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[Blind Gossip] This comedian pulled a stunt that was intended to be edgy and funny.

Want to know what was going on behind the scenes after the stunt went public? Of course you do!

Well, she was happy and laughing… for about an hour.

She was thrilled that the photo was getting so much play and that it was making every publication. Some of her friends were calling her and texting her about how awesome it was. She was laughing and shouting, “Yes! Yes!” every time it was the top item on a website. She thought it was really edgy and funny and a hugely successful stunt.

After the first hour came the backlash.

[His] fans were being unbelievably vicious and calling her “b*tch” and “c*nt” and threatening her with [various violent acts]. She started crying. She was really worried about her personal safety. She does not think she was wrong. She was just scared about all the threats and wanted to make them stop. That’s why she backed down.

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Comedian:

[Optional] Do you think she is funny? Did you think her stunt was funny?

SOLVED!

Comedian: Kathy Griffin

Comedian Kathy Griffin was criticized after she did a photo shoot earlier this year featuring her holding the bloody, severed head of President Donald Trump.

She quickly apologized to try to stem the backlash, but we knew that her apology was a lie. We knew that she apologized because she was scared, not because she was sorry.

We did not know if the day would ever come when she would admit that.

Today is that day.

Kathy Griffin just rescinded her apology!

From UsWeekly:

Kathy Griffin: ‘I’m No Longer Sorry’ For Decapitated Donald Tump Photo

Kathy Griffin is taking back her apology for her controversial photoshoot in May that featured a decapitated Donald Trump.

While discussing the images with Australia’s Sunrise, the comedian didn’t hold back as she slammed the backlash surrounding the provocative image. “I’m no longer sorry,” she said in the Tuesday, August 29, interview. “The whole outrage was BS. The whole thing got so blown out of proportion.”

Griffin went on to name specific people who called her out for the shoot while also mentioning how her business suffered in the aftermath. As previously reported, Griffin’s tour was subsequently canceled due to death threats and she was fired from her cohosting gig on CNN’s New Years Eve special. “I lost everybody,” she said. “I had Chelsea Clinton tweeting against me. I had friends, Debra Messing from Will & Grace, tweeting against me. I lost everybody.”

“I have been through the mill and I didn’t just lose one night on CNN,” she continued. “These Trump fans, they’re hardcore.”

Anchor Samantha Armytage quickly interjected to point out that Clinton, 37, and Messing, 49, are not Trump supporters before moving on to question Griffin’s perception of the incident. “Even Democrats said it was out of line,” she said. “I get that comedy is about pushing the boundaries and being politically incorrect and that’s fine. But do you not agree that that picture, holding up a severed head, I know it’s a mask covered in tomato sauce, but do you not accept that that was a little bit over the line?”

Griffin retorted: “No, you’re full of crap.”

The comedian continued to explain that she feels the photo has gotten too much attention instead of more pressing issues: “Stop acting like my little picture is more important than talking about the actual atrocities that the president of the united states is committing.”

Griffin had previously apologized for the photo just hours after it posted. Amid the immediate backlash, Griffin shared a video on Instagram expressing regret. “I sincerely apologize,” she said in the clip at the time. “I am just now seeing the reaction [to] these images. I’m a comic. I cross the line. I move the line, then I cross it. I went way too far. The image is too disturbing. I understand how it offends people. It wasn’t funny. I get it.”

So, just as we originally told you, Kathy Griffin’s original “sincere” apology was a lie. She was not sorry at all. She only apologized because she was scared and she wanted to save herself..

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  1. jonesing says

    Kathie Griffin
    Did not see the humor in her “stunt”
    I like watching her and Anderson Cooper on New Year’s Eve. They seem good together. However, I saw her live and was not laughing at half of what she said and some of it really bothered me. I don’t dislike her like Amy Schumer, though.

  2. mystic1 says

    Kathy Griffin. I think she is funny but this stunt was not. But people should be more outraged over what Trump has done/ wants to do than some stupid video.

  3. LawChick2000 says

    Kathy Griffin. Not funny. Not at all. I’m not a fan of Trump but I would never condone violence towards the President. She’s wrong and she brought the backlash and loss of her CNN deal on herself. My first thought was, ‘way to kill your career.’ Looks like she is on the F list permanently.

  6. plumplum says

    Kathy Griffin. It was not funny.Just inappropriate. It is just a tempest in a glass of water in my opinion.

  7. Reggie5561 says

    Kathy Griffin. What is funny to some may not be funny to others. But what is funny (not) is that Ted Nugent repeatedly said in 2012 “if Obama was relected he would be dead or in jail by this time next year”. He gets an invitation to the WH, Kathys gets threats. The same folks threatening her, were patting Ted on the back. Sad.

  8. MizGrandma says

    Kathy Griffin & that creepy photographer who used to be the boyfriend of Francesca Eastwood.

    Don’t know if it was funny, but it was a great fantasy for me. The Dark Side doesn’t belief in free speech, so of course she should take the threats seriously. Remember the recent train stabbings. I hope our country gets back on track before I die.

  9. fotobandi says

    Kathy Griffin. Yikes. I am definitely no fan of Trump but her post was way, way inappropriate and in terrible taste. And I am glad she got canned from CNN. She was insufferable and I cringed for poor Anderson Cooper. She was sorta funny 10 years ago, except for her super annoying guest spot on Seinfeld. Maybe it was type-casting. 🙂

  12. GeorgiaR says

    Kathy Griffin. No one should emulate violence against anyone, whether it is your next door neighbor or the President of the United States. If someone had done something similar to President Obama, they would have never been able to work again.

  13. PghDude says

    Obviously Kathie Griffin, who at one time I used to think was funny.

    I’m tired of the hypocrisy. Can you imagine if a comedian had decided to use an Obama dummy with a noose around the neck? What would the outcry be then?

    I hope she gets investigated and fined. Doing something “over the line,” and then apologizing, or saying I’m sorry, is not enough. Love or hate a president, doing something like this and not getting in trouble only emboldens other, maybe mentally ill, from…

  14. worldsoldestkitten says

    Obviously Kathy Griffin. She passed her “sell-by” date long before she started fake coming on to the quietly gay Anderson Cooper. The death by violence of any civil leader is never a cause for yuckin’ it up.

    Is she funny? Not really. She tries too hard, and her desperation to be “edgy” just makes covers her in flop sweat. Was her stunt funny? On a scale of 1 to 10 she was a minus 5.

    Bleah!

  16. DenverJayhawk says

    Kathy Griffin

    No, she’s not funny. And her stunt was not funny either.

  18. Delightful says

    Obv Kathy Griffin. She had her moment of being funny like 10 years ago, now she is desperate. While I despise Donald Trump and everything he stands for, her stunt was gross and not funny at all.

  20. cj2608 says

    Kathy Griffin.

    Didn’t even see it. Heard about it and didn’t care enough to Google it.

  21. hrhfedup says

    Kathy Griffin. Not surprised. I am no fan of the orange wonder, but I thought it was over the top.

  24. Jazmo says

    Kathy Griffin
    It was not funny. I’m no Trump fan, but you don’t kid about killing a president (like he’s Ned Stark).

  25. Smokey says

    Wow. Just wow. She backed down because she was scared? Did she think of the president’s kids and grandkids?

    How do you feel now, Kathy, that CNN fired you, even Chelsea Clinton said it was horrible, and the Potty company pulled the commercial? And that one of your shows in New Mexico was cancelled? Now do you get it?

    Optional: Stunt was NOT funny. It was horrible.

  26. GretaGuesses says

    Comedian: The unfunny Kathy Griffin, formerly associated with CNN, but CNN fired her today. Anderson is going to possibly have decent New Year’s Eve coverage!

    No, I don’t think she is funny at all.

  28. kriskris says

    Kathy Griffin

    She is not funny. Never has been funny. Her stunt was horrible, and I am glad she is getting the consequences from her actions. I also thought that those people who put up effegies of Pres. Obama were just as horrible!

    • kriskris says

      By the way, I don’t think she meant one word of her apology. She only did it because of the backlash!

  29. AngieM says

    Kathy Griffin

    She is not funny and the stunt was wrong. Her apology was fake as well.

  32. vickyf89 says

    Kathy Griffin doing that stupid photoshoot with Trump’s severed and bloody head.
    I hate Trump but that was absolutely tasteless.

  33. MsGossip says

    Comedian: Kathy Griffin

    I think she can be funny, but she often crosses the line. This was one of those times. This was not funny. I am not a Trump fan; in fact, I cannot stand the man, but she was wrong.

  34. throwsumshade says

    Kathy Griffin. I have always liked her brand of comedy, but this was too much. Not funny at all. She’s already been dropped by CNN and will probably have a domino effect with other cancellations. She’s apologized – in a video with no makeup, not sure why – but I think she thought she was being clever and the stunt would get her lots of press. It did. Kathy does love her publicity so how sorry she really is is hard to say.

  35. kc1978 says

    Kathy Griffin

    I don’t think she’s funny. She kinda tried to be the next Joan Rivers but Joan Rivers was able to be crass and funny and still maintain class and dignity, which is not an easy fete. No matter what, this stunt was deplorable and I’m not a fan of the POTUS at all. Also, trying to drum up mass mocking of anyone, in such a violent perceived manner just destroyed any tact she had. She should have thought three times before thinking she was cute. No one is cute enough to do…

  36. PBCups says

    Obv, Kathy Griffen.

    She isn’t always funny, and I didn’t find this funny in the slightest.

    I do not have much nice to say about #45, but I do not condone this AT ALL.

    That said, she does not deserve death threats or whatever else she’s getting. She’s insignificant in the scheme of things. Many of Trump’s online supporters are angry men, and they can say very dangerous things from behind their keyboards. She just needs to go away.

  37. pretzel says

    Kathy Griffin. No she’s not funny. The stunt was horrific on so many levels. Thinking of the poor families who lost loved ones that way and poor Barron.

  38. stolidog says

    Kathy Griffith. Her “stunt” was just a stunt.
    Curious, where was all the indignation and outrage from the right when Michelle Obama and her daughters were constantly called “monkey” and “ape” and President Obama was being burned in effigy and hung from the rafters?

  39. beachchick218 says

    Kathy Griffith is a disgusting piece of garbage. No offense to garbage. In a time when actual beheadings are carried out by terrorists and real human beings suffer this awful fate, there is no room for this *. And for the President of the United States? Go * yourself Kathy Griffith.

  40. Baileygirl says

    Kathy Griffin
    She is very funny but she jumped the shark with this stunt. That picture will accompany her obituary some day. Sad because she is not acting like a healthy, well-adjusted adult. You never cut funny and this wasn’t funny so it should not have been done.
    Please just make fun of celebrities and get off the political crap. You just alienated half of your fan base and for what????

  41. heynow says

    Kathy Griffin.
    I knew she had done this for attention. She wanted the shock value. Little did she know it cost her the CNN gig. Yikes!

  42. jolael says

    Kathy Griffin

    I think that she is funny, however, this “stunt” was so uncalled for. Whether you agree with the man or not, it is never okay to make fun of something so heinous. Unfortunately, these things actually happen in the world and it is not something to make light of.

  44. celebiddy says

    Kathy griffin with her beheaded trump pics got fired from CNN. I think thats the real reason she backed down – not cause shes “scared” of trump supporters. I mean if the Clinton News Network even thinks you took it too far…

    I’m not easily offended so i couldn’t care less about this story. That said, kathy griffin is not funny at all. She was a horrible host on Fashion Police. She’s no joan rivera thats for sure!

  45. gailpow says

    Comedian: Kathy Griffin.
    That photo with the red-hair was a dead giveaway.
    Kathy trying to be funny back-fired badly.

  46. Blossom says

    No, it wasn’t funny.
    The woman with the bloodied head of Trump.
    He was voted in – deal with it.

  47. pigerella says

    This is obviously Kathy Griffin. I think she’s hilarious & have been to many of her stand up acts over the years (I also own various albums she’s made). Sometimes she misses the mark. It was tasteless & shocking, but honestly, I just figured it was another publicity stunt. Any fan who has followed her over the years know that duh, she enjoys shocking & publicity. Still a fan.

  48. LeeLee12345 says

    Kathy Griffin. She’s done, ova, kaput.

    I despise Chump and have since the 80s. Nonetheless, this stunt was abhorrent.

  49. Catman says

    Kathy Griffin, who has now been fired by CNN as co-host of the New Year with Anderson Cooper. She was a bit out of control anyway!

  50. DreaDay681 says

    Kathy Griffin
    I don’t think she’s funny. I’ve always thought she was annoying. I don’t think her stunt was funny either. I hate Ol Donnie J. I despise him. But, I don’t agree with violence of any kind.

  53. SouthJerseyGirl says

    Kathy Griffin.

    It was crude but not enough to receive death threats. I’m sure trump is happy it’s pulling attention away from the Russia investigation.

  54. La Lurker says

    Kathy Griffin. I’m not a Trump fan, but that photo was really disturbing. If only you could turn back time, Kathy!

  56. kcphilly says

    Kathy Griffin and the disgusting “joke” over a bloody Trump look alike head. In general I do not find her to be funny, but this was so out of line. I don’t care how she feels about Trump, you just don’t do that about anyone, especially the President, and especially in a time when there are evil groups like ISIS out there beheading people.

  57. Persie says

    Comedian: Kathy Griffin.

    Optional: It was not funny. I don’t like Trump but nothing was funny about that video. Snoop Dog video clip in the same theme was funny but not this one.

  60. Haydyh says

    Is this Kathy Griffin? She’s just been sacked from some sort of gig from CNN .
    Being a Brit , I only know wee bits about her , so I don’t know if this his her M.O. In comedy.
    Really sorry my American Cousins , but I didn’t think her severed head of Trump was funny , I found it rather offensive and I’m not the greatest fan of the Donald .
    I do believe in freedom of speech , however , that was a gross thing to do, but Kathy G doesn’t deserve the online threats she’s been receiving .

  61. countervail says

    Or she was losing big jobs like CNN? Kathy Griffin inserts foot in mouth yet again.

  62. KatarinaJ says

    Kathy Griffin. Do not like Trump AT ALL but it wa stupid. HOW was it funny? She referenced beheading on GAMES OF THRONES but with ISIS beheadings it was in such poor taste all around. Also, with the tenure and fine line of alt right White Supremacists using freedom of speech as rally cries to violence, it was in such poor taste. Kathy only cares about press period. I have never found her that funny. We live in a country with freedom of speech but you expect and not be exempt from backlash.

  65. Kerzep says

    Kathy Griffin. I actually do like her brand of humor, and I also despise DJT, however I think it was disgusting that she showed a severed head. She deserves all of the blowback she is getting.

  68. jessicalovejoy says

    Kathy G. Not a Trump fan in the least, but that was really over the top and tacky.

  69. buddypal says

    Comedian: Kathy Griffin
    Optional: I don’t like Trump, but I feel like she went a little far. Especially since her goal in all of this was just to get publicity for herself (not like she was standing up for a cause or anything).

  71. Ramalama says

    Kathy Griffin
    Not really, she’s loud and obnoxious just like Trump. I didn’t see the photo but from the description of it being a decapitation pic of someone looking like Trump, it’s not comedy or appropriate of anyone ever.

  72. MoWilly says

    Kathy Griffin with decapitated Trump.

    I didn’t think it was funny and I’m no Trump fan.

  75. MaryQuiteContrary says

    Kathy Griffin

    I love her comedy but I think she needs to stick to what she does best: commenting on her run-ins with famous people. Her political humor isn’t edgy, it’s vicious and hateful. Everyone has the right to free speech but she’s only adding to the hatred. Preach love, Kathy, not hate.

  76. Martini says

    Truthfully, I think Trump is a moron, but this was a horrible stunt to pull when his little boy could see it and become traumatized. For that reason it was a bad move.

  78. YoGo8c says

    Kathy Griffin.

    It was in extremely bad taste and highly irresponsible. No child deserves to see such acts in the media.

    Apart from anything else, it trivialises beheadings and all its victims. If Griffin and her pals though it was funny, then they truly are out of touch with reality, and decency.

  80. aaagroze says

    Kathy Griffin and her ISIS-style photo of Trump’s severed head.

    Funny? I’m not even a Trump fan, but what was she thinking? This election has made some people completely unhinged. Please go back to actual comedy, Kathy! You’re better and funnier than this.

  81. smiller2000 says

    Kathy Griffin

    I used to think she was funny, but not anymore. Her stunt was not edgy, it was ridiculous.

  82. SayItAintSo says

    Kathy Griffin. N matter who you voted for this was totally disrespectful. Not funny, not smart, all I can do is SMH.

  84. sweetnews says

    Kathy Griffin
    Unfunny in every way. What kind of person do you have to be to do something SO vile? This is NOT the message you should be sending to fellow Americans. I mean, she and everyone involved (and those who laughed should show their faces too if they are soooooo amused by something like this!) should apologize to POTUS, his family and America. You are telling everyone you are okay with Terrorism and THAT is not okay. She is mental, her carrier is now over. Bye Felicia!

  85. LC1216 says

    I don’t care what your views are of Trump, respect your Chief and Commander. This is disgusting. Whether you like the man or not, he’s President. Stop pouting, throwing tantrums and get over it. Grow up and accept it already…or move somewhere better. Not everyone hates Trump. I wasn’t an Obama supporter, but he was my country’s President for 8 yrs, so I respected it. Trump isn’t directly affecting Griffith (who I can’t stand). She’s obnoxious. She’s desperate for attention.

    • Theiiishaveit says

      Love this response and have had this conversation over and over for the past several weeks. GET PAST THE ELECTION. He’s our President whether you like him or not!

      Just wanted to give you a hug!

    • spaceship says

      Very well said! The Trump hate has gotten old and tired, and Americans are getting sick of it! It’s like they are obsessed with hating the man, people seriously need Jesus in their lives! The man is President of the United States…….get over it, and if you can’t, then seek professional help because you need it!

    • judgevino says

      I don’t usually respond to people on this site especially about politics but you seem like a reasonable person. Many people, including myself, who did not vote for Trump ARE “over” the election. We know he is the president. That doesn’t mean we can’t disagree with his decisions and the decisions of his administration. Accepting him as president doesn’t mean we accept everything he does without question. Our country is built on the diversity of thought and that shouldn’t be stifled. I am…

    • dberlcri says

      Agreed. The constant petty “Trump hate” from many celebs and newscasters is getting tiring. I didn’t vote for him but there’s been worse Presidents. I think all this trendy hating on him is stemming from the Democrat party, who just can’t stand that they lost, and some are clearly trying to curry favor with them by publicly disapproving of Trump.

  86. nycmadam says

    Kathy Griffin

    Yeah, she was very wrong. Kathy went off the rails a few years ago, but this was beyond just being vulgar and into reprehensible. Wh in their right mind laughed at that?

  87. TwistedSweetness says

    Too easy, Kathy Griffin

    Is she funny? Occasionally, when she is mocking pompous celebrities.
    Was her stunt funny? Absolutely not. The way she is backpedaling and scared, that’s funny!

  88. MsOverstreet says

    Comedian: Kathy Griffin

    As a disclaimer, I abhor the Trump presidency. I despise it, and him, with all my being. However, her stunt was not funny. Being pictured murdering anyone or beheading a sitting president is not acceptable and anyone doing so should have expected equal backlash. Death threats aren’t ok, but neither is what she did. She can be funny at times but this missed the mark terribly.

  90. carriebradshaw says

    Kathy Griffin

    funny or not threatening because of something like that should not haeppened in a country like USA.

  91. ksamuelson1017 says

    Comedian: Kathy Griffin

    [Optional] Do you think she is funny? Did you think her stunt was funny? Publicity stunt to get her off the D-list. I did not particularly think it was tasteful and I am no fan of Trump by any means.

    • KatarinaJ says

      and essentially SECURED her place on the D-list with her only mainstream working gig given her firing.

    • kspeedian says

      Or, to be more accurate, Kathy Griffen (sp?) posing like the Al Qaeda members did after sawing off the heads of innocent journalists and other captives (holding their severed heads up by the hair) except instead using a mannequin-like head of the (like him or hate him) President of the United States of America.

      I’m embarrassed to be a part of this period in American History. Whiny af.

  95. dizzygirl says

    It was funny, but not for an hour. Only maybe 5 seconds worth of funny. There is something not very funny about a beheading. Just think of Daniel Pearl. See? Not funny.

    Kathy Griffin, or whatever her name is.

    • Nataliexyz says

      I agree with the comparison to the tragedy of Daniel Pearl. How funny must his family find this Kathy Griffin “joke”? It’s just disgusting, no matter your political affilation.

    • spaceship says

      Not even 1 second funny, not funny at all. People lose their loves one everyday, by this exact same method by ISIS, a vile, disgusting hate group……..are they or is that funny also? Kathy Griffin and her artist friend are disgusting, and everyone knows it. People are getting tired of these big mouth celebs and their disrespectful hate! If you hate the President that much, then leave America like so many of you said you would if he got elected. Like it or not, Donald Trump is President!

  96. kelno19 says

    Oh, Kathy Griffin. I do find her funny, but this stunt was the opposite of funny. In very poor taste.

    • blinkandyoumight says

      agreed.

      I consider myself liberal and Im not a fan of trump or his policies…but you dont joke like that. I may not like him, but he is the president of my country and this is just awful. and besides, even if he wasnt the president, what the hell was she thinking? that photoshoot is violent and disgusting.

    • Palermo says

      She should have been punished MORE severely. I don’t care if you love or hate the President, this makes our entire country look weak. I’m sure ISIS loved the picture though. I hope her career is finished

    • hortensie says

      It makes your country look weak to whine about a JOKE like that..
      That kind of humor is rather common in Europe. With humor you cross lines. Not accepting that is censorship