Kathy Griffin details struggle with pill addiction and suicide attempt | Nightline 

Yup, and One of the realest lessons.

A truly good friend would caution her about treating people so badly, even in jest. It just isn't funny, only cruel. She had seen the danger in past behavior yet chose to continue acting as she does. I do hope that she gets some real friends who are not afraid to tell her the truth about such things.

@@ThundermansThunder bravo!

Best thing that ever happened to me

@@candice4855 Thank you! I have seen too many people who hold on to bitter feelings and use it in the guise of humor to lash out at other people, because they are not properly dealing with it. In her case, being a professional comedian, it is easy to exploit her problems in this manner to profit financially and professionally until pushed too far to be hidden within the humor anymore. I just do not understand how people can be so surprised that she received backlash for her behavior, that people can be so blind to the fact that we always reap what we sow, more than we sow, and later than we sow, just as Kathy did. I do hope that she recovers in every way.

Women in male dominant career fields get critiqued much more than men. What she did never warranted all the murderous hate she got.

@@jezra4427 That's true. Also men who don't fit the stereotypes of what is thought of as a "man" are treated like women - second class, such as how gay men and artsy men are treated badly all the time.

Problem is she turned her back on her friends many times.All her Hollywood friends disowned her,even CNN

@@eddiebarrera469 It seemed she was very loyal to Anderson Cooper, but he was quick to stop being her friend. Brooke Shields remained her friend.

@Denise Higgins Sorry that happened to you. I have have a lot of depression. There are a lot of people who don't know what to say or how to empathize because they have low empathy. I have been lucky to have some very good people who have been supportive and loving. The ones who weren't, I have had to "unfriend" them. I truly believe those type of people are incapable of being authentic friends. I don't want them in my life. I'd rather have a couple people in my life than the ones who are just Fairweather friends.

I had never thought about it that way, but she was there when I was 17 and without friends, and watching her specials made me feel so happy, I learned and accepted so much about myself thanks to her and her stand-up specials and reality show. She’s important to me. Love her so much.

@@themarquis336 same here

Same for me.

Did she teach you to hate white people and the president also? While praising China?

@@MrMuaythai84 how weird that this is your response to saying someone helped stop them from committing suicide.

turns out actions do have consequences. When you willingly put yourself in the spotlight your actions will be judged Don't act like this is anything deeper than what it is

@@samuelhutchins7421 so her feeling suicidal is what she deserves??

@@hollyjay3628 people are so harsh when they can hide behind an online identity. But these are real people and the hate that is heaped upon them has real consequences.

@@hollyjay3628 No, people are frustrated that other people had their lives destroyed for a lot less. Some of it was from things being spun out of context or for words said a decade ago. Most of which probably don't have the financial gains to go to court. The whole world hates Trump, even when the picture came out. Yet people were still outraged. She needs to take accountability. Mind you, since day one I supported her right to post that picture. But she should have knew she would have lost friends, fans, and contracts. She isn't a Punk Rock star. She should have realized her demographic and how her demographic is the folk that get offended the most.

I attempted suicide in my past, but I promised myself that if I lived though it, I would do my best to make a positive contribution by making them laugh / trying to make people happy - life, friends, strangers... - at my expense, not at the expense of others. That doesn't appear to be what she's done. Folks aren't telling her to "jump," but if she decides to, that's her choice.

My friend met her a few years ago and they also said she was extremely down to earth and nice!

Kathy was normal and *very* funny in the 90s and 00s but by 2013 she became more and more fame hungry, mean, not nearly as funnyand would do anything to stay in the spotlight and then the Trump incident backfired on her.

@@patr70 I agree. I lost respect for her when she said she wouldnt take Joans job and then DID.

I love her work ethic.

What a lovely, kind and thoughtful sentiment. I’m so, so sorry about your friend. I agree, it’s a blow to the gut to hear that someone you know has chosen their fate in such a way. Those personal thoughts and feelings can be well-hidden, a singular secret kept only to themselves for fear of judgment or simply shame. I dated someone in college who killed himself, and, yes, even these many years later it’s hard to believe he’s gone. I still don’t understand why he did it. Kathleen has made me truly laugh with her unique take on celebrity. I, too, am so happy to see her looking well and beautiful. We love you Kathy!

too bad she didnt follow thru

​@@marchayburn2617too bad you didn't.

You find her behavior acceptable because of your politics. I used to think Kathy was great, then she became bullying and hateful, and her career disappeared like a fart in the wind. She will never be relevant again.

@@jeffw1267 You guys are really obsessed with Griffin, dreaming to erase her from the map yet she's still here. You have to act delusional about her being over etc to keep going but basically y'all started a dumb game that she won.

You are literally why people like Griffin exists. So hateful it’s disgusting

​@@jeffw1267ok redneck

@@jeffw1267it’s acceptable, because our constitution gives us free speech. I don’t agree with her political stance, but what happened to her was just plain wrong.

Yeah, I think when it comes to it people are weird or complex in general, you probably get better loyalty from an animal like a dog or cat.. humans are usually all for things that benefit them, people is drawn to hords but its only the benefit of it not the person per say, but still people in movies and social media live of that, can never end well in the long run, 😎

He chose to protect his livelihood, understandably, like most people would.

She’s a really terrible person, and she knows it.

Sometimes the best thing a friend can do is abandon you. Especially if you're basically normalizing murder and violence against half the country.

Most people's friends are not really their friends, they're just people they know.

What she is experiencing is KARMA! Sorry she’s sick but wow… she was a terrible person and said and did nasty things about other people. How about some apologies???? Let’s start there Kathy and we’ll see how sorry we feel for you. There are lots of people out here sick in this world with no money and no resources. Let’s get real here!!!

@@meganmahoney5380 She doesn't owe you anything, least of all an apology. If you don't like her, don't watch her interviews. Seems simple enough. And she wasn't asking for your sympathy. Just stating facts: addicted to OTC drugs, attempted suicide, pulled out of it, sought treatment, now diagnosed with cancer. Grow up

@@pattykelly6621 get real! I don’t need an apology but a ton of other people do. And no, I don’t watch her LOL

And please remember we are “all entitled to our own beliefs”

Agreed. And i also wonder how much of it is an artists idea and you show up and just do it. It was not a big deal for me, fine if other people criticized it but it shouldn’t have ruined her career.

awww... I bet u believe in sugar plums, lollipops & bubble gum too..

@@janetmcarthur5257 I love all those things! Based on your other vile RU-vid comments insulting people’s body types and defending the insurrection on the Capitol, you are clearly a miserable and disgraceful human being. Sucks to be you!

@@unhappyallthetime8445 your name says it all

she's a FAKE! All she cares about is $$$$$

@@lorelailaval7676 I’m sure you’ve done much worse for money 😘

No one went after her fam1ly members, she's l y i n g. That's what l1berals do, the other side doesn't.

Oh, STFU.

Trump supporters are nuts

@@briansimmons8643 drop it like it's bot.

Yup.

@Tom Edwards obviously 🙄

LOVE Joan Rivers and wish she was still here too. I love that she never apologized, and survived her critics. I think the difference is she was like the female Don Rickles, people expected her to be as rude and crude as the men. She was a genius.

Joan Rivers right before she went to have her operation accused Michelle Obama of being a man..That may have done her in.. She always spoke the truth.

Yess I remember that ! That was strange timing forsuree

@@janc8199 Michelle Obama isn't a man, even though she turns you on.

Um she has lung cancer...you don't recover from that

@Physical Removal she needs to repent but doubt she will

I’m in recovery ❤️‍🩹 too and I never drink my parents were alcoholics and I ended up a prescription pill addict too go figure

@Physical Removal actually no why do u ask

@Physical Removal I take it you don’t like her

With friends like those .. who needs them anyways.

The Trump thing happened first.

The Trump thing was a bad move. She should’ve known better. I hope she finds a new career

@@GrannySue2 I would've double down. tRump is a disgusting pig and his followers have said worst things about the Obama's.

@@HSfox True but career wise it was not a smart thing to do. Even though I don’t condone violence like that, Trump is someone who on my opinion has brought that upon himself. But Anyways i still feel bad to her how she was blackballed completely, no wonder she just disappeared after a while

She is definitely a strong woman!

@Mike SandersNo. YOU do.

What? Kathy doesn’t have lung cancer. She’s gonna be on another show. You’ll see

She's a genius. Went on a harassment campaign trying to get progressives to doxx and harass children even after she knew the children were innocent. Then completely washed her hands of it by telling a sob story about addiction and harassment and leaving out the fact that she started the whole mess.

This woman is pure evil. No one will pity her except Demon-rats. Did you see what she did to Donald Trump?

This is the same woman who dissed god and said suck it,, karma is a bitch and noone cares about het anymore shes not important

Why do you feel bad for her? nothing happened to her she didnt do to herself? This is bullshit she did a terrible thing and she payed the price like we all have to. Dumb dumb dumb

Congrats and well said.

WE REALLY ARE WORTHY!!!!!! 👏 CONGRATULATIONS!!!

How did you do it? Congratulations!

I knew I couldn't live this way anymore . I fought in failed a few dozen times and then I got serious. Joined a recovery program and work daily for a new way.

@@remmary100 just know if your teachable then a new way is learnable. Selfish place is recovery i had to make it every choice about my safety and set boundaries that helps ... Detox is a deadly game if no help is involved.

Your eye doctor will see you now

@RN RN lol

her career goes on here we are watching her address the truth.

I agree. Losing friends and family 👪 is very very traumatic. Her so called friends were actually conditional friends. It reminds me of the Jehovah's Witness organization. The GB of that religious culture, shun people when they make mistakes and your entire social network within this culture turns against you when you are shunned. A great many of people have committed suicide, in this organization. Child SEXUAL ABUSE is also a major problem that the leaders cover up. The Australian Royal Commission case #29 proves this. It took place in 2015. The whole culture of Jehovah's Witnesses are brainwashed and are in a DOOMSDAY CULT.

😂 she brings it on herself.

@@Kiss_lynda I agree....to a point. I don't think she had any idea how that "Trump head" skit would be received. I DO think that shunning her completely was way too harsh. Anyone in the public eye that does anything subversive should expect some backlash. I just think this was too extreme.

@RN RN If she is lying ...its very sad that she would have to do that.😔...bottom line, you never know what someone is going through. Let's have more compassion and stop being so critical of each other and judgemental. Evidently she has challenges. Like we all do.

@RN RNOk. But remember, God said in his word the Bible that there will be a resurrection of the righteous and unrighteous. So, its God's decision to determine who rinders that kind of judgment. There are a lot of people in this world that have done very serious bad things. Hitler, was very bad & definitely demonic for what he did. As well the Assyrians on how 🤔 they did people even how they killed them. They were known for their cruelty and brutality. I not saying two wrongs make a right but we don't really know these people, we just see or witness an action. We have all errored and are imperfect. And some people do things like Kathy and don't APOLOGIZE. Coumo...the new York mayor apologized for his wayward disrespectful actions towards women and came to the conclusion to resign. Now whether it was a dishonest apology or not, we have to remember that we can not read hearts. Only God can. But one thing I can say about him is that all these other high profile, high position idiots that defile women and disregard, and disrespect them have not even given an apology to the victims. A struggling person is not a bad person. Jesus talked so much about forgiving one another and sometimes we can't even forgive ourselves. I truly appreciate your perspective and your voice and opinion on how 🤔 you feel, and I respect that. I just know that some folks are very slow learners and when egos get in the way, that's where they Etched, God, Out= E.G O....all we can do is pray. Even the Bible tells us to pray for our enemies.

*accept

Keep coming back!

Seeing how she mocks god I’m sure he doesn’t care anymore. Bible is clear. He said he hated Esau but loved Jacob. Esau was a mocker and sold his birth right. So that means god doesn’t love everyone.

Accept

🙏

I highly recommend you read her book then. I wonder if she’ll write a new one after all of this. I hope so (if she feels comfortable.) So glad she’s doing better now.

Maybe she is a guy. Lol. Jk. The only thing that matters is happiness.

@Cant Fight 🙄

Absolutely

she deserves what she sows !

Yeah, especially when they have grown up in a Satanic family

Everyone? I DON'T THINK SO! Your little group of friends isn't everyone.

@@gaillessard2786 calm your tits honey

Who is everyone? You and your little lefty hate ciicle? Get a life

You will be waiting until you are dead lol

Why be upset about it? I really didn’t care🤷🏻‍♀️

Amen 🙏🏽

You had no right to be upset of that photo

What if Biden was done like this??

If it was Obama you would be in therapy.

Your no republican

She took it too far, thinking she could politicize her routine with a severed head. Must have forgotten that a few years earlier severed heads, courtesy of ISIS, were horrifying people, not amusing them.

@@annabellebeckwith9283 I voted for trump. Dont believe in cancelling someone for opinions .

@@annabellebeckwith9283 well said ! It was a degusting thing to do ! Ugly !

Don’t forget she mocked God and publicly said her little award was her god now. She needs to come to repentance first.

Don’t count it

And she's skinny, not a fat lard like dead Limbaugh.

@@Jerico195 🖕

☠☠☠☠👏👏👏👏

Jerico, that’s not helping.

@sunny foster maybe it’s not your humour?

Agree she's not funny.

Well, let's go see her new live special.... Oh, that's right. SHE DOESN'T HAVE ONE.

AND retracted her tearful apology....

That's me 😔

@@queenfpbt1212 - please fight and don’t give up. I’m in recovery and no longer suicidal. There is hope!

As long as you hate or upset God you will always be in misery. Can't live for the world and not for God. Obsessive Alcohol drinking, partying and cursing others instead of helping isn't a way of life.

She helped me feel like an equal human being instead of just a good for nothing gay man that society had convinced me I was. So not mean to everyone.

I've watched this video several times. I definitely think the loss of her mom was a huge factor. If she tried to commit suicide in June 2020, that's three months after Maggie passed. She was without a doubt struggling with losing her, as anyone who is as close to their mother as she was would. That's another big reason why I feel for her.

@@Pancakeshouse85 Oh, I didn’t know her mom died! She was so funny on Kathy’s show years ago, and you could tell they loved each other so much. My mom and I were best friends, and I still grieve for her…my mom died in 2012.

@@kathleenwyatt563 I'm so sorry to hear that. I sincerely think that was a big factor in Kathy's deteriorating mental health. I hope she's reached the other side and has gotten better now.

@@Pancakeshouse85 Thank you for the kind words, and I wouldn’t be surprised either if Kathy’s illness was exacerbated by losing her mom. Such terrible pain.

She and her democrat friends bullied Roseanne while knowing her history of mental illness. That's karma for Kathy.

@@Ran-33 yup f her and lets go brandon!

People threatened to kill her, she was terrified and that makes her delicate? No bro. Just no.

Agreed. That's ALOT of pills.... then she said she took a bunch more..... hmm 😒

@@MarieLuvsNate and @Gary Olshan, that was a deal-breaker for me. And then 50 more? I don't believe her.

If she had 2mg Valium pills for example, they're INCREDIBLY small and light. 100 in a bottle. If your body is used to a large amount already and you get medical treatment fairly soon, you can potentially survive since so many sleeping and pain pills are gradual release. It's when people crush them that it's very difficult to save someone because of how quickly it hits the bloodstream.

@@katram3884 Thanks for the drug report 100 pills still seems like a hyperbolic figure.

Prayers to you, overcoming cancer, and addiction. Two toughies for sure! You are stronger than you think, you got this

You are not alone. 🤗

Karma, karma, karma, karma, karma chameleon You come and go, you come and go

My prayers are with both of you. Have fun and success.

@RN RN This is coming out of the mouth of someone who has never told a lie? This statement could be said of all of us.

Agreed

Karma’s a bitch ain’t it?🙃 Sorry, no sympathy whatsoever for that bitch.

Love this so much!!💜🦋🌻

*too many

@N 827 Are you a Christian?

She's about as gifted as case of crabs

@@coophandluke3697 Why do you follow her through her interviews then?.. Stereotypical hater.

@@flazeda8743 just to see the bullshit that she spews... and for the record, she's about as funny as a case of jock itch 🤣

@@coophandluke3697 No it's not just to see what she says, it's just to talk crap about her lol. A stereotypical hater. Blocked.

@@flazeda8743 you are a stereotypical baby 👶

Ya their evil internet ppl

Some of the comments are a disgrace. Why would you wish pain on someone or illness? Seriously?

None of these comments are half as bad as what she did.

@@beasleybrother1 Why would another human being advocate someone being decapitated?

Because you agree with her? But others do when you disagree with them? That's her philosophy...

She was an evil witch. She is getting back what she put out into the universe. It's called KARMA Cindy Foster. Recognize her name and learn how to play her game so all ends well 4 U. Have nice day hun.

@@cheddaburger7141 amen

She had horrible judgment and paid for it. She only proved my point in never liking her. Sorry people drove her to this, but she had to have known that she was pushing things too far.

@@cheddaburger7141 Yup!

Me too... never care about her. The thing is... I cannot say: "Oh poor her..." because I'm a recovering drug addict and my story is 10 times worse than hers. And the story of some of my friends are 10 times worse than mine... I lost friends. Money. Health. Etc... it's not a competition but what I mean is she's not the only one who's having such many hard battles and we ALL are survivors of trauma and mental health issues... so... I don't feel sorry for her. I never like her kind of humour and I think she made bad choices and decisions in her life but come on... to say that your addiction begin to be worse because of the Trump administration...!?! Come on now! Take responsability for what you do and say in life and face de consequences... BUT... as a recovering drug addict myself, I wish her a lot of joy and health and a long time life recovery. If she's doing the work and learn from her mistakes, like we do... I respect her for that. God bless, 🙏🌟🙏

Speak for yourself.

How can she pray for her health if she's an Atheist?

You really missed the mark with your comment as it comes off very ignorant and you made it about yourself. Not everyone is religious, especially Kathy, as she has made it known she is Atheist. Just remember that what you may think is easy to choose one thing over another, that usually isnt the case. If youve never had an addiction to substances than you wouldnt know how hard it actually is to choose what you call easy

@@asmrp2p903 are you kidding me? We are all prone to addictions and my comment was simply empathizing with her and the plight that we all face. We all have to fight to maintain healthy coping mechanisms.

If you're not angry with Trump there's something matter with you the man tried to blow up the capital killed 500,000 people because of his own ego racial divide do I have to go on?

yeh I get that and agree about making others laugh..but that photo was not funny...it was rather disturbing

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAH we are going to wait for TRUMP to apologize first, mkay?

Right, even after all the other footage came out of the black Hebrew Israelites and the old Indian harassing the kids she still kept calling for people to post their names and addresses. Then has the nerve to cry about people who posted hers as a response. And when people showed up and started harassing her she still blamed everyone else.

She’s a comedian, if you don’t like her humor don’t watch. But ripping her is unfair and unintelligent

You’re not very informed

@@nancystamper8705 I'm commenting on the ABC news story dolt

@@nancystamper8705 She is not talented enough to be a comedian.

@Mike M In short, a typical leftist

@Mike M And yet you guys are more offended at a picture with ketchup than the BS that came out of Trump's mouth.

@Mike M I love to keep hypocrites in their place, good boy

@Mike M Trump supporters calling themselves sane LMAO good one!

SHE;S A COMIC AND A SUCCESSFUL ONE.......

So well said 💜

Really??? I already didn’t like Kathy But now I like her even less. I am obsessed with AIC and Layne Staley is one of my favorite singers of all time. The way he died was absolutely heartbreaking and anyone who could find humor in that is sick. She seems like such an awful person.

@@nataliec1964 yea very upsetting