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Kathy Griffin feasted on her feud with Donald Trump as she boldly returned to the stage on Sunday night for her first stand-up show since their infamous falling out.
The star walked out on stage to a cheering 3,000 at the Orpheum Theatre in downtown Los Angeles, proudly sporting a clean version of the bloody mask which sparked her feud with the president in May.
With her two middle fingers raised defiantly in the air, she then took a knee in protest against Trump, mimicking the hundreds of NFL players the president is now at war with over their on-the-field demonstrations.
Wearing the same blue pussybow dress in which she appeared in the controversial photograph with Trump's bloodied, severed head, she then whipped off the mask to reveal her short hair, the result of her decision earlier this year to shave her head in support of her cancer-stricken sister.
It was her first work engagement since May when she was dropped by CNN and slammed by Hollywood friends after appearing in a photoshoot by photographer Tyler Shields holding up the mask as blood dripped from it.
Griffin said she felt empowered by her return to the stage and claimed she was only left unable to work because Trump 'put the word out' against her.
'I have not had the opportunity to make a living in my profession in my own country for months (and counting).
'I was happy to have the opportunity to address 3,000 people and speak out without fear,' she said.
In May, Griffin was fired from her New Year's Eve hosting gig with CNN and was globally admonished for appearing in a comedic photoshoot where she appeared holding up a bloodied version of the mask.
She later took part in a tearful press conference where she accused the president and his family of trying to ruin her life.
Speaking to DailyMail.com on Tuesday, Griffin maintained her belief that Trump torpedoed her career after the scandal.
She compared him to Harvey Weinstein and said both men represented a 'culture of controlling and influential men are armed with predatory tactics, sexual and otherwise.'
'My own Harvey Weinstein is named President Donald Trump.
Source:dailymail
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