Anderson and Kathy were as thick as thieves for two decades and hosted the NYE festivities for 10 years.
In 2017, after Donald Trump won his first election, Kathy posted a photoshoot of herself featuring a gory mask of the president designed to look beheaded. The post cost the comedian both her job at CNN and her friendship with Anderson.
Kathy later took down the post and admitted that she had gone too far, saying on X/Twitter, "I beg for your forgiveness.”
Anderson condemned Kathy’s behavior, saying he was “appalled” by the photoshoot, which he called “disgusting and completely inappropriate.”
That same year, he told Andy Cohen on Watch What Happens Live that he wished Kathy the best and hoped she “bounced back” after the scandal.
In 2021, during an interview with Bill Maher, Kathy clarified that she and Anderson were no longer friends. Asked if she would like to be friends with him again, she said, "Sure. Of course. I don't know that he's interested. But I mean, you know, I also don't have a need to hang out with people that maybe weren't so kosher."
In 2017, after Donald Trump won his first election, Kathy posted a photoshoot of herself featuring a gory mask of the president designed to look beheaded. The post cost the comedian both her job at CNN and her friendship with Anderson.
Kathy later took down the post and admitted that she had gone too far, saying on X/Twitter, "I beg for your forgiveness.”
Anderson condemned Kathy’s behavior, saying he was “appalled” by the photoshoot, which he called “disgusting and completely inappropriate.”
That same year, he told Andy Cohen on Watch What Happens Live that he wished Kathy the best and hoped she “bounced back” after the scandal.
In 2021, during an interview with Bill Maher, Kathy clarified that she and Anderson were no longer friends. Asked if she would like to be friends with him again, she said, "Sure. Of course. I don't know that he's interested. But I mean, you know, I also don't have a need to hang out with people that maybe weren't so kosher."