Comedienne apologises for beheaded Trump image

Los Angeles May 31 (IANS) Comedienne-actress Kathy Griffin has apologised after facing backlash for posing with a decapitated and fake head resembling US President Donald Trump for a photo shoot.

At first she said she does not condone violence after a shocking image from the shoot taken by Tyler Shields surfaced online.

Later she tweeted a video of herself looking sombre and make-up free reports variety.com.

I sincerely apologise. I m just now seeing the reaction of these images. I m a comic I cross the line. I move the line then I cross it. I went way too far Griffin said.

The image is too disturbing. I understand how it offends people. It wasn t funny. I get it. I ve made a lot of mistakes in my career; I will continue. I ask your forgiveness. (I m) taking down the image. (I m) going to ask the photographer to take down the image and I beg for your forgiveness she said.

I went too far. I made a mistake and I was wrong. Tyler and I are not afraid to do images that make noise she added.

Griffin has continuously spoken out against Trump throughout his entire campaign and after he became the US President.

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