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Row erupts over viral video using Charlie Kirk assassination audio for fashion transition: 'So gross, no empathy'

A viral TikTok-style video featuring a fashion transition has sparked backlash after using audio linked to the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

The controversy began after a clip circulated online showing three women in casual clothes standing in a room. Moments later, the video cuts to them dressed in party-style outfits. The transition is timed to a short six-second audio clip said to capture the final moments of Kirk’s killing, including his voice and the sound of the fatal shot, followed by screams in the background. Kirk's last words: "Counting or not counting gang violence" can be heard in the clip.

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