A-List Tell-All! Kathy Griffin Exposes MORE Sick Secrets About Ellen, Britney & Others
Nov. 30 2016, Updated 11:34 a.m. ET
More Kathy, more A-list dish! Griffin tore through tons of celebs and famous former friends in her first memoir, Official Book Club Selection. Find out who's a "douchebag," and who bought fake boobs for fame!
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Griffin can't stand Hilary Swank, who has said she was homeless upon moving to Los Angeles. "Cry me a f***ing river, Hilary. You star in a Karate Kid movie at 19, and win two Oscars by 30. Go f*** yourself," she wrote. Meanwhile, Griffin said she still couldn't catch a break after ten years in Hollywood.
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In the early 90's, Griffin starred in a commercial with basketball legend Shaquille O'Neal— who wasn't charmed by the funny lady. "In between takes I made some inappropriate joke at his expense, and Shaq gave me this death stare," she claimed. The director had to calm the angry O'Neal down.
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Griffin dated actor Jack Black in her early career, but he dumped her after a quick fling. "He lived in this filthy place, littered with video games and bongs," she recalled.
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As her career remained at a standstill, Griffin said she lost many friends to fame, including Janeane Garofalo, Molly Shannon, and Friends star Lisa Kudrow. "When I was hanging out with her, she had long black hair and real boobs…One day she said, 'I'm gonna dye my hair blond, I'm gonna get a nose job, and I'm gonna get fake boobs.'" she wrote. "Well, it helped change her career overnight."
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Griffin has infamously dissed Ellen DeGeneres as "mean" in recent weeks. But years prior to her epic diss, the comedienne, who guest starred on sitcom Ellen in the 90's, slammed the talk show host as a nasty boss. "She ran that room with an iron fist, and you could tell people were nervous around her. If she laughed, they laughed, and if she didn't, nobody dared to," Griffin wrote.
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Upon meeting her at the Ellen table read, DeGeneres ordered Griffin to reenact her popular commercial, which featured a funny dance. "It's a power move, something only a celebrity or corporate CEO would do," Griffin slammed.
Seinfeld
While guest starring on Seinfeld, Griffin claimed Jerry Seinfeld acted like "kind of an a**hole." After bashing the famous actor in her stand-up comedy act, he told her he "enjoyed" her skit. Now, she respects him. "To this day, Jerry Seinfeld leads the pack of A-listers who can take a f***ing joke," she said.
Suddenly Susan
Griffin and Suddenly Susan costar Brooke Shields were close friends until the stunning star accused her pal of leaking information about her troubled marriage with Andre Agassi to the media. "I'm gonna get her so f***in fired!" Griffin claimed Shields told the show's crew. The two later made up.
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But Griffin couldn't stand Shields' then husband, tennis player Agassi. "He was pretty humorless and kind of a pill," she admitted, adding that she later learned about his crystal meth addiction https://radaronline.com/exclusives/2009/10/andre-agassi-confesses-using-crystal-meth/ at that time. "All I can say is, sure explains a lot of his behavior."
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On Martin Short's late-night talk show, Griffin met legendary comic Steve Martin, whom she called "the biggest a**hole" in Saturday Night Live's history. When Short introduced the two comedy veterans, Martin dismissed her immediately. "He was such a douche bag it was like he was a caricature of a douche bag," she recalled.
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Conan O'Brien once stood up pal Griffin on a date to a mutual friend's wedding, she alleged.
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So, who's stupidest celeb in Hollywood? Britney Spears, Griffin claimed. "I've met her a couple of times, and I can safely say, she's dumb as a stick," she slammed. "The truth is, she's a complete moron, and I'm surprised she can even function."
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