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   From: slut.kathy.griffin@msnbc.com   
      
   Thank you Kathy Griffin for the indisputable evidence of your   
   liberal bigotry and ignorance.   
      
   Kathy Griffin's remaining tour gigs have been cancelled in the   
   wake of her scandalous photo shoot showing her holding a   
   bloodied replica of President Donald Trump's severed head.   
      
   The last venue of seven upcoming show dates, the Uptown Theatre   
   in Napa, California, just cancelled her show scheduled for June   
   17, it announced on its Facebook page.   
      
   The Uptown cancelled after her press conference, in which she   
   said that Trump 'broke' her and that 'There's a bunch of old   
   white guys trying to silence me!'   
      
   Most of the people commenting on the Napa venue's Facebook wall   
   agreed with the decision.   
      
   'WELL DONE!! Especially after her stupid news conference today   
   defending her actions,' wrote Theresa Coolong.   
      
   'Thank you for standing up for decency and respecting America,'   
   said Marsha Mirachi.   
      
   But a few disagreed with the decision.   
      
   'In the future will the uptown refuse to book any performers   
   with any type of criminal background? Substance abuse? Domestic   
   assault? Or just comedians who make ill advised jokes?' asked   
   Tom Neuerberg.   
      
   'Who are the snowflakes now? Folks were burning & hanging the   
   last president in effigy for eight years,' wrote Richard   
   Selleseth.   
      
   That follows six other cancellations for her Celebrity Run-Ins   
   Tour, including the bergenPAC in New Jersey, which cancelled a   
   few hours before her dramatic press conference.   
      
   She also lost a Route 66 Casino gig, two California shows, and   
   two New Jersey gigs.   
      
   Griffin was at the tail end of a 50-date tour, otherwise she   
   surely would have lost more revenue.   
      
   Even Minnesota Democratic Sen. Al Franken disinvited her from an   
   upcoming book event.   
      
   Originally, he defended Griffin, saying, 'I think she did the   
   right thing,' he said of Griffin's eventual apology. 'I think   
   asking for forgiveness and acknowledging that this, this was a   
   horrible mistake.'   
      
   But the heat got to be even too much for him and he said 'it   
   would be best' if she didn't come to the event in his hometown,   
   according to Politico.   
      
   'After hearing from many Minnesotans who were rightfully   
   offended, I've come to the conclusion that it would be best for   
   her not to participate in the event we had previously scheduled.   
   I understand why Minnesotans were upset by this, and I take that   
   very seriously,' he said.   
      
   CNN also announced it had fired Griffin from her annual gig co-   
   hosting its New Year's Eve program with network anchor Anderson   
   Cooper.   
      
   'CNN has terminated our agreement with Kathy Griffin to appear   
   on our New Year's Eve program,' the network's PR department   
   tweeted.   
      
   Griffin also lost an unconventional endorsement deal with   
   Squatty Potty, a company that makes ergonomic footstools   
   designed to ease bowel movements.   
      
   'We were shocked and disappointed to learn about the image Ms.   
   Griffin shared today, it was deeply inappropriate and runs   
   contrary to the core values our company stands for. In response,   
   Squatty Potty has suspended its ad campaign featuring Ms.   
   Griffin,' company CEO Bobby Edwards said in a statement.   
      
   'We have acted swiftly and decisively to demonstrate our   
   commitment to a culture of decency, civility, and tolerance,'   
   the toilet aid company's statement continued.   
      
   The president was reportedly furious over the D-list celebrity's   
   gruesome stunt after he said his 11-year-old son Barron saw the   
   picture on the news – and thought it was real.   
      
   First lady Melania Trump said that '[a]s a mother, a wife, and a   
   human being, that photo is very disturbing.'   
      
   'When you consider some of the atrocities happening in the world   
   today, a photo opportunity like this is simply wrong and makes   
   you wonder about the mental health of the person who did it.'   
      
   The president lashed out at Kathy Griffin on Wednesday morning,   
   saying she 'should be ashamed of herself' for posting video of   
   the photo shoot on social media.   
      
   'My children, especially my 11 year old son, Barron, are having   
   a hard time with this. Sick!' Trump tweeted .   
      
   She still seems to have one person in her corner, at least for   
   now.   
      
   Meanwhile fellow comedian Jim Carrey jumped to her defense   
   saying it was 'the job of a comedian to cross the line at all   
   times because that line is not real.'   
      
   He continued by talking about his responsibility as an artist,   
   saying, 'If you step out into that spotlight and you're doing   
   the crazy things that [Trump is] doing, we are the last line of   
   defense.   
      
   'And really, the comedians are the last voice of truth in this   
   whole thing. It's impossible to get away from it.'   
      
   Do us all a favor and kill yourself.  Take responsibility for   
   your actions.   
      
   http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4568198/Kathy-Griffin-   
   loses-rest-tour-gigs.html   
                     
      
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