Yashar Ali and Kathy Griffin have an unusual relationship. Once best friends, their relationship deteriorated over time.
Their connections have raised numerous questions over the years. Details about the connection remained a mystery, much like Yashar Ali himself.
However, new information about their relationship has emerged. However, there is still no agreement on the specifics.
Yashar Ali Assisted Kathy Griffin in Reviving Her Career
Grifin was in a pickle following her contentious 2017 photoshoot, in which she posed with a prop of former President Donald Trump’s decapitated head. There had been a lot of backlash as a result of this.
Her friends turned against her, she was fired from CNN, and her endorsement deals and comedy tours dried up.
All of this jeopardized both her career and her health. She became addicted to prescription drugs and attempted suicide.
Griffin was always accompanied by her husband. But that only aided her personal life. Her professional life required more expert assistance.
Ali enters her life at this point.
Griffin sought advice from Ali, her favorite Twitter personality at the time. He had an enigmatic reputation as a sort of problem solver.
They clicked right away after discovering they went to the same high school in Chicago and had met at her house party years before.
They only wanted to do an interview to clear the air about the Trump situation at first. But the interviewer-interviewee dynamic didn’t last long.
Ali soon became her unofficial advisor and shadow publicist.
He expanded her network in Hollywood and taught her about social media. He even decided which late-night shows she should attend in order to relaunch her career.
Griffin invited him to stay at her Bel-Air mansion in 2018. He became even more involved in her life after that.
Griffin never paid him, but he represented her in many aspects of her professional life.
He was in charge of her finances, social media, merchandise company, legal issues, and even groceries. He was only getting rent-free time in her house in exchange.
Things began to get strange when he became “reclusive” while living there. Even his mail began to be delivered to her house.
Griffin began to have second thoughts about staying, though it’s unclear when. People around her felt the same way.
In the fall of 2018, journalist Joan Walsh inquired about the situation after noticing Griffin was uneasy about Ali’s presence.
“Kathy, you got yourself a grifter,” Walsh said. “You must get him out of here.”
That is exactly what she did.
Ali was fired by Kathy Griffin
Griffin took her time, but Ali’s LA Mag profile states that she asked him to leave in early 2019.
Griffin’s friends claimed he stayed at her house for nine months. In addition, the comedian hired two assistants to assist him with packing.
Ali, on the other hand, disputed these details. He claimed he was only with Griffin for less than six months because she insisted.
Griffin, according to the Twitter personality, even threw him a farewell party.
Ali’s version of events has never elicited a response from the comedian. And this appears to be for legal reasons.
According to Ali, he signed an NDA with Griffin, which has prevented him from saying too much about the situation.
The former pals have moved on with their lives. Griffin is gradually returning to the prolific performer she was before her cancer scare.
Ali, on the other hand, is still going strong, publishing hit piece after hit piece with a recent focus on politics.
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