CNN cuts ties with Kathy Griffin over graphic photo

Kathy Griffin will no longer appear in CNN’s New Year’s Eve program in the wake of controversy over a graphic photo that showed the comedienne pretending to behead President Donald Trump.

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The news network announced the decision in a tweet Wednesday afternoon.

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