Kathy Griffin has been laying relatively low since the fallout over her controversial photo shoot in which she held up the (fake) decapitated head of Donald Trump, resulting in CNN deciding to fire her from appearing on the network’s annual New Year’s Eve show. Although it hasn’t stopped the comedienne from cracking jokes about the Trump administration on Twitter, Griffin has since stayed largely out of the public eye since the scandal.
That is, until the following photos of Griffin surfaced on Twitter from journalist Yashar Ali, in which she shows off a freshly shaved head in support of her sister who is apparently battling cancer and undergoing chemotherapy treatments.
In solidarity with her sister, who is going through chemo, @kathygriffin shaved her head. Donate to @AmericanCancer: https://t.co/NazIbJ9FQ2 pic.twitter.com/UXr9YH1LYc
— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) July 31, 2017
It’s unknown what type of cancer her sister is battling, but Griffin’s mother, who appears alongside her in the first photo, also tweeted the photos, calling her daughter a “wonderful human being.”
https://twitter.com/TipItMaggieG/status/892081784271257601
This is sadly not the first time Griffin has stood by a sibling fighting cancer. Her older brother Gary Griffin lost his battle with stage-four esophageal cancer at the age of 63 in 2014. After he passed, Griffin posted an Instagram tribute to her brother, writing that “He loved the Eagles, ’70s rock, The Chicago White Sox and the Xavier “muskies,” and also that “he was funny as sh*t.”
https://www.instagram.com/p/jexI12tDE3/
(Via People)