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Griffin also loses CNN New Year’s Eve show, endorsement deal

Thank you Kathy Griffin for the indisputable evidence of your
liberal bigotry and ignorance.

(KCRA) —
A Grass Valley venue cancelled Kathy Griffin’s June appearance
after getting hundreds of threats due to the comedian’s
controversial photo shoot, officials said Wednesday.

The Center for the Arts posted Griffin’s “Celebrity Run-Ins”
show cancellation on Facebook, saying ticket holders will
receive a full refund for the June 16 event by close of business
Friday.

The Center’s executive director, Julie Baker, said the venue
does not condone the photos published by Griffin.

“Unfortunately, due to recent actions for which she has publicly
apologized, we have received hundreds of angry and threatening
emails and phone calls including threats to the Vets Hall
building and our community,” Baker said.
While the center support’s Griffin’s apology, Baker said it
cannot put “in good faith put our patrons, staff, volunteers, or
the artist at risk.”

https://www.facebook.com/thecenterforthearts/posts/1015873708042
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The Center for the Arts
7 hrs ·
Kathy Griffin’s Celebrity Run-Ins appearance in Grass Valley, CA
on June 16, 2017 has been cancelled. ?Ticket holders will
receive a full refund from the box office by close of business
Friday, June 2. Please do not contact the box office unless you
wish to donate your tickets back to The Center to help offset
costs.
Julie Baker, Executive Director writes, “We do not condone the
recent photos published by Ms. Griffin. It was our intention to
bring a comedy show to Grass Valley. We bring a wide variety of
arts and entertainment to our community and we booked Kathy
Griffin’s Celebrity Run-Ins because we felt now more than ever
we needed a good laugh. Unfortunately, due to recent actions for
which she has publicly apologized, we have received hundreds of
angry and threatening emails and phone calls including threats
to the Vets Hall building and our community. While we support Ms
Griffin's public apology we cannot in good faith put our
patrons, staff, volunteers, or the artist at risk. We
wholeheartedly support free speech but in light of this
situation, our first priority must be public safety and we feel
it is in the best interest of our community of which we serve,
to cancel this event. Thank you for your continued support and
understanding.”
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The controversial photos, published online Tuesday, show Griffin
holding a severed bloody head that looks like President Donald
Trump.

Griffin issued an apology for the photos after facing backlash
online, saying the photo shoot, which she originally described
as an "artsy-fartsy statement" mocking the commander in chief,
was "too disturbing" and wasn't funny.

“I am sorry. I went too far,” she said. “I was wrong.”

No shit, you stupid whore.

http://www.kcra.com/article/grass-valley-venue-cancels-kathy- griffin-show-due-to-controversial-trump-photos/9958556
 

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