Kathy Griffin has made headlines before, but never like this. Many people have spoken out about her latest stunt, where the comedian and actress posed with a decapitated Donald Trump head.
After Griffin participated in a provocative photo shoot featuring the comedienne holding a bloody, decapitated facsimile of Donald Trump’s head, celebrities and prominent media figures expressed a range of responses on social media, with many criticizing the image.
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Kathy Griffin has apologized for the gory image she created with photographer Tyler Shields. “I sincerely apologize,” she said in a video posted to social media Tuesday evening. “I am just now seeing the reaction of these images. … I went way too far. The image is too disturbing. I understand how it offends people. It wasn’t funny. I get it.”
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But even after the apology many have still criticized Griffin.
See all the celebrity reactions to Kathy Griffin‘s Trump photo shoot below:
Comic Legends
Jim Carrey at the premiere of his new ’70s stand-up Showtime series I’m Dying Up Here, where he weighed in on the controversy surrounding Kathy Griffin and Donald Trump.
When asked about the photo shoot of Kathy holding up a bloody head resembling Trump’s, Jim said, “I see that everybody’s a hypocrite because everybody’s imagined themselves standing there with his head, maybe at least half the country.”
Sounding-off on the state of our country, he added, “We’re in a tough spot. It’s a very divided world. We’re sitting here watching this nonsense happen and people like Sean Spicer come out and talk about it like we’re kindergarteners. You know, covering for the President is like putting makeup on a melanoma — not only unsightly but it’s dangerous.”
Jerry Seinfeld and his wife Jessica hosted a GOOD+ Foundation family charity event in NYC where the Seinfeld creator, who began his career doing stand-up, reacted to the Kathy controversy by saying, “It’s stupid, who cares?”
The Naysayers
A lot of actors, musicians, political leaders and more thought the “joke” went a little too far and spoke out about it on Twitter.
Everyone from Mitt Romney to Debra Messing had something to say in response to Kathy Griffin’s photo shoot.
While most people spoke about the incident itself, others talked about Griffin personally and criticized her character and her actions.
See all the tweets below:
This is vile and wrong. It is never funny to joke about killing a president. https://t.co/zIiuKoMyFw
— Chelsea Clinton (@ChelseaClinton) May 30, 2017
It wasn’t right when peoplel hung lynched Obama effigies, just as what Kathy Griffin did isn’t right now.
— Debra Messing (@DebraMessing) May 30, 2017
Maybe Ted Nugent & Kathy Griffin can go out on tour now…elsewhere.
— Jeffrey Wright (@jfreewright) May 30, 2017
She didn’t. She hates him. That pic tho … ? https://t.co/VwsBUQ4est
— Don Cheadle (@DonCheadle) May 30, 2017
I’m not looking forward to be asked as a comedian if I defend the Kathy Griffin picture… it was clearly not meant to be funny. #No
— Hal Sparks (@HalSparks) May 30, 2017
I find it funny when bullies play the victims. ?
— Demi Lovato (@ddlovato) June 2, 2017
two of my grandsons r Barron Trump’s age. I would slap the fuck out of any bitch or any prick who upset them-trust me on that.
— Roseanne Barr (@therealroseanne) May 31, 2017
Celebs In Support
While many people condemned Griffin for her actions, the comedian did have a plethora of supporters in her corner.
A lot of fellow actors stood by her side along with political figures and much more.
Scroll down to see all of Kathy Griffin’s supporters:
Rosie O’Donnell tweeted about the infamous stunt. “[And] she apologized right away — she made a mistake and owned up to it — more than we can say for HIM,” the 55-year-old wrote, referring to Trump.
i agree laurence – and she apologized right away – she made a mistake and owned up to it – more than we can say for HIM #COVFEFE https://t.co/L4WHD2KGIv
— ROSIE (@Rosie) May 31, 2017
The photographer behind the shocking photo also came to Griffin’s defense. “That’s what art is meant to do,” he told Fox News. “Some people look at it and they love it. Some people look at it and they hate it… I understand there are going to be people that hate this. It’s a very touchy subject… but this is not real. We didn’t kill anybody nor do I feel anybody should be killed. It’s no different from a movie. It just happens to be a still image.”
Inside Amy Schumer writer Mike Lawrence believed Griffin didn’t need to apologize for the image because the comedienne was aware of what she was doing before the backlash. The 34-year-old wrote a lengthy post on Facebook about the incident.
Larry King’s not down with everyone piling on Kathy Griffin for her Trump beheading photo fiasco … especially his old bosses at CNN. Larry took the network to task Thursday at LAX. He admits his friend Kathy’s photo was in “terrible taste” but believes it didn’t rise to the level of a fireable offense. See Larry King speak about Griffin here.
Jamie Foxx told Entertainment Tonight it’s the job of the comedian to push buttons. “Listen, as comedians, sometimes you go beyond, past the line,” said the 49-year-old actor. “I still love Kathy Griffin. She went past the line, she’ll pay for it in the way she pays for it, and we’ll go out and we’ll laugh with her again.”
