CNN has dropped Kathy Griffin after her controversial beheaded Trump photo

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May 31, 2017 6:56 PM

Kathy Griffin will no longer cohost "New Year's Eve Live" alongside cohost Anderson Cooper in the aftermath of her scandalous and violent image.

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On Tuesday, a violent photo of Kathy Griffin holding a mock severed head of President Donald Trump sparked controversy after it made its debut on the internet.

The photo was taken by photographer Tyler Shields, and there was video footage of the shoot. Griffin quickly apologized for the photo on social media, saying, "I went too far."

In a tweet on Wednesday afternoon, CNN announced that Griffin will no longer cohost "New Year's Eve Live" alongside co-host Anderson Cooper.

Griffin started cohosting the program with Cooper in 2007. The program airs live from New York City's Times Square.

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