Erika Kirk ‘rattled’ after Etsy witches were paid to ‘curse’ husband Charlie Kirk days before fatal shooting

Megyn Kelly has revealed Erika Kirk's reaction to her late husband Charlie being 'cursed' by Etsy witches, days before his assassination.

Conservative activist Kirk was fatally shot while speaking at a university rally on 10 September.

The killing has sent shockwaves throughout the US and the world, with suspect Tyler Robinson being charged in relation to Kirk's death and facing the death penalty if convicted of the most serious charges.

Amid the fallout from the assassination, a very poorly-timed article emerged that had been published just days before Kirk was killed by the magazine 'Jezebel'.

Published on 8 September, the piece was titled: "‘We Paid Some Etsy Witches to Curse Charlie Kirk".

The subheading read: "If the far-right misogynist with a bad haircut wants to villainise independent women, Jezebel is more than happy to be the hag of his nightmares."

It's been revealed that Erika and Charlie Kirk knew about Jezebel's 'Etsy witch' article before he was assassinated (PATRICK T. FALLON/Getty Images)

The writer talked about how they paid 'witches' on the online shop for a slew of 'hexes' against the right-wing influencer, including a ‘MAKE EVERYONE HATE HIM’ spell, a ‘POWERFUL HEX SPELL’, and as per Metro, another hex from a witch called ‘Priestess Lilin’ who reportedly sent a video of Kirk’s picture being set on fire.

However, they did make it clear that they didn't do it with a real intention to ‘cause him harm’. They simply wanted him to ‘wake up every morning with an inexplicable zit’, or to have his podcast microphone ‘malfunction every time he hits record’.

Despite this, it's safe to say the article didn't age well, as Kirk died just two days later.

And now, Megyn Kelly, who was friends with Charlie and is close to Erika, has revealed that the couple actually saw the piece before Kirk was assassinated.

Speaking on her SiriusXM radio show on Tuesday (23 September), the American journalist said: "This is what I want you all, and the people at Jezebel and Etsy, to know.

Speaking on her radio show, Megyn Kelly has slammed the publication for the piece (John Nacion/Getty Images)

"Erika and Charlie Kirk heard about these curses and that news genuinely rattled Erika, in particular. She knew Christian teaching on the subject, she loved Charlie, absolutely, and she was scared when she heard of the curses Jezebel had culled up.”

Ripping into the publication, she continued: "Why torture a family like this, a Christian believing family?

“Why do this vile thing to a young couple, parents to two babies living in accordance with the gospel, deeply in love, and yes, political, but doing nothing other than speaking publicly about their views and their desires to make other people’s lives better."

Kelly raged: "Who would do such a vile thing? Jezebel, that’s who, and unbelievably, Etsy. And the people behind this evil should be called out."

Once the news of Kirk's death broke, Jezebel wrote an editor's note to the top of the article, writing: “This story was published on September 8. Jezebel condemns the shooting of Charlie Kirk in the strongest possible terms.

Erika was particularly worried about the 'curse,' according to Kelly (Michael S. Schwartz/Getty Images)

"We do not endorse, encourage, or excuse political violence of any kind.”

And in a statement to Variety, Josh Jackson, the president of Paste Media Group, and the owner of Jezebel, said: “The article was a tongue-in-cheek exploration of people selling hexes on Etsy, and intended as a satirical response to Charlie Kirk’s rhetoric over the years.

"The writer was very clear that she didn’t want real harm to come to Kirk. What happened today is tragic and becoming all too commonplace, and we condemn this awful act of violence."

Tyla has contacted Jezebel for further comment.