{"id":2483263,"date":"2026-07-01T10:41:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T10:41:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2483263"},"modified":"2026-07-01T10:41:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T10:41:11","slug":"kathy-griffin-claims-she-was-banned-from-the-tonight-show-for-being-too-controversial-and-slams-jimmy-fallon-for-hosting-conor-mcgregor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/kathy-griffin-claims-she-was-banned-from-the-tonight-show-for-being-too-controversial-and-slams-jimmy-fallon-for-hosting-conor-mcgregor\/","title":{"rendered":"Kathy Griffin Claims She Was \u2018Banned\u2019 From \u2018The Tonight Show\u2019 for Being \u2018Too Controversial\u2019 and Slams Jimmy Fallon for Hosting Conor McGregor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Kathy Griffin took to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DaOcAGdSO1c\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=AbQuiWLy8gCqRfMOMXUQt0Z\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Instagram;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Instagram&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Instagram<\/a> on Tuesday to claim that she\u2019s been banned from Jimmy Fallon\u2019s \u201cTonight Show.\u201d She also slammed Fallon for hosting UFC legend Conor McGregor, who was <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/conor-mcgregor-rape-civil-trial-lawsuit-dublin-hotel-97f27bbf98734f02a7fd392efca0a3ca\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:found liable in a sexual assault case;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;found liable in a sexual assault case&quot;}\" class=\"link \">found liable in a sexual assault case<\/a> in 2024 and ordered to pay $257,000 to a woman who accused him of rape.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI have not done the Jimmy Fallon show since it was on at 12:30 Eastern and Pacific, so I guess I\u2019m banned from the Fallon show, or inappropriate, or too controversial,\u201d Griffin said. \u201cI don\u2019t even know. When you\u2019re banned from a show \u2014 and if you guys know me, I\u2019m banned from most of them. You\u2019re welcome, America and Indonesia. They don\u2019t usually tell you you\u2019re banned. They just can\u2019t seem to find room for you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>More from Variety<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-accent\/2 pb-5 md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_2leahlhl8b4lubsnqq5bH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_2leahlhl8b4lubsnqq5bH1_ { display: none; }\n@media screen and (max-width: 767.95px) {\n        #_R_2leahlhl8b4lubsnqq5bH1_ { display: flex; }\n        iframe { max-width: 100vw; }\n      }]]><\/style>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A rep for \u201cThe Tonight Show\u201d declined to comment. Sources close to the situation indicated that Griffin\u2019s claim was exaggerated. A rep for Fallon did not immediately respond to <em>Variety<\/em>\u2019s request for comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Griffin went to take aim at Fallon for hosting McGregor, a decision she deemed a \u201cbad call.\u201d McGregor came on \u201cThe Tonight Show\u201d on June 16 to promote his upcoming UFC comeback fight against Max Holloway.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI think the Fallon folks made a mistake by having Conor McGregor on,\u201d Griffin said. \u201cI think it sends yet another message to women and marginalized folks everywhere that we\u2019re not equal and you can do anything to us, and the perpetrators are still going to be out there being glorified.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Griffin added in the caption of the post, \u201cFallon, what kind of message are we sending here?! AND can we PLEASE save canceling people for the ones who actually deserve it? 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