Emmy and Grammy Awards winners Kathy Griffin and photographer Tyler Shields are in hot water this week due to a photo shoot featuring Griffin holding a bloody mask Donald Trump that is made to look like the beheaded head of the president. The photo provoked outrage and even a public response from Trump himself.
"During the shooting of the photo, Kathy swears that she and Tyler would have to move to Mexico eleven photos that she has been spared, so that they can be seen in a hurry," TMZ writes. "Trump's critics have skewered him to incite violence with his speech. Kathy of the same?"
Shields says the dinner photo about Griffin (a friend of his) desired to "do something political."
"We kind of figured out what would be the best picture to get out of that," the photographer tells Fox News. "That's what art is classified in. If it's a person, in case it's a person, it's a sensitive subject ... but this is not real."
"We do not touch anyone who does not see," he continued. "It's just for the picture.
And in case it is a fiction movie. People across the political spectrum have slammed Griffin, saying he has crossed the line.
The photo immediately drew a strong reaction from the public, the media, and from famous figures. People from across the political spectrum have slammed Griffin, saying that she crossed the line.Trump himself tweeted today that Griffin “should be ashamed of herself,” saying that his children were disturbed by the photo:
Griffin originally defended the photo, calling Shields a great photographer and saying she was merely mocking Trump:
