October 19, 2017
Following Trump Vid Controversy, Kathy Griffin Says She's 'Blacklisted' From Hollywood
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In May, Kathy Griffin suffered major fall out when she posted a video of herself holding a severed head resembling President Donald Trump. The controversy cost her a number of gigs, including hosting CNN's New Years Eve special with former BFF Anderson Cooper.
It's been nearly five months since the incident and Griffin says she's been "blacklisted" from Hollywood.
In a lengthy Facebook post, the comedian shared photos of emails inviting her to The Hollywood Reporter's annual Women in Entertainment Power 100 event. After the controversy, the offer was reclined.
"...[T]hey rescinded my offer and I am no longer invited to speak. I do not buy their official reasoning and I believe 'the word has been put out' on me," she wrote in part. "I can't help but take this as another occasion where Hollywood is blacklisting a woman and silencing her. After decades of hard work in this industry, it's my opinion that this is not right nor justified.
"Yeah, I took one photo holding up a children's Halloween Trump mask with ketchup on it... so what?" Griffin added. "How's that feigned outrage working out for you now in light of a possible impending nuclear holocaust?"
She concluded her post by writing, "I just want to make you laugh, even though I don't have one single day of paid work ahead of me in the United States for the rest of my life. That's what blacklisting is."
Read Griffin's post in full and view the emails as well.
