Actor Jim Carrey Defends his Fellow Comedian Kathy Griffin: ‘I think it is the job of a comedian to cross the line at all times’

Jim Carrey is one of the most loved comedians in America and globally as well.
He is recently in the news for defending his fellow comedian, Kathy Griffin.

This time he is in the headlines for standing up for Kathy Griffin and her attempt at a visual “joke” about the President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, saying that it’s their,

“job to cross the line at all times.”

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Jim Carrey Defending Kathy Griffin

Jim Carrey has become one of the first public figures to speak out in defense of Kathy Griffin after the comedienne came under fire for a controversy.

The comedian, 55, explained why he wasn’t offended by Griffin, 56, while attending the Los Angeles premiere of Showtime’s I’m Dying Up Here on Wednesday, May 31.

Carrey told Entertainment Tonight,

“I think it is the job of a comedian to cross the line at all times — because that line is not real. If you step out into that spotlight and you’re doing the crazy things that [Trump is] doing, we’re the last line of defense. And really, the comedians are the last voice of truth in this whole thing. It’s impossible to get away from it.”

Griffin was hit with an onslaught of criticism and was cut from her long-running annual New Year’s Eve co-hosting gig on CNN after she posted a photo earlier this week on Twitter in which she held up a prop that depicted the president’s severed head.

Jim then recounted a recent dream suggesting that he could relate to what was depicted in Griffin’s provocative shoot, which was photographed by celeb shutterbug Tyler Shields.

“I had a dream the other night I was playing golf with Donald Trump. I was standing beside him with a club in my hand, and I was considering my options when I suddenly woke up. It was one of those dreams where you just want to get back to sleep so you can finish it, you know?”

But Comedian Dan Aykroyd has different views. Aykroyd added,

“The world is throwing hate at Donald Trump. That’s just going to go into the generator of Donald Trump’s personality … and it could be thrown right back out in a terrible ball of hate. Let him absorb some love and good energy and then, maybe out of that, it will be filtered to come to where the world wants him to be in a more rational, centered state.”

I am sorry. I went too far. I was wrong. pic.twitter.com/LBKvqf9xFB
— Kathy Griffin (@kathygriffin) May 30, 2017

As previously reported, Griffin apologized for the photos in a Twitter video hours after they were released on Tuesday, May 30. “I sincerely apologize,” she said. “I’m just now seeing the reaction to these images. I’m a comic. I crossed the line. I moved the line, then I crossed it. I went way too far.”

Donald Trump tweeted,

“Kathy should be ashamed of herself.”

Trump said his family, especially his son Barron was “having a particularly hard time with it.”

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Kathy Griffin should be ashamed of herself. My children, especially my 11 year old son, Barron, are having a hard time with this. Sick!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 31, 2017

Despite her apology, the My Life on the D-List alum faced backlash and was fired from CNN, for which she hosted their New Year’s Eve special with Anderson Cooper for the last decade.

Cooper tweeted,

“For the record, I am appalled by the photo shoot Kathy Griffin took part in. It is clearly disgusting and completely inappropriate.”

The Secret Service, responding to a suggestion Tuesday on its Twitter site to investigate Griffin and the Trump image, answered: “On it!” It indicated it was investigating the image as a possible threat.

On it! @SecretService has a robust protective intelligence division that monitors open source reporting & social media to evaluate threats
— U.S. Secret Service (@SecretService) May 30, 2017

Threats made against @SecretService protectees receive the highest priority of all of our investigations. #ProtectionNeverRests
— U.S. Secret Service (@SecretService) May 30, 2017

Few have spoken up for Griffin, though the debate is heated on the Twitter accounts of both the president and Griffin.

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Short Bio on Kathy Griffin

Kathy Griffin is an American stand-up comedian. At the same time, she is also a writer, producer, actress, and television host. She is the single package of many talents. She has also been honored with many awards like ‘Emmy Award’. Her comedy albums are also nominated for ‘Grammy Awards’. She has been successful in keeping her good name in the entertainment world. As per being a comedian, she has a strict no-apology policy with her comedy. – See more at…

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