Kathy Griffin's Fat Jokes Hurt Her Chance at Getting New Year's Job Back

By Rob Shuter Posted Dec 8th 2010 01:44PM

By now, you know that comedienne Kathy Griffin put her foot in her big mouth again over the weekend, getting booed by the troops at VH1's 'Divas Salute the Troops' event for telling fat jokes about Bristol Palin. Now, after the ensuing fallout, I've learned that any hope she had of getting her old job back on CNN's New Year's Eve special has been seriously diminished.

An insider at the cable network tells me that executives had recently softened on Kathy after initially shunning her after her F-bomb-throwing gaffe on last year's special, co-hosted by Anderson Cooper.

"CNN executives ... were considering giving her another chance," my source reveals. "That was until her Bristol weight comment a few days ago that reminded everyone exactly why they had barred her in the first place."

Now, the "Most Trusted Name in News" is likely to sideline any chance of bringing her back. It seems Kathy picked a scab off CNN's wound, reminding them that not only did she drop an F-bomb on live TV, she also made not-so-family-friendly jokes about needing a "bump" of cocaine. And then, yes, she also asked Anderson if he pleasured himself while looking in the mirror. So there's that.

However, even worse than that sordid minute on TV was the fact that it didn't exactly help in the ratings department. CNN's special drew far fewer viewers than Dick Clark's 'New Year's Rockin' Eve.'

When I asked a CNN publicist about the matter in early January, they said, "No decisions have been made yet regarding next year's show."

What do you think? As our friend Heidi Klum would ask on 'Project Runway,' should Kathy be IN or OUT?

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Wednesday 08 December

By Lori

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I want to know why everyone thinks Bristol is fat! she weighs what? 130 maybe. I would like to know what you look like, since you're so quick with calling someone else fat.

By kahunamcc

Hopefully, this no-talent, obnoxious harpy will just fade into the sunset now!

By Greg

Check out Kathys profile on Wikipedia. It chronicles her problems with eating disorders as a child. And she calls someone else fat? I think Bristol is one pretty young lady and she sure doesn't need Kathy Griffins approval.

By LaDiva

Kathy's antics are that of an old hag in desperate need of fame and attention. This is a woman who will stop at nothing for some attention. No one is laughting Kathy, the jokes on you.

By viewerxyz

Absolutely agree! Why else did she do the show in her bikini...for attention....to her plastic surgery

By mare

Kathy Griffin almost died from having liposuction because she thought she was fat- where does she get off calling a 17yr old girl fat? She's not funny and she's a worthless human being.

By Patty

OUT-definately!

By chclttrffls

Wow, they might drop Kathy Griffin for making fat jokes??? You think they would dump her for being an untalented pig that has dropped F-bombs on their network for the past two years!!! How does this infinished transsexual manage to get on television evry year???

By thejamesongirl

I agree. I would think that after two very public New Years Eve incidents, Kathy Griffin really has little to no respect for the decorum of the network. If she's on again, I would simply watch to see if Mr. Cooper snaps.

By Buffalo Blob

CNN-Griffin-Cooper, three losers.

By AsianGirl

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Goodness gracious. . . give the woman a break. The joke was in poor taste (funny) but in poor taste. Are the Palins always going to control their hoards and shut everything down everytime they hear something they don't like. I think if you want to be in the public eye, you need to have thicker skin. My wish to Santa is that everyone stop giving them the celebrity they have not earned and do not deserve. If I had Murdoch bankrolling me, I'd be rich too.

By cc

she seriously needs psychiatric help, she is nuts, and definitely NOT funny.. shes trash and why she is even on TV is beyond me... shes is ugly to the bone... go away

By Lindsay

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Which one, Sarah or Bristol?

By GV

OH people lighten the f*%k up and get a sense of humor. By the way calling someone that is fat, fat is not being mean, she didnt loose weight and shes fat. Her mother forced her on the show shoving this underage mother down our throats and thats the only crime here.
I stopped watching the show because of it and so did alot of others. Kathy is a funny woman and hey, dont like her? Turn off the tv.

By bobbie

Who are you? And how can anyone be that ignorant? Now, please don't be offended that I called you ignorant. (It's not being offensive to call someone ignorant if they are really that stupid.) And just how do YOU know so much about the Palins? OH, I get it. You really don't know a thing. You just like stating ignorant things. Got it.

By John

"dont like her? Turn off the tv." Unfortunately for CNN, most people have done just that...

By gov111w

Kathy makes her living downing and degrading other people. She is getting very tired and thought she would hit a home run downing and degrading Palin....ooops she absolutely struck out
Her act is non-existent...as is her talent !!!!!

By jim

Ignorant... Lib..Pig

By dldl

the cat that called the kettle black.. but wait she was worst....before they sucked barrels of fat out of her ugly body. go away griffin you are definitely in the most disgusting persons list

Thursday 09 December

By Nate

She should be released, period! She is past, not present.

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