Posted 24 minutes agoSubscribe to BuzzFeed Daily NewsletterCaret DownAfter Facing Serious Backlash, Stephen King Is Apologizing For His "Horrible" Comment About Charlie KirkStephen issued several apologies after his comment on Charlie went viral on X.by Mychal ThompsonBuzzFeed StaffFacebookPinterestLinkHot Topic🔥 Full coverage and conversation on Politics American horror author Stephen King has apologized for recent claims against Charlie Kirk. Olivia Wong / Getty Images, Andrew Harnik / Getty Images On Sept. 10, the conservative personality was fatally shot while speaking at a Utah Valley University event. The Salt Lake Tribune / Getty Images "Following his death, many of Charlie's controversial quotes have gone viral, and Stephen erred by misrepresenting aspects of his past rhetoric. Manny Hernandez / Getty Images, ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images When Fox News host Jesse Watters claimed that Charlie was not a "controversial" or "polarizing" man, Stephen responded with a now-deleted X post, writing, "He advocated stoning gays to death. Just sayin'." @JesseBWatters / Via x.com BuzzFeed TrendingHot TopicLet's chat about all things PoliticsSee our Politics Discussions The Shining author apologized after being heavily criticized by MAGA supporters and receiving online backlash, including from Elon Musk. Mathew Tsang / Getty Images Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) replied, saying, "You are a horrible, evil, twisted liar. No, he did not. Your party-which you shamelessly shilled for-sent $100 billion to the Ayatollah... who does routinely murder homosexuals. Why are you so dishonest & filled with hate?" @tedcruz / Via x.com Conservative commentator Dave Rubin suggested that Stephen was "more monstrous than any of the characters" he came up with in his novels. @RubinReport / Via x.com On Sept. 12, Stephen responded to the backlash, writing, "I apologize for saying Charlie Kirk advocated stoning gays. What he actually demonstrated was how some people cherry-pick Biblical passages." @StephenKing / Via x.com "The author of The Long Walk, which had a film adaptation released the same day as his apology, even responded to Senator Cruz. "The horrible, evil, twisted liar apologizes. This is what I get for reading something on Twitter w/o fact-checking. Won't happen again." @StephenKing / Via x.com Stephen has continued to publish a series of apologies on X, individually responding to backlash by saying, "I have apologized." @StephenKing / Via x.com , x.com The clip that Stephen seemingly referred to comes from Charlie's comments in response to YouTube creator Ms. Rachel referencing the Bible's "love they neighbor" in response to backlash she received for a post about Pride Month. E! News / Via youtu.be In response to Ms. Rachel's defense, Charlie shared another passage included in the Bible. @danielsogay / Via x.com So, Charlie did not personally advocate for the stoning of gay people, but if you're interested in what he said in the past, check out these quotes.