Overview
- Kathy Griffin posted a video saying she was “really hurt” that Rosie O’Donnell did not invite her to appear during O’Donnell’s multi-night guest-hosting of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, a complaint she made public on Thursday.
- Griffin emphasized their longtime friendship and said she told O’Donnell on a flight that she would love to be a guest, but she does not know whether guest hosts control bookings on the show.
- Rosie O’Donnell replied in a YouTube comment that she did not choose the show’s guests, a response that keeps the dispute at the level of public comments rather than an on-air confrontation.
- Griffin framed her disappointment against a history in which she says a past political controversy caused years without work, and she urged followers to watch and support O’Donnell’s episodes.
- The exchange highlights two broader points to watch: how late-night booking power is actually allocated between hosts and producers, and how public feuds and political remarks continue to shape comedians’ careers and audience mobilization.