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Email from Paul Krassner Regarding Kathy Griffin and CNN Controversy (File 033241)
Email from Paul Krassner to Jeffrey Epstein discussing Kathy Griffin's controversial ad campaign for Squatty Potty and commentary on CNN's response to the controversy.
Summary
Paul Krassner sends an email to Jeffrey Epstein expressing his views against censorship in the context of Kathy Griffin's controversial Squatty Potty advertisement. The email includes an article about Griffin's 'full of shit' campaign created by Bravery Films and Harmon Brothers, which faced backlash when CNN dropped the commercial. Krassner compares the controversy to Trump's actions and includes details about the brand's CEO Bobby Edwards and the creative team behind the advertisement.
From: paul krassner________________________________________Sent: 6/3/2017 6:36:57 PMTo: jeffrey E. [jeeyacation@gmail.com]Subject: yikesImportance: HighI'm against censorship, and that includes Kathy Griffin. CNN eats chickenshit. What shedid is nothing compared to Trump's murderous evil.P.S. THIS LITERALLY REEKS WITH IRONY...THIS IS WHERE CNN GETS ITSCHICKENSHIT. A COMMERCIAL THAT THEY'RE LOSING BECAUSE OF KATHY:SQUATTY POTTY - KATHY GRIFFIN "FULL OF SHIT" (2017)(USA)09 May, 201/ By Dabitch 0 CommentsSecond week of May this Kathy Griffin ad rolls out digital media only, where Kathy tells people that they are "full ofshit." Literally. See, Kathy Griffin has a potty mouth but also a selling point - the reason you'd use the squatty pottyis to properly empty your bowels. "It's like a colonic" she explains, but without that hose up your ass. A cute blueturd bleeps her potty mouth but the point is still made.You may remember Squatty Potty's pooping unicorn video created by the Harmon Brothers in 2015. Now KathyGriffin is their first celebrity spokesperson. The brand's CEO and co-creator, Bobby Edwards, finds her quirky, braveand fearless, which makes her a good ambassador for the brand as they target women with this campaign.Edwards says the brand team fell in love with the "full of shit" idea from Bravery Films, "it got the biggest laughs"from staff. Howie Ronay, Bravery Films' founder and chief creative officer, a former FCB exec who worked on the2013 viral hit "Ship My Pants" for Kmart explains: "We know a lot of people struggle with this issue, and we decidedto take a common colloquial phrase and use it literally." Basically, this is "ship my pants II." Enough about poop, notall ads can be great.HOUSE OVERSIGHT 033241