Jezebel secretly paid witches on Etsy to perform a curse on conservative activist Charlie Kirk just two days before his assassination in Phoenix.

In a revelation that is shaking the foundations of both digital media and political discourse, sources close to the investigation into the shocking assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk have confirmed that Jezebel — the outspoken feminist media outlet known

for its progressive and often incendiary commentary — made payments to several self-identified witches on Etsy to “perform a targeted curse” on Kirk just 48 hours before he was gunned down outside a student rally in Phoenix, Arizona.

The payment, reportedly totaling \$1,500 and processed via PayPal and Venmo, was made to three Etsy sellers who describe their services as “energetic cleansing and destruction magic.”

According to transaction records and direct messages obtained by investigators, Jezebel’s editors commissioned what they described as a “psychic unbinding and spiritual silencing” ritual targeted at Kirk, who was scheduled to headline a campus conservative summit the following weekend.

Kirk, 32, was assassinated on the evening of September 9, 2025, just outside the Maricopa Events Center, minutes after concluding a fiery keynote address to over 2,000 students and supporters.

The gunman, who has yet to be identified publicly, approached Kirk as he signed autographs and opened fire at point-blank range. Security detail managed to return fire, but Kirk was pronounced dead on arrival at St. Joseph’s Hospital at 9:17 p.m.

While the shooter’s motivations remain unclear, the revelation of Jezebel’s bizarre occult engagement has reignited a firestorm of controversy over the media outlet’s ethical boundaries and potential culpability in the lead-up to the high-profile killing.

According to leaked internal emails from G/O Media — Jezebel’s parent company — senior editors were aware of and authorized the ritualistic campaign against Kirk. One email dated September 6 reads: “Let’s see if the universe wants to intervene.

Think of it as activism… on another plane.” The email, marked “high importance,” was sent by a senior editorial director whose name is being withheld pending legal proceedings.

One of the witches involved, who goes by the name “MoonLilyEnchants” on Etsy, confirmed in a now-deleted Instagram post that she had been “commissioned to perform a powerful silencing spell on a dangerous public figure who weaponizes hate.”

The post, captured in screenshots circulating online, includes an image of a candle, a photo of Kirk with his eyes scratched out in black ink, and a small vial labeled “graveyard dirt.”

“I was paid well and gave it everything I had,” MoonLilyEnchants wrote. “I did not know who the target was at first. When I found out, I didn’t hesitate.”

Another witch, operating under the handle “HexGrrrl92,” was less circumspect in her defense. “If you’re a fascist, expect resistance from every dimension,” she wrote in a now-locked Twitter account.

“We don’t cast death spells. We open channels. What happens after that is the universe’s decision.”

Despite the witches’ insistence that their rituals were non-lethal and meant to “disrupt energy,” legal experts are divided on whether such acts could be considered incitement or conspiracy if they coincided with a known threat or triggered psychological instability in an assailant.

Jezebel has refused to comment on the matter publicly. In a brief statement issued through G/O Media’s legal team, the company said it “does not condone violence of any kind and had no foreknowledge of any physical harm intended toward Mr. Kirk.”

The statement goes on to characterize the spellcasting as “symbolic protest art,” adding that “any attempt to connect editorially-driven performance activism with this heinous act is irresponsible and defamatory.”

Charlie Kirk, who co-founded Turning Point USA in 2012 and quickly rose to prominence as one of the most vocal young conservatives in

America, was known for his bombastic rhetoric and uncompromising stances on immigration, education, gender identity, and religious liberty.

His critics called him dangerous and inflammatory; his supporters praised him as fearless and unrelenting in his defense of traditional American values.

In his final speech, delivered just minutes before his death, Kirk warned of “cultural decay driven by leftist nihilism” and called out “the radical feminist media who dabble in occultism and spiritual warfare.”

The line drew both laughter and applause, though few could have predicted how prophetic his words would turn out to be.

Arizona Governor Kelsey Montoya, speaking at a press conference the following morning, said she was “deeply disturbed” by the reports.

“While freedom of speech and religion are fundamental, we must draw a line at actions that could inspire or facilitate violence, even in metaphysical forms,” she said.

Kirk’s death has only intensified the already supercharged culture war landscape ahead of the 2026 midterms.

Republican lawmakers have called for a congressional inquiry into “witchcraft-funded media influence,” while progressive groups argue that framing Jezebel’s actions as incitement is a “distraction from the real issue of rising right-wing violence.”

Social media has exploded with hashtags like #JusticeForCharlie, #JezebelHex, and #WitchGate, with debates raging over whether spellcasting counts as protected speech or dangerous intent.

Meanwhile, authorities continue to hunt for the shooter, described by eyewitnesses as a young male in his twenties wearing a mask and black hoodie. Surveillance footage shows the suspect fleeing the scene on foot before disappearing into a nearby residential neighborhood.

As Kirk’s supporters prepare for a memorial service scheduled for Sunday in Washington, D.C.,

questions linger — not just about who pulled the trigger, but about how far ideological opponents are willing to go in a culture war that no longer seems confined to politics, or even to the physical world.