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Updated · Fox News · Aug 19

Kathy Griffin Laments Jimmy Kimmel Snub During Rosie O'Donnell's 4-Night Hosting Run

Updated

Updated · Fox News · Aug 19

Kathy Griffin Laments Jimmy Kimmel Snub During Rosie O'Donnell's 4-Night Hosting Run

Q: How long does Hollywood fallout last before a celebrity's closest industry friends can safely invite them back on television?

There is no fixed timeout. In practice, Hollywood fallout tends to ease when the risk of backlash drops enough for a network, studio or host to judge the booking worth it, and that can take anywhere from months to many years. Kathy Griffin’s case shows how long that can be. The trigger was her 2017 Trump-mask photo, which led to immediate professional penalties, including losing CNN’s New Year’s Eve job and facing a Secret Service investigation. Griffin has said she effectively did not work for about seven years, and only recently described herself as “uncanceled.” Yet even after returning to touring, she says she still feels shut out of major TV platforms, including not being booked for Rosie O’Donnell’s week on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” The broader pattern in entertainment supports that timeline. Reputation experts quoted in separate reporting say controversial figures are often brought back only after the outrage cools, the audience reaction seems manageable, and a project offers cover — such as a strong franchise, limited exposure, or a host who can absorb criticism. That means the key variable is not friendship alone, but perceived business and brand risk. So the answer is: usually not until the person is seen as more marketable than dangerous. For some celebrities, that can be a couple of years. For others, like Griffin, the informal quarantine can last close to a decade even with supportive personal relationships still intact.

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Kathy Griffin said on her podcast she was "really hurt" not to be invited onto "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" during Rosie O'Donnell's guest-hosting stint, calling the omission personal because she is close with both comedians.
O'Donnell's run began Monday and lasts through Thursday; Griffin said she had recently told O'Donnell on a flight to Los Angeles that she would love to appear.
Griffin tied the snub to longer-running fallout from her 2017 fake-blood Trump photo and said O'Donnell's recent podcast criticism of that image had already upset her.
Rosie O'Donnell replied on Instagram that she did not choose the guests, and Griffin acknowledged that may be true while still urging fans to support O'Donnell and keep watching Kimmel's show.
Kimmel had framed O'Donnell's booking as a jab at President Donald Trump, and her monologues this week have centered on mocking him.