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Sponsors Drop ‘I’ve Had It’ Podcast After Hosts Laugh at Charlie Kirk Death Joke

An empty corporate office after a sponsorship was ended

Summary

  • Cash App, Zenni Optical and NOBL Travel are among several brands ending sponsorships or advertising with I’ve Had It.
  • Honeylove, Casper and iRestore also announced departures after the hosts laughed at a joke about Charlie Kirk’s killing.
  • The commercial fallout continued after Jennifer Welch and Angie Sullivan apologized and removed the segment.

Sponsors withdraw across several industries

Several companies have ended sponsorships or canceled advertising with I’ve Had It after hosts Jennifer Welch and Angie “Pumps” Sullivan laughed at a joke about repeating the violence that killed Charlie Kirk. The departures extend across payments, eyewear, luggage, apparel and home products.

On November 6, Cash App said it no longer sponsored the podcast and opposed violence. A company spokesperson separately confirmed that position to Headline USA. The statements did not disclose the value of the sponsorship or its termination terms.

Mediaite reported that Zenni Optical canceled advertising and said it was reviewing podcast placements against its brand-safety standards. NOBL Travel also said it had ended its deal with the show, condemning violence and its promotion.

Newsweek reported that Honeylove ended its advertising partnership, Casper ended its sponsorship, and iRestore cut ties and canceled future advertising. Those announcements broadened the fallout beyond Cash App and the initial group of companies responding to the episode.

Other brands described a different relationship. Chewy said it did not sponsor or support the podcast and that the hosts’ comments did not reflect its values. Boll & Branch said it did not currently advertise with the show and would not do so in the future.

Monarch Money said its advertising relationship ended in September 2026, before the disputed episode. It should not be counted as a new cancellation. The companies’ reviewed statements did not disclose the show’s combined lost revenue or the value of terminated deals.

A murder joke interrupts the election recap

The exchange occurred during the November 5 episode, Drinking MAGA Tears, as the hosts read social media reactions to the midterm election. Welch read the line, “We’re digging up Charlie Kirk and doing it again,” and both hosts laughed, according to Headline USA and Variety.

Kirk, the founder of the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA, was fatally shot at Utah Valley University in September 2025. The joke referred to that killing, more than a year before the episode aired.

The line originated in material the hosts were reading aloud. Their subsequent apology acknowledged their own laughter rather than disputing that the exchange happened.

The hosts apologize and remove the segment

Welch and Sullivan issued a joint Instagram statement on November 7 acknowledging that the joke was insensitive and that they should not have laughed. They expressed regret and apologized.

They also said political differences did not make gun violence funny and referred to their support for gun-safety reform. As part of their response, they announced a donation to Everytown for Gun Safety. The statement did not specify the amount of that donation in the reporting reviewed.

Welch subsequently told Newsweek that the show retained plenty of advertisers and would continue. She accused Turning Point USA of leading a cancellation campaign; the organization disputed that characterization.

Variety reported that the segment had been cut from the Thursday episode, although copies of the exchange continued circulating. Its report reproduced both the hosts’ apology and Cash App’s confirmation that the sponsorship had ended.

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