“We have no mercy for monsters…” Katie Maloney’s six-word blast at Charlie Kirk ignites #CancelKatie firestorm as Bravo permanently bans her, slaps a $200k fine… and her brand deals vanish overnight… -
“We have no mercy for monsters.”A sentence that seemed like a personal opinion has now catapulted Vanderpump Rules star Katie Maloney into the center of an unprecedented media firestorm. The consequences? She’s been fired from the show, permanently banned from all future Bravo productions, and slapped with a $200,000 fine by the network.
📺 From Beloved Reality Star to Cancelled OvernightKatie Maloney is no stranger to reality TV fans. With over a decade on Bravo’s Vanderpump Rules, she was once adored for her sharp tongue, strong personality, and her never-ending drama-filled relationships.But with one poorly timed statement — directed at one of the most controversial political figures in America — her carefully built image collapsed overnight.
🔥 The Controversial Statement That Lit the FuseEarlier this week, Maloney posted a now-deleted tweet directed at the late Charlie Kirk, which read:“We have no mercy for monsters.”
The backlash was immediate and brutal. Within hours, the hashtag #CancelKatie was trending across social media platforms. Public opinion was intensely divided: some defended her right to speak her mind, while others called the comment “a hateful attack” and “a moral disgrace.”
🧨 Bravo Responds Swiftly and SeverelyShortly after the tweet went viral, an insider from Bravo confirmed:“Katie Maloney will no longer be part of Vanderpump Rules or any Bravo-affiliated programming.
The decision is permanent.”In addition, several entertainment outlets reported that Katie has been fined $200,000, allegedly for breaching the network’s code of conduct.
💬 Online Reactions: Divided, Loud, and UnforgivingThe internet exploded with reactions, both condemning and defending Maloney:@RealityTeaQueen: “I used to be a fan, but this is beyond unacceptable.
You don’t speak ill of the dead, no matter what.”@BravoAddict99: “Bravo did the right thing. That statement was disgusting.”@TeamKatieAlways: “She’s just saying what a lot of us think. Charlie Kirk wasn’t innocent.
📉 A Career in Free FallWith her abrupt firing from Vanderpump Rules, Katie has effectively lost her main platform. Brands like Fabletics, Curology, and several fashion retailers immediately pulled her from ongoing campaigns.Reports also suggest that future partnerships and reality TV opportunities have dried up, with producers now seeing her as “too toxic to touch.”
💔 Radio Silence From Her Co-StarsOne of the most noticeable aspects of the fallout was the lack of support from her fellow castmates. Longtime friends and co-stars like Tom Schwartz, Lala Kent, and Scheana Shay remained completely silent on the matter.A production insider revealed:“No one wants to get involved. They’re terrified of getting dragged into the backlash themselves.”
Bold & Beautiful’s Ashley Jones Tells a Real-Life American Horror Story That ‘Sent Chills Down My Spine’
The Bold and the Beautiful‘s Ashley Jones is no stranger to bringing complex women to life on screen. Now, she’s executive producing and starring in one of Lifetime’s latest “Ripped From the Headlines” series,
The true-crime story tells the tale of serial killer William Bradford from the perspective of a 15-year-old teen who was lucky enough to get away. He was a photographer and she was an aspiring model with Hollywood dreams. It’s a 1984 Los Angeles story that’s very familiar to Southern California residents because there was a renewed interest in the case in 2006. The LAPD released a series of headshots taken from the photos in Bradford’s apartment in hopes of identifying more victims.
“I remember driving down Sunset Boulevard, seeing the billboard saying, ‘Have you seen these women? Have you seen me?’ And it was all of these pictures,” Jones shares about the revisited true-crime tale that gripped the city almost 20 years ago. “It was in the newspaper. It was all over LA. And it freaked me out.”
Jones even remembers how vulnerable teens and young women were in the 1980s and 1990s when it came to talent calls for casting. “I saw those ads for the photo calls, where you could become a model. They had them in Venice Beach and Century City Mall,” she recalls. “They had them all over the place, and that was a breeding ground for serial killers, more than one. We’re telling the story of William Bradford in 1984. We’re just scratching the surface of one period of time that he did what he did.”
Bradford’s crimes were extremely dark, but Jones’ Lifetime movie focuses more on Thompson’s family and how their involvement in her modeling career helped save her from becoming one of the killer’s victims. She describes the film as a true “father-daughter story” with the suspense of a “thriller.”
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There’s even a real-life daytime connection to the Bradford tale — and it’s pretty shocking! All My Children‘s Eva LaRue and her sister, Nika, “had a very close call with William Bradford,” and Nika wound up on the poster released by the LAPD. Their case was eventually used in an episode of
Jones researched the LaRue sisters’ encounter while she was in preproduction for the Lifetime film, and she says, “[It] sent chills down my spine.” Jones adds, “Then I went and watched the episode, and it’s a slightly different version of what happened because it’s [Nika’s] story.” Now, Jones is sharing another perspective of Bradford with
Jones predicts, “I feel like Ryan Murphy, once he sees this, he’s going to jump right on.”
The Girl Who Survived: The Alina Thompson Story premieres Saturday, Sept. 20 at 8/7c on Lifetime and streams the next day.
