Kathy Griffin steps out with wild, natural hair while wearing her own merch in LA
Griffin, who was also busy caring for her parents, added, “I had to turn down ‘The View’ because I would have had to uproot my whole life.”
Griffin had made several trips from Los Angeles to New York for appearances on the show at that point, which allowed her to build a close relationship with long-tenured co-host Barbara Walters.
So when she decided not to take the offer, Griffin explained that she felt she owed Walters an explanation.
Pulling Walters aside, Griffin told her, “I want you to know why I’m going to say no. It’s not that I think I’m too good for this show, it’s the opposite: this show is too good for me.”
“I don’t want you to think I’m blowing smoke, but between moving costs and I’m so entwined with my mom and dad. I have a house in Los Angeles, and it just isn’t feasible for me to do, but I want you to hear it directly from me,” she remembered telling the late journalist.