Tim Allen has forgiven the man who killed his father more than 60 years ago, inspired by Erika Kirk’s powerful eulogy for her husband, Charlie Kirk, in which she forgave his killer.
The Shifting Gears star took to X on Thursday (September 25), writing, “When Erika Kirk spoke the words on the man who killed her husband: “That man… that young man… I forgive him.” That moment deeply affected me. I have struggled for over 60 years to forgive the man who killed my Dad.”
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