirmed to Fox News Digital.
Social media posts linked to Rock appeared to question why people were sad that Kirk had been shot and killed and also featured the track “Protect Ya Neck” by Wu-Tang Clan, a song widely interpreted in this context as an inflammatory and disrespectful gesture.
The Panthers issued a public statement condemning the incident:
“The views expressed by our employees are their own and do not represent those of the Carolina Panthers