Netflix faces boycott calls over ‘neck injury’ post on anniversary of Charlie Kirk’s death

Netflix’s official U.K. and Ireland account is facing calls for a boycott, with some users saying they canceled their subscriptions, after a social media post referencing a “neck injury” landed on the same day as the one-year anniversary of Charlie Kirk’s assassination.

The streamer’s account posted a clip of a male character from “The Gentlemen” straining to look at a woman, captioning it “Nearly did himself a neck injury.” The post went up Thursday, exactly one year after the Turning Point USA founder was fatally shot in the neck while speaking at Utah Valley University. Netflix has not commented on the timing or the caption’s wording, and there is no evidence the company intended it as a reference to Kirk’s death. 

Social media users quickly connected the timing to Kirk’s death, and the reaction was swift. Conservative commentator Jack Posobiec, a close friend of Kirk’s, wrote simply, “Cancel Netflix completely.” The account Libs of TikTok said she had already dropped her subscription, adding, “You guys are sick.” Commentator Mike Cernovich called it “the mainstream Democrat view,” while other users posted screenshots of cancellation confirmation emails from the company.

Not everyone read the post as a reference to Kirk. Some users on the platform defended it as an unrelated, if poorly timed, joke about the show.

The Post Millennial also reported on the growing calls to boycott the streamer, noting additional reactions from GB News correspondent Ben Leo and Turning Point Action’s Brady Penfield, both of whom criticized the post.

Netflix had not issued a public response or removed the post as of Thursday afternoon.

The controversy comes as Turning Point USA prepares to hold its “Freedom Built to Last” memorial for Kirk on the Utah Valley University campus Thursday evening.