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Elon Musk Backs ‘Cancel Netflix’ Drive Over Creator’s Charlie Kirk Post

Musk’s posts turbocharged a boycott built on viral screenshots accusing the show’s creator of mocking Charlie Kirk’s killing, a claim he disputes.

Overview

  • Musk said he canceled his Netflix subscription, reposted calls to "Cancel Netflix," and criticized clips of Dead End: Paranormal Park as "not ok."
  • Conservative accounts, notably Libs of TikTok, pushed clips from the canceled 2022 series featuring a transgender teen and urged parents to drop the service.
  • Screenshots circulating online show Hamish Steele allegedly calling Kirk a "nazi" in an expletive-laced post, but Steele says he did not celebrate Kirk’s death.
  • Steele set accounts to private, posted on Bluesky that claims about him are "lies and slander," and reported receiving abusive and antisemitic messages.
  • Netflix has not issued a public response, and while users posted cancellation screenshots, outlets note the real impact on subscriptions remains unclear.