Global news network, CNN has terminated Kathy Griffin’s recurring role on its New Year’s Eve program, which she usually co-hosts with Anderson Cooper.
Global news network, CNN has terminated Kathy Griffin’s recurring role on its New Year’s Eve program, which she usually co-hosts with Anderson Cooper.
The news network had tweeted:
“We found what she did disgusting and offensive. We are pleased to see she has apologized and asked that the photos be taken down. We are evaluating our New Year’s Eve coverage and have made no decisions at this point.”
Also, a company, Squatty Potty has discontinued a recent campaign that featured Griffin and announced its plans to cut ties with the comedian going forward.
The comedian and actress had earlier in the week became the subject of public scrutiny after posing with a fake bloody Donald Trump head for photographer Tyler Shields.
For one who rarely backs down from provocation, Kathy knew she had crossed the line following a black lash over the photograph. She immediately released a video apologizing and promising to remove the image.
Griffin’s good friend and New Year’s Eve co-host of nearly 10 years, Anderson Cooper, tweeted his disapproval. The president’s son, Donald Trump, Jr. thanked Anderson for his thoughts while asking if he (Anderson) would ever work with Griffin again on CNN. Cooper is yet to respond.
In her own Twitter apology, Griffin noted that in her career, she often pushes the boundaries of humor and pushed too far this time.
“I’m a comic,” she said. “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 . . . Taking down the image, gonna ask the photographer to take down the image, and I beg for your forgiveness. I went too far. I made a mistake, and I was wrong.”
