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'I went way too far': Kathy Griffin apologizes for photo shoot that featured bloody Trump head
Kathy Griffin posed for a photo that features a mock bloody, beheaded Donald Trump, and critics are slamming her online.
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TMZ leaked the photo and reported that Griffin posed for it during a shoot with the photographer Tyler Shields. The outlet also posted a video of the shoot.
The photo quickly trended online, and Griffin began to gain heat on social media.
Representatives for Griffin and Shields did not immediately respond to Business Insider's request for comment.
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Hours after TMZ posted its story, the US Secret Service touted on Twitter its "robust protective intelligence division that monitors open source reporting & social media to evaluate threats."
"Threats made against Secret Service protectees receive the highest priority of all of our investigations. #ProtectionNeverRests," the agency said in a follow-up tweet.
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