Overview
- Griffin posted on Instagram Tuesday saying she has not appeared on Jimmy Fallon’s Tonight Show since 2014 and that she believes she has been “banned” from the program.
- A representative for The Tonight Show issued an official denial, telling reporters that Griffin’s claim that she was banned was false.
- Griffin singled out the show’s June 16 booking of Conor McGregor, saying the appearance was a “bad call” because McGregor was found civilly liable in a 2024 sexual assault case and ordered to pay $257,000.
- Her complaint invoked earlier booking choices, including Fallon’s 2016 interview with Donald Trump, and comes against the backdrop of Griffin’s 2017 controversy over a photo of a mock severed Trump head that still shapes how hosts respond to her.
- The exchange highlights fresh scrutiny of late‑night booking practices and could raise pressure on networks to explain why they choose to platform figures with serious public allegations.