Summary:
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Fitness influencer Daisy Keech Yerger faces backlash for tributes to conservative Charlie Kirk, sparking debate over selective empathy and religious beliefs.
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Critics question Keech’s support for Kirk given his views on LGBT issues, while supporters praise her openness and encourage unfollowing over backlash.
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Despite controversy, Keech remains popular on Instagram, with new supporters joining the conversation and her follower count holding steady.
Fitness influencer Daisy Keech Yerger is facing viral backlash after posting tributes to conservative commentator Charlie Kirk, who was killed last week. Keech, a founding member and early investor in TikTok’s Hype House, has over 5.1 million Instagram followers and first rose to fame as part of the California-based creator collective. Her Instagram Stories showed clips of Kirk with his young daughter, expressing that Keech was “at such a loss for words” and asking followers to pray for his family.
While some praised Keech for her openness, many critics accused her of “selective empathy” for not commenting on other major events and questioned her sudden mention of religion. Others were confused about her support for Kirk given her OnlyFans content and his stances on LGBT issues. Keech responded by calling the hate “sick,” encouraging unfollowing instead of backlash, and her follower count has remained steady with new supporters joining the conversation.
