CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – An Austin Peay State University professor is suing U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, claiming that the senator used her political weight to get him fired. Darren Michael claims Blackburn began a vendetta against him after he made a social media post about the death of right-wing personality Charlie Kirk, according to Clarksville Now news partner WKRN-News 2 in Nashville. Social media post, Blackburn challengeMichael, an associate professor of acting and directing at APSU, had shared an article quoting Kirk’s own thoughts about gun violence. That post gained the attention of Blackburn, who posted a screenshot of Michael’s post to X along with his headshot and biography. the caption to Blackburn’s post reads.