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CNN cuts ties with Kathy Griffin over graphic photo

What You Need To Know: Kathy Griffin
By Theresa Seiger, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
May 31, 2017

Kathy Griffin will no longer appear in CNN’s New Year’s Eve program in the wake of controversy over a graphic photo that showed the comedienne pretending to behead President Donald Trump.

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The news network announced the decision in a tweet Wednesday afternoon.

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