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Assassination of Charlie Kirk
2025 assassination in Orem, Utah, U.S.
Charlie Kirk, an American right-wing political activist, was assassinated at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, on September 10, 2025, while speaking at an outdoor campus debate planned by Turning Point USA, the conservative youth organization he co-founded and led. Kirk was a close ally of US president Donald Trump and a highly influential figure in the MAGA movement.
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New York sculptor spent $100,000 to make a Charlie Kirk statue no one wants to buy
Sergio Furnari said he thought the lifesize sculpture – which no one commissioned – would raise ‘millions’ of dollars
Adam Gabbatt / Mon 20 Jul 2026 06.00 EDT
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New York sculptor has been left furious after spending $100,000 of his own money to build a lifesize statue of Charlie Kirk, only to find that no one wants to buy it.
Sergio Furnari, originally from Italy, had hoped the statue of the deceased far-right activist, which he intends to display in Times Square, would raise “millions” of dollars. Instead, he said he has been inundated by messages from people saying they intend to urinate on the sculpture.
Sergio Furnari said he thought the lifesize sculpture – which no one commissioned – would raise ‘millions’ of dollars
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