"The reason I hate Erika is that she murdered Charlie": Candace Owens and Erika Kirk feud erupts again after Blake Neff’s controversial remarks

Candace Owens has responded after Turning Point USA spokesman Blake Neff made a startling statement about her ongoing feud with Erika Kirk. During a livestream, Neff accused Owens of disliking Charlie Kirk’s widow and linked that hostility to the claim that Erika was responsible for Charlie Kirk’s killing. Owens quickly addressed the remark online, calling the moment “awkward.” The exchange adds another flashpoint to a bitter public dispute that has continued since Charlie Kirk was assassinated in September 2025. No evidence has established that Erika Kirk was involved in her husband’s killing, and Owens’ broader claims about the case remain disputed.Candace Owens responds to Blake Neff’s Erika Kirk remarkNeff criticised Owens during his livestream and questioned her character before turning his attention to her relationship with Erika. He suggested Owens would have disliked anyone who married Charlie and then made the much more serious allegation involving his death.“She is clearly like a wretched individual who has always enjoyed being nasty to people. If you talk to anyone who’s ever worked with her, they never have anything good to say about her cause she’s always been absolutely awful to assistants to people sent to help her.”Neff then said:“And then you just see a new manifestation of this, like with Erika, like she probably never liked the fact that she would have probably hated anyone who married Charlie, so of course she’s gonna hate Erika for murdering Charlie.”Owens responded directly to the clip, highlighting what she viewed as the extraordinary nature of Neff’s statement.“Blake Neff went on a rant and declared that the reason I hate Erika is that she murdered Charlie. Awkward.”The wording is important. Neff’s statement was an allegation, not a finding supported by evidence. Authorities have not established Erika’s involvement in Charlie Kirk’s killing. Public reporting has also documented the spread of conspiracy theories surrounding the assassination, including claims involving people close to Kirk.Candace Owens and Erika Kirk remain locked in public feudThe latest clash comes after months of tension between Owens and Erika. Owens has repeatedly questioned aspects of the investigation into Charlie’s death and has focused much of her commentary on Turning Point USA and its leadership. Erika has previously pushed back against conspiracy theories surrounding her husband’s assassination.Owens has also questioned how Charlie’s September 10 event at Utah Valley University was organised. In a September post, she claimed Turning Point USA headquarters, rather than the local chapter, requested the event.“They gaslit me for a year when I instantly said there was something weird about how quickly this event came together. They represented to the public that the chapter requested it. No. Headquarters requested it and was being vague to the Chapter Leader about it.”Those claims remain part of Owens’ broader commentary about the case and have not established that Erika was involved in Charlie’s death.The dispute now appears to have entered another chapter, with Neff’s comments giving Owens a fresh opportunity to respond publicly while keeping the feud surrounding Erika and Charlie Kirk firmly in the spotlight.You use AI every day. Now get your AI Quotient. Take the AIQ test.