Kathy Griffin says she is effectively barred from appearing on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” and criticizes the program for booking Conor McGregor after an Irish civil court found him responsible for sexual assault and ordered nearly €250K in damages.Griffin posts on Instagram that she has not been booked since the program moved to a 12:30 Eastern and Pacific timeslot, says producers never explained the exclusion, and insists she has no personal issue with Jimmy Fallon while opposing the decision to platform a figure who denies the allegations.Social media backlash intensifies, actress
Christina Ricci amplifies criticism, a separate criminal complaint was dropped earlier this year, and neither Fallon nor the show has responded to Griffin’s public claim.