CNN Drops Kathy Griffin Over Decapitated Trump Photo

Comedian had co-hosted network’s New Year’s Eve broadcast with Anderson Cooper for a decade

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CNN has fired comedian Kathy Griffin from the network’s annual New Year’s Eve program, which she cohosted with anchor Anderson Cooper for a decade.

“CNN has terminated our agreement with Kathy Griffin to appear on our New Year’s Eve program,” a network spokesperson told TheWrap in a statement.

The announcement came just one day after the comedian posed in a photo with a replica of a severed head of Donald Trump.

Griffin’s photoshoot sparked widespread backlash Tuesday from both sides of the aisle, forcing Griffin to issue an apology.

“I crossed the line,” Griffin said in a video post via Twitter.

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