Fact check—Did Erika Kirk send cease-and-desist letter to Druski over skit?

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Fact check—Did Erika Kirk send cease-and-desist letter to Druski over skit?
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A representative for Druski gave a definitive answer to Newsweek.

Rumors are circulating online that Erika Kirk has sent a cease-and-desist letter to the comedian Druski after his viral skit mocking conservative white women, which has been widely considered to be about the Turning Point USA CEO.

In a post to X on March 25, the comedian, whose real name is Drew Desbordes, shared a skit with the captiIn the skit, Druski wears full prosthetics to portray a woman widely considered to be Turning Point USA CEO and the widow of The skit quickly went massively viral and as of press time has amassed more than 100 million views as of press time. In tandem with the virality, though, was backlash as people criticized Druski’s portrayal of Erika Kirk and argued the skit was insensitive. Charlie Kirk was assassinated six months ago, in September of 2025, while speaking at an event at Utah Valley University.The claim circulated on X when the writer and journalist Zellie Imani shared in a now-deleted post that Erika Kirk had sent a cease and desist letter and was “gearing up to sue him.” That post included a screenshot from an account that appeared to be Druski, with the account stating that he had received a cease and desist letter. The post was viewed nearly 1 million times before it was deleted. And despite the fact that it was deleted, screenshots have continued to circulate online. As that claim has continued to circulate, so has the discourse about a potential lawsuit. One social media user wrote in a post viewed over 30,000 times on X, “Should Erika Kirk Sue Druski?” In an email, the representative said,"Any claim that a cease and desist was issued to Druski is absolutely false." There was never any evidence that Erika Kirk had filed a lawsuit against Druski, and despite what the screenshot of the post on X appears to show, no accounts belonging to or affiliated with Druski had ever posted about potential legal action.

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