Utah Man Files Defamation Lawsuit Over Candace Owens’ Kirk Theories (10/4/26)

A Utah man who attended Charlie Kirk’s September 2025 event at Utah Valley University has sued Candace Owens for defamation, alleging that she falsely connected him to Kirk’s assassination. Robert L. Hild Jr. said he was simply one of thousands of people in the crowd when Kirk was fatally shot, but claims Owens later identified him to her audience as someone who had contributed to the killing, had connections to hostile foreign actors and belonged to what she characterized as a “gothic” and “communist” underground. Hild’s lawsuit argues that Owens repeatedly amplified those accusations across her podcast and social media platforms despite having no factual basis to implicate him. He said the claims exposed him to harassment and death threats and damaged his reputation.

The case is the latest legal challenge stemming from Owens’ theories about Kirk’s assassination. Charlie Kirk’s former security chief, Brian Harpole, previously filed his own defamation suit accusing Owens of falsely portraying him as part of a conspiracy surrounding the killing. Meanwhile, Utah prosecutors have charged Tyler Robinson with Kirk’s murder and have presented evidence including surveillance footage, DNA evidence and alleged admissions that they say tie Robinson to the shooting. Hild’s lawsuit does not ask the court to resolve the broader debate over Kirk’s death; it focuses on whether Owens made false factual claims about a private individual and whether those statements caused him measurable harm. The litigation now puts some of Owens’ most specific allegations about people she has linked to the assassination under direct judicial scrutiny.



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Utah man sues Candace Owens, alleges theories over Charlie Kirk assassination falsely implicated him

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