Anderson Cooper shares his hopes for former NYE co-star Kathy Griffin following her controversial photo of Trump

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 18: Kathy Griffin and Anderson Cooper attend the 2014 CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute at the American Museum of Natural History on November 18, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

Anderson Cooper didn’t approve of Kathy Griffin’s controversial photo of a beheaded Donald Trump, but that doesn’t mean he has any bad feelings about her.

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“I don’t want anybody’s career to be destroyed because they do something unfortunate and inappropriate,” he said on Friday at an appearance in Arizona with Andy Cohen. “Look, I wish her well, and I hope she bounces back and keeps doing what she does best, which is make people laugh.”

Following the photo shoot controversy, Griffin was released as a co-host to Cooper on CNN’s New Year’s Eve celebrations.

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“CNN made the decision not to bring her back,” Cooper said. “I had nothing to do with it, but I certainly understand why they made that decision.”

Following the graphic image of Griffin holding a bloodied, severed head, Cooper released a statement on Twitter.

“For the record, I am appalled by the photo shoot Kathy Griffin took part in. It is clearly disgusting and completely inappropriate,” he wrote.

(H/T PEOPLE)

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