Comedian Kathy Griffin claimed she lost a third of her fans after the infamous incident in which she held up a replica severed head of then-President Donald Trump.
Griffin discussed the incident in an appearance on Dan Le Batard’s podcast “South Beach Sessions.”
“One thing that breaks my heart is why I would say I’ve lost, probably permanently, about a third of my audience because of the Trump thing,” Griffin said.
“I think I’ve gained some audiences that are maybe a little bit more political, maybe a little bit more liberal, but I used to play the South like crazy because they knew me as somebody that would make fun of Hollywood and the Kardashians and celebrities,” she added.
Griffin said in 2023 that the backlash following the incident took a toll on her mental health.
The comedian also admitted she “meows like a cat” in order to calm down her Trump derangement syndrome.
She also explained that she has been using what she calls “cat-cow,” where she makes animal noises during yoga.
“It’s when I get on all fours like a kitty cat and then I arch my back and I am instructed by my teacher to say the word meow,” Griffin said.
“I feel like a fu**ing fool, but I do it,” she said.
“And then I un-arch my back and — wait for it — I ‘moo’ like a cow,” Griffin added.
“PTSD is a b**ch, and when I get PTSD attacks, I can’t stop vomiting.”
“So if I have to meow like a kitty cat and moo like a cow, I’m gonna fu**ing do it.”
The comedian’s intense hatred of Trump d landed her in the psych ward after the infamous photoshoot, she revealed.
“Six years I was out of work because of that ****.”
“There I said what it was, all because of a picture!” she shouted, arms waving.
“A picture I took making fun of the president!” Griffin said during an appearance on “The View.”
“No fly list. INTERPOL list, stopped at every airport,” she continued.
“Pill addiction, suicide attempt, and I was on a psych hold for three days.”
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