Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Kathy Griffin Wins Emmy; Twists Catholics' Britches


Photo from source, EOnline.com

Go, Kathy! She's one of the funniest comics around today, and can even make a reality show entertaining. So she dissed Jesus in her acceptance speech. Did anybody see her latest show? Good grief, it was called Everybody Can Suck It! Jesus, save me from your followers. . .

[Excerpt]

Forget the D-list. Kathy Griffin is currently on the Catholic League's [bleep] list.
The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences said Monday that the acceptance speech the My Life on the D-List star made for winning a Creative Arts Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Reality Program will be edited for content when the ceremony airs Saturday on E! [snip]

"Am I the only Catholic left with a sense of humor?" Griffin responded to E! News Tuesday. "A lot of people come up here and thank Jesus for this award," the oft-self-deprecating performer said last Saturday at Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium, where more than 60 less mainstream Emmys were handed out in anticipation of the main event this Sunday. "I want you to know that no one had less to do with this award than Jesus," the erstwhile Suddenly Susan actress continued. "Suck it, Jesus, this award is my god now!" [snip]

Meanwhile, the Catholic League has no bone to pick with the Academy, which organization president Bill Donohue said did the right thing. Griffin, however, has some 'splaining to do. . .

Read the rest at: EOnline.com

No comments:

Post a Comment

Have something to say to us? Post it here!

Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...