Comedian D. L. Hughley Doubles Down Calling Charlie Kirk ‘Horrible Human Being’ After His Assassination

Comedian D.L. Hughley, a prime time speaker at the Democratic National Convention, is defending his calling conservative activist Charlie Kirk a “horrible human being” following his assassination.

Speaking with journalist Nicholas Ballasy, the Soul Plane actor said that while he believes Charlie Kirk should not have been murdered, he nevertheless does not have fond feelings for his legacy.

” I have said very plainly, I do not think that that young man should have lost his life. That doesn’t negate the horrible things that he said that hurt people who look like me,” he said. “So I’m very — I’m unequivocal. I’ve been clear about what I said. I certainly do not think that man should have lost his life for what he said.”

“But I thought what he said was deplorable,” he added.

Hughley recently made headlines for criticizing the temporary suspension of late-night host Jimmy Kimmel after the comedian appeared to falsely suggest that Charlie Kirk’s assassin subscribed to MAGA ideologies.

“I’ve always been an advocate for free speech. I’ve defended so many people that offended me in so many ways but ultimately, either you believe that the First Amendment is sacrosanct or you don’t. And one of the things I find particularly offensive is one of the reasons that Donald Trump did so well with the younger demographic was because of these podcasts,” he said on MSNBC.

“And one of their main gripes was the they felt like they were they were being inhibited by the woke culture, and they thought it was the cancel culture. And to have them now be silent now means that it would cancel culture was horrible when it was the people, but it’s great when it’s the government. So either you got to decide that there are rights that we all deserve or none of us do,” he added.

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