Kathy Griffin Quits Fashion Police: Read Her Statement
by Hilton Hater at March 12, 2015 9:16 pm .
Another one bites the stylish dust.
Just days after Kelly Osbourne quit E!'s Fashion Police, Kathy Griffin has gone ahead and done the exact same thing.
"I discovered that my style does not fit with the creative direction of the show and now it's time to move on," Griffin said on Twitter today.
The comedian took over for Joan Rivers following the latter's death in September of last year.
Her resignation comes amidst heavy criticism of the show, sparked by co-host Giuliana Rancic getting slammed for making inappropriate comments about Zendaya Coleman's dreadlocks at the 2015 Academy Awards.
"When I chose to step into the shoes of my beloved Joan Rivers…I was thrilled to continue her legacy as a woman being brash and eccentric on television," Griffin added.
"I am a freedom-loving female and gay rights activist who loves to find the funny in all people, attitudes, beliefs, and appearances, but only when the context permits intelligent humor.
"My brand of humor, while unrepentant and unafraid, is all about CONTEXT…Listen, I am no saint…But I do not want to use my comedy to contribute to a culture of unattainable perfectionism and intolerance towards difference."
Griffin thanked her supporters, stating that she wants to "help women, gay kids, people of color and anyone who feels underrepresented to have a voice and a LAUGH!"
She concluded by saying she hopes to "continue to make you all laugh performing live or on television where I can be smart, irreverent, unrepentant and unafraid in an observational way that is candid, honest, and justified."
Griffin recently bashed Rancic, saying she never would have made the comment Rancic made about Zendaya.
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