TMZ reports:
Kathy Griffin wants Donald Trump’s head … but she wants it bloody and detached from his body. The comedian posed for the gory shot during a photo session with famed photog Tyler Shields, who’s known for edgy, shocking pics. We got the pic before the release. During the photo shoot, Kathy joked that she and Tyler would need to move to Mexico once the pics got released, for fear they’d be thrown in prison. Trump’s critics have skewered him for inciting violence with his speech. Did Kathy do the same?
The photo immediately launched screaming headlines across the right wing blogosphere including at Breitbart, World Net Daily, and Newsbusters.
Imagine if someone had done to Obama what Kathy Griffin did to Trump, there'd be – what's that now? Oh…um… Kathy Griffin isn't funny! pic.twitter.com/Jb6ixSsH2M
— Ian Fortey (@IanFortey) May 30, 2017
1. Just spoke with @kathygriffin . She said, unapologetically, that the image of her that's gone viral is an expression of art
— Yashar Ali (@yashar) May 30, 2017
2. She believes Trump is doing tremendous damage to the country + the world and she wanted the art to reflect the seriousness of his impact
— Yashar Ali (@yashar) May 30, 2017
3. She said they were putting together a Trump mask and that led her to think of Trump's infamous statement early on in the primary.
— Yashar Ali (@yashar) May 30, 2017
4. The "blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her ears, blood coming out of her wherever" statement.
— Yashar Ali (@yashar) May 30, 2017
5. She also said she does not condone any violence, that provocative art should remain just that: art. She does not want life to imitate art
— Yashar Ali (@yashar) May 30, 2017
Hey @CNN – will Kathy Griffin be hosting your New Year's Eve show again? Your advertisers would like to know. pic.twitter.com/ngzHbBcPhN
— toddstarnes (@toddstarnes) May 30, 2017