Overview
- Owens posted screenshots she says are private messages from the late Turning Point USA cofounder and shared one that appeared to insult Meghan McCain.
- McCain criticized the sharing of a deceased person's messages, and Owens replied by posting the alleged Kirk remark about her.
- Owens used the purported exchanges to accuse Ben Shapiro of directing donor pressure against Kirk after her exit from the Daily Wire, presenting the claims as her account.
- Kirk's family and Turning Point USA have not verified the messages' authenticity, and Shapiro has not issued a substantive response.
- Owens said a circulating audio clip is not Erika Kirk and claimed her team debunked it, while asserting a contested link to Epstein’s orbit through Faith Kates’ Next Model Management.