She was branded ‘full of crap’ by Kathy Griffin during a combative Sunrise interview in August.
And now Samantha Armytage has hit back at the comedian, describing her as ‘unwell’ and slamming her controversial Donald Trump severed head photo.
‘I wasn’t applying politics that day I just thought she was a little bit unwell – kooky is one word for it,’ Samantha told Mark Latham’s Outsiders on Wednesday.
‘I just thought she was a little bit unwell’: Samantha Armytage hits back at Kathy Griffin after her combative Sunrise interview with the comedian went viral
In August, Kathy was promoting her forthcoming comedy show on Sunrise when Samantha questioned her about Donald Trump.
The comedian courted controversy when she posed with a fake severed head of the United States president.
When questioned by the Sunrise host about the photo, Kathy fired back: ‘You’re full of crap. Stop this. You know this.
Combative: When questioned by the Sunrise host about the photo, Kathy fired back: ‘You’re full of crap. Stop this. You know this’
‘Personally I didn’t feel that the beheading joke was very funny’: Samantha told Outsiders she had felt it was her duty as a journalist to call Kathy out on the photo
She added: ‘Stop acting like my little picture is more important than talking about the actual atrocities that the President of the United States is committing.’
Speaking about the now viral interview this week, Samantha told Outsiders she had felt it was her duty as a journalist to call Kathy out on the photo.
‘Personally I didn’t feel that the beheading joke was very funny – Trump or not Trump, I think she thought she could get away with it because everyone hates Donald Trump,’ she said.
Wasn’t biased: Despite her personal opinion, Samantha said it had nothing to do with her line of questioning
But despite her personal opinion, Samantha said it had nothing to do with her line of questioning.
‘Well she is a ”comedian”,’ the Sunrise host said, using air quotes around Kathy’s job description.
‘I wasn’t applying politics that day I just thought she was a little bit unwell – kooky is one word for it.’
‘Well she is a ”comedian”’ Samantha also used air quotes when describing Kathy’s occupation