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Perkins is the latest public figure to be mired in controversy over comments related to Kirk.

But Risa Lieberwitz, head of the Worker Institute at Cornell University, said public figures could be infringing on free speech rights if they call for accountability over posts about Kirk.

He is suing them over allegations of phone-hacking and other unlawful information gathering along with Sir Elton John, Baroness Lawrence and other public figures.

Along with Prince Harry, Sir Elton John, and other public figures, she is suing the Daily Mail's publisher, Associated Newspapers, at the High Court in London.

Charlamagne said that public figures need to be “mindful” of everything they say in a heavily armed country.