Kathy Griffin resurfaces her feud with Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper in a bold new video, calling both media personalities to action amid social unrest.
The Emmy-winning comedian has had a rocky relationship with the duo, tracing back to her controversial 2017 photo featuring a bloodied Donald Trump mask. Griffin, 65, previously expressed to Entertainment Weekly her feelings of being "thrown away like a piece of trash" by Cohen.
Source: MEGAKathy Griffin called out Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper in a new video.
In a recent episode of her digital series, "Talk Your Head Off," Griffin declared she'd reconciled with the pair but quickly shifted to criticize them for not using their platforms effectively to address current events.
Source: Kathy Griffin/YoutubeKathy Griffin criticized them for not using their platforms during recent political unrest.
"The only reason I'm putting aside my beef with Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper is because I want you guys to recognize that you have a much larger microphone and platform than little D-lister Kathy Griffin," she explained.
Referencing the recent unrest in Minneapolis following the shooting death of mother Renee Nicole Good by ICE, Griffin urged Cooper to step outside his studio and report on the ground. "Anderson, why aren't you on the ground? Why aren't you in Minnesota, boots on the ground, being the reporter that I knew you to be?" she asked, recalling his willingness to cover dangerous stories in the past.
Source: MEGAKathy Griffin urged Anderson Cooper to report on the ground in Minnesota.
Griffin emphasized the need for prominent figures in media to amplify voices of marginalized groups. "Anderson, I'm imploring you, please go there. If you go there, people will watch," she said, insisting it's crucial for the media to illustrate that these issues affect more than just Minnesota.
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She didn't hold back when addressing Cohen, noting his platform as the head of Watch What Happens Live."I'm imploring you to devote one minute of every episode to show what's really happening with a government occupation of a U.S. state," she asserted, acknowledging that the request might seem "out there," but declared it's essential for progress.
She accused Cohen and Cooper of not fully understanding the gravity of their privilege as out gay men in media.
"You guys are next," she warned, connecting historical persecution of the LGBT+ community to current societal issues.
Source: MEGAKathy Griffin warned that media figures could face backlash if they stay silent.
Cohen later responded to a social media comment from Missouri Sen. Eric Schmitt, mentioning, "Girl, ICE is raiding churches. Can you stop trolling and do something to make Missouri better?"While Griffin has hinted at a thaw in her relationship with Cohen, indicating they recently exchanged emails, she is still unresolved about how they could move forward. She previously noted, "I appreciate that he said, 'Never say never,' because I did love working at Bravo."