Kathy Griffin is demanding accountability from powerful figures in media — this time not over personal grievances, but over silence. In a new video from her Talk Your Head Off digital series, the Emmy-winning comedian reignited her long, complicated history with Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen, calling on both men to use their platforms to speak out about ICE protests in Minnesota following the shooting death of Minnesota mother Renee Nicole Good.
Though Griffin framed the video as an attempt to put old drama behind her, the message quickly sharpened into a public call-out — one rooted in activism, responsibility, and the weight of visibility.
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“Putting Aside” the Feud — But Not the Responsibility
Griffin, 65, opened the video by stating that she was willing to set aside her long-standing “beef” with both Cooper and Cohen. However, she made it clear that the truce had conditions.
The only reason she said she was “putting aside” her “beef with Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper” was because she wanted them “to recognize that you have a much larger microphone and platform than little D-lister Kathy Griffin.”
That microphone, Griffin argued, is urgently needed to amplify what’s happening in Minnesota amid ICE-related unrest.
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Calling Out Anderson Cooper Directly
Much of Griffin’s message was aimed squarely at Anderson Cooper, whom she once considered a close friend. She questioned why the CNN journalist wasn’t reporting on the ground.
“Anderson, why aren’t you on the ground? Why aren’t you in Minnesota, boots on the ground, being the reporter that I knew you to be?”
Griffin referenced Cooper’s past coverage of dangerous global events, including the Arab Spring.
“You were covering it, and I believe you were in the middle of a mob at one point that looked quite dangerous,” she said, adding that she remembered how exposed he was as an openly gay journalist abroad.
“I know that, as an out, gay man, if your identity were to be revealed in certain cultures, there’s a way they would’ve killed you that’s different than the way they would’ve killed a heterosexual. That’s the Anderson I knew.”
She continued:
“I just have to call out you and all the other anchors that are sitting in their studios, safe and sound, when you guys should be on the ground in all parts of Minnesota.”
“We Need a Bigger Microphone”
Griffin emphasized that visibility from high-profile journalists can change public perception and engagement.
“We need a bigger microphone,” she said. Adding, “Anderson, I’m imploring you, please go there. If you go there, people will watch and people won’t feel like this is only happening in Minnesota.”
She added a broader message about political courage:
“It’s not easy to take a stance,” and “if you’re not standing up for something, you’re just sitting down.”
Turning to Andy Cohen and Bravo
Griffin then addressed Andy Cohen, focusing on his influence as host of Watch What Happens Live.
“Andy Cohen, you have a platform,” she said.
She specifically asked Cohen to use his nightly show to spotlight what she described as “a government occupation of a U.S. state.”
“I’m imploring you to devote one minute of every episode, Watch What Happens Live, to show what’s really happening.”
Griffin acknowledged that the request might sound extreme.
“It sounds out there, but that’s what it’s going to take.”
Revisiting the Trump Photo and Past Hurt
The video also revisited Griffin’s infamous 2017 photo holding a bloodied mask resembling Donald Trump — the moment that led to widespread backlash and severed professional ties.
She referenced Cohen’s past email describing the incident as “the Trump fiasco.”
“I respectfully disagree,” Griffin said.
“I think that photo is something I now stand by and am very proud of.”
She continued:
“I was out there, up front, before any celebrity. I’m just a D-list celebrity… but you guys have real platforms, and you can make a real change.”
A Warning About Privilege and LGBTQ+ Visibility
One of the most pointed moments came when Griffin directly addressed Cooper and Cohen as out gay men in media.
“Your voice is important.”
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She added:
“As a gay man, both of you, you guys are next. That’s what the Nazis did, okay? They went for the LGBT community.”
Griffin accused both men of relying too heavily on privilege.
“I don’t think you guys should be feeling so safe in your white male privilege,” she said.
“Yes, I said it.”
Where Things Stand Now
Before promoting her upcoming tour, Griffin summed up her frustration.
“You two guys are kind of looking like you’re sitting on the sidelines.”
Cohen recently made his own political stance clear in a social media post responding to Missouri Sen. Eric Schmitt, writing:
“Girl, ice is raiding churches. Can you stop trolling and do something to make Missouri better?”
Representatives for both Cohen and Cooper declined to comment.
While Griffin has teased possible reconciliation — noting recent emails with Cohen and saying “Never say never!” about working with Bravo again — her message in this moment is clear: silence, especially from powerful LGBTQ+ voices, is no longer acceptable.
And for Kathy Griffin, calling it out remains part of the job.