Report that Kathy Griffin has been banned from CNN is another F-word (false)

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9:00 am, January 6th, 2010

 

“Kathy Griffin Banned From CNN,” read a headline on PopEater, which went on to claim that “Following her very controversial F-bomb-dropping New Year’s Eve hosting gig, CNN executives have decided Kathy Griffin will NOT be getting a 2011 invite.”

Really?

The site even quoted a so-called CNN “insider” as saying, “She was a total embarrassment to the network that calls themselves ‘The Most Trusted Name in News.’ Even Anderson (Cooper, her co-host) thinks it’s time to say goodbye to Kathy.”

It’s a reasonable guess, given that Griffin has made using the F-word on-air a New Year’s tradition; however, Gossip Cop has learned that NO decision has been made about what’s going to happen 359 days from today. In fact, the network doesn’t decide who’s doing New Year’s Eve until November.

As for Griffin already being “banned,” a rep for the Emmy-winning comedienne tells Gossip Cop, “This isn’t true.”

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