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Grass Valley venue cancels Queen of saddlebags Kathy Griffin show due to controversial Trump photos

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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.”

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The Center for the Arts
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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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