7. Off Their Head
It’s not just politicians who use the publicity stunt to garner attention, many celebrities have pulled ridiculous, and in this case distasteful, stunts. When comedian Kathy Griffin was upset with then-President Trump’s negative comments about Megyn Kelly, in 2017 she decided in her infinite wisdom that the best way to make a statement was to pose for a photo holding up a bloodied replica of President Donald Trump’s head.
As you can imagine, regardless of your political affiliations, this went down like a lead balloon with Griffin losing her job as co-host of CNN’s New Year’s Eve show and having to cancel her tour. She would apologize for the stunt, but would pretty quickly retract it. Arguably, this political stunt is still having a detrimental effect on Griffin’s career.
