Social media quickly turned their rage on TMZ, which has now forced the network to apologize and explain what really happened.
Like many other networks, TMZ chose to do a live stream of the coverage following the shooting of Charlie Kirk. A bullet struck the conservative activist in the neck while he spoke at an event at Utah Valley College in Orem, Utah. Hours later, President Donald Trump announced that the 31-year-old had tragically passed away.
As TMZ’s Harvey Levin and Charles Latibeaudiere announced the death of Charlie Kirk on the network’s live stream, laughter was heard in the background. Social media users were disgusted with what they heard.
“During today’s TMZ livestream, employees were heard cheering, clapping, and celebrating just 30 seconds before announcing Charlie Kirk’s death,’ one X user wrote.
They laughed and applauded the cold-blooded murder of a husband and father on a public broadcast, like it was some kind of sick joke, before handing it off to Harvey Levin.”
