Hollywood celebrities have reacted to the tragic shooting of political conservative activist Charlie Kirk on occurred on Wednesday while he was speaking at Utah Valley University.

Kirk was 31 when he passed away after being shot in the neck by a single bullet while addressing a crowd outside on the campus sending shock waves through the conservative movement.

The TPUSA star leaves behind his wife Erika, whom he married in 2021, and their children: a daughter, three, and son, 16-months-old. 

Figures from both sides of the political aisle have paid tribute, including celebrities such as Hollywood actor Pratt, TV host Piers Morgan and comedian Rosie O’Donnell.

‘Praying for Charlie Kirk right now, for his wife and young children, for our country,’ Pratt, who is one of a few conservative voices in Hollywood, wrote on X/Twitter. ‘We need God’s grace. God help us.’

Comedian and TV host O’Donnell, who has been embroiled in a decades-long feud with Trump, shared a photo of Kirk speaking at an event on her Instagram page, adding the caption: ‘No just no—do not become the murderer—this is wrong on every level.’

‘An appalling assault on free speech and democracy,’ wrote Morgan.

Late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel, one of the president’s staunchest critics, insisted the ‘senseless’ death should not be used to create division.

‘Instead of the angry finger-pointing, can we just for one day agree that it is horrible and monstrous to shoot another human?’ Kimmel wrote in a social media post.

‘On behalf of my family, we send love to the Kirks and to all the children, parents and innocents who fall victim to senseless gun violence.’

US President Donald Trump honoured Kirk as a ‘great’ and ‘legendary’ individual, and ordered flags to be raised at half-mast across the country. He called Kirk’s killing a ‘dark moment for America’.