These days, Erika Kirk is a household name.
In the months since Charlie Kirk was shot and killed during a speaking engagement, Erika has been on a nonstop press tour — hosting rallies, visiting the White House, and sitting for constant interviews.
But even though she kept a much lower profile during her marriage to Charlie, Erika is no stranger to the spotlight.
The former beauty queen and college athlete even made an appearance on the Bravo reality show Summer House before she met her husband, and she says there was talk of her joining the cast on a full-time basis.
And like many young people with aspirations of fame and fortune, Erika briefly tried her hand at acting.
It seems that her only surviving project is an unreleased action thriller titled November Renaissance.
And much is being made of the fact that Erika seems to have played an assassin in the movie.
“YOU CAN’T MAKE THIS UP: Photo of Erika Frantzve on a roof with a sniper rifle from the military assassination movie she starred in. She is quite the actress,” the X (formerly Twitter) account Sword of Truth posted, adding:
“Who DIDN’T Erika Frantzve Kirk date? New footage reveals she was in a military assassination movie November Renaissance and allegedly dated one of her co-stars.”
While multiple media outlets have run with these claims, we can’t confirm or deny that Kirk — whose maiden name was Erika Frantzve — starred in such a film.
And we certainly can’t confirm that she dated her co-star (although she was single at the time, so we’re not sure why it would be controversial if she had).
Naturally, Erika has not publicly acknowledged these allegations, and it’s unlikely that she ever will.
Even if they’re true, the claim that she once starred in an unreleased, low-budget thriller is not exactly earth-shattering.
Many have criticized Erika’s behavior in the months since Charlie’s death.
She’s been accused of exploiting her husband’s murder and neglecting her two young children, ages 1 and 3 (and many have pointed out Charlie’s belief that a mother’s place is at home with her kids).
But the fact that she starred in a movie long before she met her husband is hardly relevant to that discussion. And the nature of the film — and her role in it — are even less relevant.