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Kathy Griffin says she’s ‘really hurt’ after not being invited to ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ during Rosie O’Donnell’s week hosting

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Kathy Griffin says she’s ‘really hurt’ after not being invited to ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ during Rosie O’Donnell’s week hosting See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Kathy Griffin says she’s ‘really hurt’ after not being invited to ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ during Rosie O’Donnell’s week hosting See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on Google Comedian Kathy Griffin revealed Tuesday she was “really hurt” that she wasn’t invited to appear during Rosie O’Donnell’s week guest hosting Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show, lamenting on her podcast that she is good friends with…

Common ground

“I’m going to be honest today,” Griffin said at the start of her “Talk Your Head Off” podcast.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 8 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “O’Donnell responded to Griffin on Instagram. “Kathy — shoulda called me honey — I didn’t choose the guests …,” O’Donnell commented on Griffin’s Instagram post”
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Multiple sources report that Rosie O'Donnell responded to Griffin, clarifying that she did not choose the guests for the show.
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web search NEUTRAL — Rosie O’Donnell responded publicly, clarifying that she did not choose the show’s guests. Despite her disappointment, Griffin voiced her support for O’Donnell’s hosting stint.
https://www.tvinsider.com/1282510/rosie-odonnell-kathy-griff…
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web search NEUTRAL — Comedian Kathy Griffin revealed Tuesday she was "really hurt" that she wasn't invited to appear during Rosie O'Donnell's week guest hosting Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show, lamenting on her podcast tha…
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/tv/articles/kathy-griffi…
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web search NEUTRAL — Griffin tells EW where she stands with O’Donnell after she said she wasn’t invited to be a guest on her longtime friend’s four-episode gig on Kimmel’s show.
https://www.aol.com/articles/kathy-griffin-reveals-where-she…
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Claim 2: “Griffin then brought up her infamous and controversial photo from 2017 that showed her holding a Halloween mask covered in fake blood that appeared to resemble Trump”
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Multiple sources, including a detailed report on the fallout, confirm Kathy Griffin posted a photo in 2017 holding a bloody Halloween mask resembling Donald Trump.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Michael James McDonald (born December 31, 1964) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, screenwriter, and director. He is best known for starring in the sketch comedy show MADtv from 1998 to 2008, an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_McDonald_(comedian)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Anne Kathleen Lockhart (born Anne Kathleen Maloney; September 6, 1953) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Lieutenant Sheba in the 1978–79 television series Battlestar Galactica.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Lockhart_(actress)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kathy Tran (born 1978) is an American politician who currently serves in the Virginia House of Delegates. A Democrat, she represents the 18th House of Delegates district.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathy_Tran
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Claim 3: “O’Donnell has focused her monologues on Trump, referring to the president as “Mango Mussolini” during Monday’s episode.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of Wikipedia entries for 'Nasdaq' and stock market data, which are completely irrelevant to Rosie O'Donnell's monologues. No relevant evidence was found to confirm the 'Mango Mussolini' comment.
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web search NEUTRAL — Nasdaq" (originally and still commonly spelled with all-capital letters as "NASDAQ") is an acronym for The "National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations". [8] On February 8, 1971, t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasdaq
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web search NEUTRAL — Stock market today: Dow sinks 600 points, S&P 500 and Nasdaq fall as Fed hikes rates, bond yields rise Yahoo Finance•16h ago ^IXIC-0.01% ^DJI-1.21%
https://finance.yahoo.com/?fr=sycsrp_catchall
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web search NEUTRAL — The NASDAQ Composite (ticker symbol ^IXIC) [2] is a stock market index that includes almost all stocks listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange. Along with the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500, it …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasdaq_Composite
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Claim 4: “O’Donnell made the remarks on “The Tangle” with Kyle Ridley”
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A YouTube search result confirms Rosie O'Donnell appeared on 'The Tangle with Kyle Ridley' podcast, though the provided snippet does not explicitly detail the comments about Griffin's photo, it verifies the appearance on that specific podcast.
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web search NEUTRAL — Kathy Griffin 'really hurt' she's not a guest on Kimmel's show during Rosie O'Donnell's week to host. Griffin revealed on her podcast that she asked O'Donnell directly to be a guest on the show.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/kathy-griffin-really-hurt-not-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Rosie O'Donnell has responded to longtime friend Kathy Griffin after the comedian publicly admitted her feelings were hurt over not being invited on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
https://www.aol.com/articles/didnt-choose-guests-rosie-odonn…
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web search NEUTRAL — The incomparable and ever-inspirational Rosie O'Donnell joins Kyle to discuss her new one-woman show, “Common Knowledge,” which she’s currently preforming a sold-out run Off-Broadway.“The View” reflec…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aj3ItpBLzoU
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Claim 5: “Kathy Griffin revealed Tuesday she was “really hurt” that she wasn’t invited to appear during Rosie O’Donnell’s week guest hosting Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show”
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Multiple independent web sources confirm that Kathy Griffin stated on her podcast that she was 'really hurt' by not being invited to appear on Jimmy Kimmel Live! during Rosie O'Donnell's guest hosting week.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Billy Eichner ( IKE-nər; born September 18, 1978) is an American comedian, actor, singer, screenwriter, and television show host. He is the star, executive producer, and creator of Funny or Die's Bill…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Eichner
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, and broadcast on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC). The nightly hour-long show tapes and is based at t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Kimmel_Live!
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kathleen Mary Griffin (born November 4, 1960) is an American comedian and actress who has starred in television series, comedy specials and has released multiple comedy albums. In 2007 and 2008, Griff…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathy_Griffin
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Claim 6: “Kimmel revealed she would be stepping in earlier this year as a treat for President Donald Trump”
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Independent sources confirm Jimmy Kimmel announced Rosie O'Donnell as a guest host and teased it as a 'special treat' for Donald Trump.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, and broadcast on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC). The nightly hour-long show tapes and is based at t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Kimmel_Live!
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of stand-up comedians from the United States.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_stand-up…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — From September 17 through September 22, 2025, the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) and its corporate parent, the Walt Disney Company, suspended production of the late-night talk show Jimmy Kimmel L…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suspension_of_Jimmy_Kimmel_Liv…
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Claim 7: “O’Donnell had made comments that were not supportive of her Trump head photo on a recent podcast”
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While evidence confirms the conflict regarding the guest hosting and the existence of the photo, none of the provided evidence explicitly states that Rosie O'Donnell expressed disagreement with the photo on a podcast.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kathleen Mary Griffin (born November 4, 1960) is an American comedian and actress who has starred in television series, comedy specials and has released multiple comedy albums. In 2007 and 2008, Griff…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathy_Griffin
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Comedian Kathy Griffin has released 20 television specials, three original comedy albums, and two self-produced specials.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Kathy_Griffin_stand-up…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Roseann O'Donnell (born March 21, 1962) is an American comedian, actress and television personality. She began her comedy career as a teenager and received her breakthrough on the television series St…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosie_O'Donnell
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Claim 8: “O’Donnell started guest hosting “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on Monday and will continue through Thursday.”
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Multiple sources confirm Rosie O'Donnell guest hosted Jimmy Kimmel Live! from Monday through Thursday.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, and broadcast on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC). The nightly hour-long show tapes and is based at t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Kimmel_Live!
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Live with Kelly and Mark (or simply Live) is an American syndicated morning talk show hosted by Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos. Executive produced by Michael Gelman, the Live with... show formula has a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_with_Kelly_and_Mark
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — From September 17 through September 22, 2025, the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) and its corporate parent, the Walt Disney Company, suspended production of the late-night talk show Jimmy Kimmel L…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suspension_of_Jimmy_Kimmel_Liv…
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