Kathy Griffin 'Lost 90 Percent' of Her Friends After Scandal (Exclusive)

[@barnyfraggles]

By 'friends' I assume she means show business acquaintances that probably didn't like her but found her acquaintance potentially beneficial until she became unpopular.

[@LadyDiuto]

if you had to lose your friends when you are in a bad place, they were not really your friends.

[@tv.stageforkids9377]

I lost 90% of my "friends" too when I lost my business, home and money. Now I'm glad they left.

[@endorkugo]

same. when i lost my glamorous job. funny how people don't want to be with you when you can't do anything for them. but it's for good. the ones who stick by me as true friends are the ones who I talk to everyday!

[@Positiveenergy68]

@@endorkugo you situation is completely different. Unless you lost your glamorous career for threatening the life of a sitting president? 🤷‍♀️

[@chloeharbin3183]

@@Positiveenergy68 What are you even talk in about lol.

[@Positiveenergy68]

@@chloeharbin3183 What do you mean?

[@HeatherR-u2o]

Kathy shouldn't say friends

[@chowfun1976]

I can’t fathom ditching a friend for some ill planned and poorly thought out stunt that has nothing to do with me. Those 90% were never her true friends to begin with. They made it clear that when they can’t get what they want from her they left her.

[@dwaynetaylor1575]

She's scum.Whay she did is disgusting

[@amt9289]

The only good thing about hard times is you get to know who are your real friends. You go girl.

[@booginas]

"You deserve what's coming to you. And what's coming to you?? ME." CLASSIC!!

[@roberth3094]

When you make decisions in life you pay the price , whether that's good or bad. I am not being judgmental but that is life.

[@franciscoherrera1219]

I am. She cut off her own head.

[@FearFanatic86]

Well I really hope Trump is prepared to deal with all consequences from the wonderful decisions he's made "leading" our country😏

[@slappadabass3290]

@@FearFanatic86 He hasn’t been President for 2 years you simp 😂😂😂

[@taryntaryn9090]

I have to disagree with that. There are zero consequences for anything right now. That's why everything is so bad!!

[@MsE711]

They were never her friends to begin with. If they were, they would still be there. True friends won’t ever leave or give up on you.

[@Positiveenergy68]

She’s a completely toxic person with no common sense, her friends were correct in scraping her off.

[@jengable4888]

I would agree !!

[@nicolemonrue]

True friends indeed leave and give up on you. It's life

[@blinktwiceforyes4820]

They weren’t friends. They weren’t intelligent. They were cowards.

[@lucillevee1786]

“hate isn't healthy, it damages the hater more than the one who's hated!”

[@franciscoherrera1219]

Yep. That's why no one wants her around.

[@s.k.7325]

Yet...she mocked Christ. Foolish.

[@staffordstafford7443]

She lost my support when she tried to play the ‘old white men are attacking me as a woman’ Card. I also don’t like that she started recycling the same jokes ad nauseam

[@Noah-fv6dt]

I never did like her and the way she treated others. Or that she claims to be god. She made that book just to hurt people and tell their secrets.

[@JF-ch1cm]

"Why did you join that club!?" LMAO so funny

[@showmestategirl7001]

I thought she was one of the celebrities that said they would move out of the United States if Trump won the presidency. Why didn't she leave?

[@putjesusfirst9814]

karen wallace because she is a talker she made it all up.

[@robinpesek3657]

Well crap! I hoped she really meant it.

TRUMP 2020!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@klardfarkus3891]

Wrong she found out which ten percent of the people she knew were her friends

[@budgieblues]

A person of middle eastern descent could not do what she did and be smiling and talking to ET, they would be talking to their cell mate.

[@roberthealy8042]

"He broke me". Who? You made the severed head of your own accord, stop playing the victim.

[@CK-ok2sq]

I don’t like her comedy but I like her story. Now she knows her true friends.

[@TM-vw8nn]

She wasn't funny and it was just a bit too far. But yeah she has the right to do it for sure. People obviously have the right to react too, and they didnt like it.

[@mike4ty4]

Sure it was a little too far. But the consequences suffered are grotesquely disproportionate when any context-sensitive person could see this wasn't meant as a serious suggestion of a course of action to be taken, but rather an expression of feeling of disapproval.

[@mike4ty4]

@@rakshith7002 I disagree, gravely. I hope and/or would help to make things improve for her if I could. I would give aid and comfort if I had some to give. It's high, high past time for it to end and she be dealt back into the game. The truth is that people have a terrible sense of all the following: contextuality, reasoning, and scale (both of claimed offence, and of proper consequences therefor). It was a gaffe, yeah, maybe point it out, then move on and let he be again and have a life again. Seriously, the amount of things we impose gravity on is immeasurably far beyond the pale and we need to really cut it the fuck back and do things more one-on-one. Less punishment for others and more learning to fortify ourselves.

[@mike4ty4]

@@rakshith7002 Yeah, I think that it should have been taken not as nothing but also not as greatly as it was, because to me when I saw it first off _with the context_ I thought "yeah, this is a joke. A bit off-color, maybe, but I'd seriously not think she was really going to try and do that, given the context it was done in." I clearly realized it was a political 'toon, not a statement of proposed action. That's why I said a lot of people lack a sense of contextuality. I didn't find it a _funny_ joke, though - by the way - it didn't elicit a chuckle. What I'm saying is I understood what it was _meant_ to be, at the moment when it came to my attention. On the other hand, if she had sent out a tweet directly to the President's Twitter account with that picture, and no comments, perhaps maybe a stronger reaction would have been warranted. Having the court investigate it was reasonable, just to be sure. The court, though, vindicated the reasoning just mentioned. I think prospective future employers/others should, from now on, honor that court's findings. Yes, it's a gaffe. Yes, I stand 100% by that statement. Perhaps a bit more than most, but that it should have such _enduring_ consequences for her _entire life_ is something I would 100%, thoroughly, reject. Far too much has such enduring consequences than should. Much more should be absolutely temporary, and I am absloutely going to stand by that opinion, everywhere, no matter who refuses to respect it. They can disrespect whatever they want, and I won't care, it's just an opinion. It's called holding a TRULY unpopular and politically incorrect opinion. Deal with it. And an ordinary person should have gotten, obviously, far far _less_ . Probably an "uggh" from whomever they showed the picture to with suitably adequate context markers for their situation, since that'd be the extent of their "ordinary" reach.

[@mike4ty4]

@@rakshith7002 I didn't know she didn't expect anyone to see it. Moreover, you're missing the point. The point is that they called an investigation, it was investigated, and the result of that investigation was to not bring charges. Had this been ACTUALLY a threat, charges would be brought because it's a crime to threaten the President (for real). I'm simply taking, to the logical extreme, the sentiment I saw voiced in many posts given in the heat of the controversy which was to the effect of "let's see how she fares in real court, instead of the 'court of public opinion'". And I'm saying that, now that "real court" has finished its work, that it is time for the "court of public opinion" to get in line and _un-ruin_ her _life_ , because this does NOT deserve a LIFETIME consequence of this severity. I believe in keeping consequences for wrongdoing strictly time-limited and/or otherwise negotiable or forgiveable/rescindable - _not_ absent - except in the most grievous of cases, for the simple fact that humans are human and the level of things we've attached such horrifying consequence to is far beyond the pale - another example is Justine Sacco, and there's a TEDTalk on KZbin about this type of thing, how much and how severe "mob justice" has come thanks to the internet. And I hate to say it, but you're being a little mob here. I only wish I could be in charge of hiring her again at Hollywood and help her put this all behind as it rightfully should be, by a _logically extreme_ interpretation of the principle just cited. After all, if we're going to talk about how we should have only _investigated_ Kavanaugh, say, and not found him guilty, on the spot, of a crime, if we want to both (as I believe we should) accept that we should hear out women sincerely (imo the real or best meaning of "Believe Women," and I know people - women, too - who both use that slogan _and_ agree with my interpretation thereof) _and_ not just proclaim "guilty before conviction" of those _accused_ of sexual assaults to support principled justice that also takes account of the fact false or unsubstantiable claims _do_ occur (whether it's 80% or 8% doesn't matter to the _principle_ ), then I believe in consistently applying that same system here as well. On the other hand, I believe this is degenerating and will simply degenerate into a "yes!" "no!" "yes!" "no!" round-about, assertion-making piss match, and I don't think that's going to be very useful here. And that's because we draw our rules from two fundamentally different books of _axioms_ , and axioms, by definition, are not things that are amenable to proof or disproof.

[@kaberus7565]

I think it was in bad taste but i don't think she should've been like completely ostracized for it. If she did that with Obama I would say the same thing. Comedians push boundaries. I do wish she'd kinda drop all the Trump stuff though, it's just not funny imo.

[@pato7602]

"Friends" are few so be grateful you got rid of the trash....hard lesson to learn.

[@MaggieJean]

Considering what Trump has done to this country, I cannot believe the hate foe this woman. I'm glad she's ok.

[@PeanutBuddaPie]

The irony that all three, Kathy Katt and Jim, are often seen as nuts. Are they nuts or are they the only brave ones left.

[@LauraEllen999]

I've never seen Kathy live, but would go to see her now, just to support her. Girl's got some balls.

[@slappadabass3290]

She’s trans? Makes sense. Looks like a dude

[@adelaidemarie]

Like isis? Severing heads of their imaginary enemies?

[@grose93alexander67]

Balls for holding up a sitting presidents replica bloody head? Radical left incoming

[@bettycrocker4397]

yup born with balls, ITS A MAN !!!!!

[@igot5onit423]

Jim Carrey is far more evolved as a human than I originally anticipated

[@mylink.orb17]

He's smarter than the average bear, for sure.

[@mattbernabe]

I loved Katt Williams and Jim Carrey before this, but once Kathy said they both called her on that day, and they had her back, I love and respect them even more.

[@mike4ty4]

Shows me how ridiculous so many people are that they could not see from context that this was not meant as a serious threat. To me it was instantaneously clear. The amount of consequences we pile on to such minor things is odious beyond comprehension.

[@zoobrizz]

She’s just a vulgar nasty person. Period. And you are probably the same type

[@notmyselfusee]

Damn she looks like she has aged a bunch in the last few years.

[@wysmn]

No adrenochrome...supply cut

[@lawchickme1976]

Thank you for naming Jim. I've noticed he has been on a downward spiral mentally so it really doesn't surprise me. Now I know for certain I can stop supporting him as well.

[@yeaitsme2000]

what trump does not realized that this incident has made her TOUGH and ready to fight back against all of the attacks his supporters have lodged against her. It was a bad joke ---- and she has apologized and suffered for it. NOW, she is coming back stronger and ready to fight. CONTINUE TO FIGHT KATHY!

[@BetterLifeAhead35]

In what way did the reaction to her violate the first amendment?? I swear no one understands what that law means

[@reinilla]

I also lost 90 per cent of my friends I understand her

[@admiralwasteland1687]

You sound like you need a drink. I got SHINE waiting for you in TALL TREES.!! 😉

TRUMP 2020!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Blissid_Waters]

@ *_Nope._*

[@mallory5872]

Can I call Jim Carey?

[@victoriadearrillaga5149]

mallory .... Whatcha guunna call him? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂I have lot's of idea's for you 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂ask Jenny McCarthy, she'll tell you.

[@bluebrickwall3207]

mallory - Jim Carey is a warock and satan worshiper. Just send him a mental message ....the satans will carry it to him.

[@Angelbaby11137]

Blue Brick Wall why do you say he's a satan worshipper?

[@davidstopple7435]

Victoria Dearrillaga do you just threaten Mallory???

[@AndySaenz]

mallory No, you cannot phone a friend!

[@blackcorp0001]

How can you lose 90 % of your friends when you only have one ?

[@soooocharming]

why is there a open and closed quote on the words 'Lost 90 percent'? it should be under the word "friends." right? coz they're not her friends, they are only her "friends."

[@Diana_Fire]

So much hate for Kathy but still an much love for Trump. Sad. I think we can almost all agree what she did was senseless but people trying to say she was never funny are flat out liars. This woman had some of the best comedy skits you could watch. She made fun of everyone and herself. I saw her at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta some 5+ years ago and she had that entire audience laughing. I feel bad the stress of this has really started to age her. I hope she gets the comeback she deserves soon. She deserves a second chance just like others are given.

[@PiscesSista]

Kind of surprised Cher didn't call! Smh!

[@funkybee6506]

Poor Kathy is still acting like a victim and trying to get sympathy when she was the one who did something extremely insensitive.

[@joshuaekstedt1810]

So that would be what, two friends?

[@Tinalynn...]

Joshua Ekstedt no....3!!! You were close tho hahahahahahahahah

[@jjrusy7438]

holy crap. i'm going to have nightmares after seeing that grotesque face..pleaaaase can I unsee that...oooooh noooooo

[@vicromano9450]

90% of her friends? You mean to tell me she still has one friend? Wow!

[@bruceshepherd4281]

The other 10% are Peter Fonda, Tom Arnold and Stormy Daniels !

[@zhaohua4461]

What I can say? You shouldn't expect too much from your wide -ranged friends. We all know that every person only has few friends among all the friend that he/ she can count on. It is not a secret for a normal person and is definitely not a secret in showbiz.

[@margiemarchei5669]

Whatever! She is not funny! Never was...never will be...

[@bruceroberts3345]

So she lost 5 friends? I hope she never works again.

[@wadecatt9543]

You get what you give. If you put out hate and negativity you get all that back and more.

[@normg7428]

It's pretty telling to see all the people who comment mentioning her looks don't have a clue how good of a standup she is.

[@neenahguy8871]

I support Kathy 100%. She will go on. She will survive and continue to make people laugh for many years to come!!!! Good for your honesty, Kathy!

[@TreyM1609]

How’d that work out? Sucks when cancel culture cancels the side that started the stuff huh? She needs to get over herself. She wasn’t a good comedian or actor before now good luck finding in her in something

[@mysticalrainbow1342]

I think your great! And if you lost 90% of your friends, then they are not your true friends! I love you! keep on keeping on girl!

[@dwaynetaylor1575]

She said she Sorry but did she ever actually say sorry to Trump?

[@robb4951]

Schindler's list is funnier than she is

[@j.mendez8108]

Its so shocking to me that so many "friends" would turn their back on her. In that most intense powerful fearless moment she needed support. Ill always respect her for how daring she was. A prodigy of Joan and a just strong independent woman. In a country where Trump supporters run rampant she did that.

[@bundy4prez462]

She's crying over a mess she created.

[@heymaryelizabeth]

This makes me like Kat & Jim Carrey even more! Loyalty is everything. ❤️

[@Mary_andersen19]

I'm curious to know what she thinks of the joke Roseanne posted on Twitter seeing as how she still doesn't think she did anything wrong.

[@britton3377]

I hate when people don’t learn lessons and continue to deny what is obvious to all....

[@bdeemter1234]

She can play a troll under a bridge.

[@JT-ol5xo]

Still on Team Kathy! Glad she's back.

[@sailorpfat]

Kathy Griffin is the best. Thank god she's back.

[@twistedtiara6794]

She is not "the best". Not even you believe that. It's just something to say. There's a long list of comics that are funnier than she is, and they don't have most of the country hating them.

[@thinkthensend9228]

Back against the wall

[@travisjames1437]

I don’t get it - those same friends were prob anti-Trump.

[@marrkrrr9949]

Everyone in this comment section is like ,”She still not over? BooHoo.” Um hello obviously you’re not. Sorry she bought a mask with ketchup on it.

[@marknast8031]

You lost your friends because of yourself, not because of Trump. No matter what side of the polital isle you are on, what you did was disgusting!

[@bajemo359]

And we care why??

[@placeholder9462]

Omigoddddd can she GO AWAAAYYYY

[@britton3377]

Clara Eke she keeps getting worse..

[@Bloooo95]

Yeah, it’s awful that she’s forcing you to watch her, huh?

[@lynsaldana]

No she can’t !!! And you’re mad lol

[@placeholder9462]

Lyn Saldana not mad just bored and a bit disgusted

[@melissasw64]

Agree Agree Agree! I'm sick of her ugly mug. I clicked on this because it says she lost 90% of her friends and I was glad to hear that.

[@algrundy]

The reality is 90 percent of her friends saw her for what she is and decided she is not worth knowing.

[@jsetennis9224]

They weren't friends, real friends stick with you through thick and thin.

[@ericlogos9568]

Sad to hear she lost 2 friends.

[@ronaldmangal2518]

She deserves it. Trump 2024

[@t.rok13]

She still doesn't realize how cause and effect works. What did she think would happen

[@donovanluu4613]

horrible person. apologized but didn`t even mean it. the line was crossed. America spoke. get off your high horse

[@itsedgaro]

They weren't your real friends Kathy. Your fans are your real friends. They have stick with you till today. We love you kathy.

[@witg6858]

Oh boo hoo 🤣🤣 this is why we must respect 😊😊 EVERYONE

[@kennethholland2006]

Looking forward to seeing you Kathy. Got tickets as soon as they went on sale. Keep on moving forward.

[@marblesrichard]

Your Loss

[@deanarupe73]

I like how she said she went back to her Roots. What were her roots not being funny at all. There's a reason she's on the D-list. She isn't funny.

[@hjddkgf125]

She's only 57?? She looks horrible for her age. And that haircut isn't helping.

[@berniecasey7592]

The word is Ugly

[@shellyhoward7777]

If you lost friends over that then they weren’t friends.

[@ceiananunez1892]

"Howdy Doody" lost her friend's? Leave, "Puppet!"

[@brocksampson4874]

She is frightening to look at

[@theguanenonli]

brock sampson lmao

[@mydoglayla5045]

The only time I enjoyed watching Kathy Griffin was on the Suze Orman show several years ago. I’m just not a fan of her humor. But I do wish her well.

[@danceballetacro]

That was horrendous

[@nicolemonrue]

It's the same with all Trump voters. I put up on Facebook that i was voting for Trump, and the backlash was unbelievable. I lost %90 percent of my friends too. People STILL get mad at me over that. It's not me that the problem, its them.

[@williamanthony9090]

She found out that when you've been knocked flat on your back, there's nowhere to look but up.

[@morgansparhawk8410]

She had friends to lose? Who knew... 🤔

[@Irish-Rose]

Morgan Sparhawk She had a lot of acquaintances, & a few real friends. She was a big success & when you fall only your real friends will stand by you.

[@princessmia66]

Carol G slay

[@dhnjh65]

Kathy! I love you so much!!! I never stopped following your every move just waiting for your “comeback” (which I KNEW would happen!) I’m nobody... a jersey mom of 3 grown kids. You are the best and I couldn’t be happier for all your success against the accidental President. (I don’t even say “President” I only say “45”) one day Kathy, I’ll be at one of your shows! It’s a dream come true for me & as tough as times are now, you’re MY bucket list. I love you! Donna 😍

[@keyboardattendee]

You know she can't hear you right? She isn't funny!

[@MaryMartinez-ob2mk]

👋 Donna Marie * I'm a big fan too! Kathy Griffin is a bad ass I knew she'd come back fighting, she's a chicagoan and not even the president had the power to destroy her!!😤 SHE IS ONE TUFF & FUNNY COMEDIAN!!😂 I really hope you get to see Kathy Griffin live some day!😆✌🙋😷

[@orlenecharles6590]

I don't like this lady at all.

[@aartadventure]

I love that Kathy shared who reached out when she was at her lowest. I already knew Jim Carey is a good egg, but this really shows how caring and supportive he is.

[@thomasoehrling]

they arent exactly friends if they arent there for you in your lowest point in life

[@dennisallen2440]

SHOWS WHO YOUR REAL FRIENDS R?

[@johnwilliamscoffin]

Barf

[@jeffreywright6122]

i got your back lady.be strong and keep going.all ways push forward no matter what.

[@averagejoe845]

Americans simply exercised their freedom of speech by not paying for Griffin's comedy.

[@butcherp8523]

Kathy Griffin alias God Mocker. She had luck!

[@nickoxborrow5175]

She’s a proffessional drama queen - she is stirring all this up to get attention so people buy her tickets! She wasn’t some innocent bystander yet she’s playing the “poor me” card whilst cashing in!

[@BrianSmith-yq7ys]

She's just as kooki as her character on Seinfeld

[@emilydill9357]

That woman could spend a million dollar on plastic surgery and would still be one of the most unattractive people. She should have spent her money on counseling on how to be a better person.

[@GallacticReactions]

I haven't been able to stomach Ronald McDonald since he quit hawking Big Macs and started doing stand up comedy.

[@JaminJim2010]

People really pay to see her?

[@VIPEFFECT]

“HE BROKE ME” hahahah

TRUMP 2020!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@vegasprepperone]

she should never work again !she is nuts !

[@ako3379]

She killed her own career

[@guidedmeditation2396]

This woman was never funny in my opinion. I don't recall ever being offended by her before the Trump Head disaster, I would just change the channel because she was boring. She may draw a crowd of useful idiots that want to pay to hear someone attack our President but the fact is, America is Great again and our job growth is through the roof. Black unemployment is the lowest ever recorded.

[@donpage4275]

Her assumption that "the first amendment" covers her is correct but the other side of that same principle is , we all can choose to stop listening to her compost.