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CNN 'Evaluating' Kathy Griffin's NYE role: 'No Decisions At This Point'
The Hil ^ | 05/30/17 10:09 PM EDT | BY MARK HENSCH -

Posted on 05/30/2017 8:00:32 PM PDT by drewh

CNN is evaluating Kathy Griffin’s role in its annual New Year’s Eve coverage following the comic's controversial photo shoot in which she posed with a decapitated, bloody head resembling President Trump.

“We found what she did disgusting and offensive,” CNN said in a statement Tuesday. “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."

Griffin earlier Tuesday apologized for the photo, noting that she had crossed a line.

“I sincerely apologize,” she said in a 31-second video posted on Twitter. “I’m a comic. I cross the line. I move the line and then I cross it. I went way too far. The image is way too disturbing.” “I understand how it offends people,” Griffin added. “It wasn’t funny. I get it. I’ve made a lot of mistakes in my career, I’ll continue.”

Griffin also asked for forgiveness in the vide, promising to take the image down. The photo, however, had already sparked debate on social media and caused "Kathy Griffin" to trend on Twitter.

Griffin has co-hosted CNN’s “New Year’s Eve Live” broadcast every January since 2007 when she joined network anchor Anderson Cooper.

Cooper tweeted earlier in the evening that he was "appalled" by the photo.

(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...


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KEYWORDS: braking; chat; cnn; kathygriffin; media; trump
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1 posted on 05/30/2017 8:00:32 PM PDT by drewh
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To: drewh

Not sure of how much of a raise to give her?


2 posted on 05/30/2017 8:02:00 PM PDT by BookmanTheJanitor
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To: drewh

Don’t worry, we’ll be springing for her three hots and a cot for years to come (one can only hope!)


3 posted on 05/30/2017 8:02:41 PM PDT by lightman (Trump = A glorious amalgamation of Andrew Jackson, Teddy Roosevelt, and Ronald Reagan!)
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To: drewh

Sounds like they hope it will blow over


4 posted on 05/30/2017 8:02:47 PM PDT by Sybeck1
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To: drewh

They had to think about it.

CNN, even more mentally challenged than you thought...


5 posted on 05/30/2017 8:03:35 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Happy days are here again!)
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To: drewh

CNN is between a rock and a hard place: Condemnation or Praise.


6 posted on 05/30/2017 8:03:40 PM PDT by stars & stripes forever (Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord. Psalm 33:12)
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To: Sybeck1

Exactly!


7 posted on 05/30/2017 8:03:40 PM PDT by 17th Miss Regt
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To: drewh

Because we all know what a moral bunch populates the airways at CNN. *sarc not necessary


8 posted on 05/30/2017 8:03:52 PM PDT by txrefugee
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To: drewh

CNN you love and support this picture and the message behind it so just stand behind it and support it. ITS WHO THE LEFT IS!


10 posted on 05/30/2017 8:04:27 PM PDT by snarkytart
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To: drewh

CNN trying hard to find the Russian angle on this.


11 posted on 05/30/2017 8:04:29 PM PDT by dowcaet
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To: drewh

She is an appalling sack of garbage.*

(*with my apologies to sacks of garbage everywhere)


12 posted on 05/30/2017 8:05:06 PM PDT by TXBlair (We will not forget Benghazi.)
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To: dowcaet

LOL!!


13 posted on 05/30/2017 8:05:41 PM PDT by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
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To: drewh
What happened when HE apoligized..?

We never heard from him again.

Why is SHE different..?

14 posted on 05/30/2017 8:05:42 PM PDT by gaijin
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To: drewh

I wonder what promotion they will give her? Maybe she will be President of CNN if she keeps this up.


15 posted on 05/30/2017 8:05:43 PM PDT by for-q-clinton (If at first you don't succeed keep on sucking until you do succeed)
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To: drewh

CNN was likely waiting to see what Anderson Cooper was going to say about it first. They didn’t want to step on the IED bombs of the infamous Gay Mafia. Now that he too has disavowed her actions, they can quietly sever ties without worry.


16 posted on 05/30/2017 8:06:12 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: drewh

I wonder how many of these leftards have made this photo their wallpapers and screensavers by now?


17 posted on 05/30/2017 8:07:34 PM PDT by TXBlair (We will not forget Benghazi.)
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To: drewh

Good thing she didn’t wear an Obama mask like that rodeo clown. She would be banned for life if she did. /s


18 posted on 05/30/2017 8:07:37 PM PDT by al_c (Obama's standing in the world has fallen so much that Kenya now claims he was born in America.)
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To: lightman

Why not a hole in the dirt to lay in and mustard and biscuits three or four times a week?


19 posted on 05/30/2017 8:07:38 PM PDT by digger48
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To: drewh

Taking the photos down does not mean it didn’t happen.

She needs a visit form an alphabet agency in order to put her actions in perspective.


20 posted on 05/30/2017 8:08:09 PM PDT by KittenClaws ( Normalcy Bias. Do you have it?)
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