Kathy Griffin has been dealing with MAGA protests at various stops on her stand-up comedy tour, especially the one outside her Phoenix, Arizona show.
Griffin posted a video of the single MAGA protester outside the Orpheum Theatre in Phoenix, joking that he gave her material for her show.
“I had a show last night in Phoenix. This guy was the only one who showed up for the ‘protest,'” Griffin said. wroteAs people were arriving for the show, Griffin pointed out the protester and mentioned he provided her with material.
Griffin shared a flyer for another protest in Huntington, Long Island, expressing her curiosity about what the protesters had planned for her show.
Griffin’s conflict with Donald Trump and his supporters began in 2017 when she posted a controversial photo of herself with what looked like Trump’s bloody, decapitated head. Griffin faced strong criticism for the photo, but some celebrities, like Jim Carrey and Jamie Foxx, defended her.Initially apologizing for sharing the photo, Griffin later retracted her apology, claiming the outrage was exaggerated.
In 2020, Griffin reposted the photo on Twitter on Election Day. reversed her apology. In an interview, she explained, “The whole outrage was blown out of proportion and I lost the support of many people.
In 2020, Griffin shared the controversial photo again on Twitter on Election Day. Griffin retweeted the photo on Election Day.