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Anti-Trump Comic Kathy Griffin to Attend White House Correspondents’ Dinner

The comedian has been the subject of much public scrutiny for the past 10 months.

March 26, 2018 9:54 am EDT

Kathy Griffin, Focus of Trump Photo Kerfuffle, Is Done Apologizing

Kathy Griffin speaks during a press conference at The Bloom Firm on June 2, 2017 in Woodland Hills, California. Griffin is holding the press conference after a controversial photoshoot where she was holding a bloodied mask depicting President Donald Trump and to address alleged bullying by the Trump family. (Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

Kathy Griffin will be in attendance for this year’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner on April 28. According to a story in Page Six, LGBT news outlet the Washington Blade invited Griffin to the dinner. Griffin has been embroiled in controversy since her infamous photo holding a model of Donald Trump’s severed head made waves last May. Trump did not attend the 2017 White House Correspondents’ Dinner. He indicated last year that he planned to attend the 2018 event, but the White House is yet to confirm or deny his appearance. Although Griffin won’t be hosting, her presence surely adds to the night’s potential for conflict.

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