EXCLUSIVE: Kathy Griffin on being blacklisted in Hollywood over Donald Trump photo scandal
Last weekend at the Byron Allen Oscar viewing party in Beverly Hills, MEA WorldWide (MEAWW) had to opportunity to speak with comedian and now activist Kathy Griffin about what was one of the worst almost two years of her life. To recap, on May 30th, 2017 a photograph was released of Griffin holding an effigy of a bloody and decapitated Donald Trump head. Backlash quickly ensued and she was abandoned by friends, blacklisted in Hollywood, was terrorized with death threats and was targeted by federal agents on whether she should be charged with conspiracy to assassinate the president of the United States or not. Since then her life and career crumbled before her very eyes, and while Griffin likely wishes she never took the infamous photo, the lengths people have gone to attack and destroy her have been absolutely ludicrous. Griffin opened up about what these past two years have been like for her, and through it all, she still doesn’t regret making her voice heard and standing up for what she believes in.