Kane Brown Steps Back from Social Media After Charlie Kirk Tribute Backlash. Kane Brown says he’s taking a break from social media after facing a wave of criticism for his tribute to the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk. The country star shared on Wednesday (Sept. 10) that the backlash was so heated, it convinced him to step away from posting for the foreseeable future.
The reaction came after Brown acknowledged both Kirk’s death — the result of a fatal shooting at a Utah Valley University event — and a tragic high school mass shooting in Colorado that occurred the same day. Fans from across the political spectrum filled his comments with anger, some accusing him of ignoring other tragedies, while others attacked him for showing any empathy toward Democrats.
One commenter scolded him: “Why didn’t you post about the Democratic representatives being murdered?!” — a reference to the June killings of Minnesota…
