Kathy Griffin Apologizes For Controversial Donald Trump Photo: 'I Went Too Far'

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The comedian says she crossed the line in a recent politically-charged photo shoot.

Kathy Griffin is sorry for the controversial photo shoot in which she posed with a bloodied replica of President Donald Trump's head.

The 56-year-old comedian took to Twitter on Tuesday to issue an apology to fans after many criticized that her collaboration with photographer Tyler Shields went too far.


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"Hey everybody, it's me, Kathy Griffin. I sincerely apologize. I'm just now seeing the reaction to these images," Griffin said in a video posted to her Twitter account. "I'm a comic. I crossed the line. I moved the line, then I crossed it. I went way too far."

"The image is too disturbing. I understand how it offends people. It wasn't funny. I get it. I've made a lot of mistakes in my career. I will continue. I ask for your forgiveness," she continued. "I'm taking down the image, and asked the photographer to take down the image, and I beg for your forgiveness."

"I went too far. I made a mistake, and I was wrong," Griffin captioned the clip.

Earlier in the day, Griffin defended the photo shoot with since-deleted tweets, calling Shields a "great photographer." 

"OBVIOUSLY, I do not condone ANY violence by my fans or others to anyone, ever!" she wrote. "I'm merely mocking the Mocker in Chief."


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This isn't the first time Griffin has found herself in hot water. The comic opened up to ET about some heated celebrity run-ins in November.

See what she had to say in the video below.