Netflix has denied claims it was mocking Charlie Kirk's assassination in a social media post made on the anniversary of the Turning Point USA founder's death. The streaming service's Netflix UK & Ireland account had posted on X two screenshots from the second season of Guy Ritchie’s “The Gentlemen,” a show starring Theo James and Kaya Scodelario. The scene shows James’ character Eddie marrying Italian countess Isabella, played by Benedetta Porcaroli, and turning around to see Scodelario’s Susie (Kaya Scodelario) leave the cathedral.
There is no reference to gun violence in the scene referred to by Netflix. The timing of the post, one year after Kirk was shot in the neck while on stage at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, sparked outrage. A young father was murdered while talking to students.
Netflix personifies evil,” one comment in response to Netflix’s post reads. The biggest streaming company in the world is mocking Charlie Kirk’s assassination,” another wrote. So glad I cancelled my subscription,” popular conservative account Libs of TikTok wrote.
Several users called for people to cancel their subscriptions to Netflix, including Rudy Giuliani, who joined calls for a boycott of the company. Pure Evil,” he wrote on X. Netflix has rejected claims that the post had anything to do with Kirk, telling Fox News Digital that the comparison was “ludicrous.” “This post directly references a plot point from our UK series, ‘The Gentlemen,’ which launched its second season on Sept. 3.
Suggestions that it has any link to sensitive real world events are inaccurate and ludicrous,” a spokesperson for the company said. Newsweek contacted Netflix for comment by email on Friday morning. This is a developing story and will be updated.
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