Stassi Schroeder faced backlash for a social media post that many interpreted as mocking or being insensitive about the recent death of political activist Charlie Kirk. After Kirk was fatally shot, Stassi posted a series of images of herself dressed in black, captioning it, "'It's giving 'I'm mourning my billionaire husband and about to inherit this townhouse,'" which some fans found out of touch and inappropriate given the context of Kirk's tragic death and public mourning by his wife. Critics urged her to "read the room" and be sensitive to the fact that Charlie Kirk's wife was grieving. However, some of her fans defended Stassi, saying her post was more about fashion and her usual dark aesthetic, and not intended to reference Kirk's death at all. The controversy largely surrounds differing interpretations of Stassi's post and caption tone in light of a highly sensitive event.