VIDEO : Kathy Griffin Says Losing Anderson Cooper As A Friend 'Still Hurts'

Kathy Griffin continues struggling with the aftermath of a 2017 photo spread that had many sounding the death knell for her career.

The actress and comedian opened up about being ?blacklisted? by Hollywood and the media, ExtraTV reports.

Griffin posted a bloody image of herself holding a fake severed head of President Donald Trump.

Among those to distance themselves from Griffin was longtime pal Anderson Cooper, who called the photo ?disgusting and completely inappropriate.?

?I was devastated. It still hurts,? Griffin said. ?I mean, I really loved him.?