KATHY GRIFFIN 'GAY BASHES' PATRICIA HEATON

[Pirate Twin]

By RICK EGUSQUIZA

"I used to think Patricia Heaton was funny, but now I'm just grossed out by her!"

Those are the biting words of comic Kathy Griffin, who's been blasting the former "Everybody Loves Raymond" star in her new sold-out comedy tour. Griffin's taken the 48-year-old actress to task for her conservative views on subjects such as gay rights and stem cell research.

"The whole gay issue, I gotta tell you - when I hear Patricia talking her bull---- and saying it's not in the Bible that gay people should be together - those are the pieces of information that I can't forget about," said Kathy.

The self-proclaimed "D-list" star, 46, slammed Patricia at a special charity event held at the Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Center on Dec. 7, where she made a $10,000 donation. "Kathy was ruthless about Patricia," an event attendee told The ENQUIRER. "She told the mostly gay audience that Patricia should not be trusted because she 'hates you gays.' The shocked audience gasped - it got very quiet."

Kathy went on to call Patricia a hypocrite because she hires gay hairdressers and makeup people.

"Patty Heaton has the gayest makeup person you've ever seen," Kathy told the audience. "I can't get beyond it. It's the hypocrisy."

Said the observer: "Kathy definitely opened up our eyes to what Patricia really thinks of her gay fans."

Published on: 12/26/2006

http://www.nationalenquirer.com/celebrity/63741

(Patricia Heaton has gay fans?)

[Pirate Twin]

[murphyturf]

Hahaha! Go, Kathy!

[auntiem]

I'm sorry -- this should have been posted in the "Kathy In Print" section. (I thought that's where I was!? Guess I changed before posting.) Sorry.

No worries, PT. It's very easy for a mod to move this for you--which I just did!

Thanks for posting this. I'm with Kathy on this (and much else, of course!). I just can't stand the hypocrisy and self-righteousness of people like this. Kathy is brave to call her out. Perhaps Heaton will rethink her message. And. . .perhaps not

[LoveMeSomeKathy]

Patricia Heaton is over and we all hate her. How do these gay haters get careers in Hollywood? Does she hate her agents, managers, publicists, hair/makeup people? Kathy knows as well as anyone that the gays are all over Hollywood!

[JulieVU]

Good thing Patricia Heaton still has that Albertson's gig. I heard it on the radio the other day. I am probably the only person in the free world who never ever saw an episode of Everybody Loves Raymond. I am not a big Ray Romano fan is why. Sorry to hear that PH has such a philosophy.

[murphyturf]

Patricia Heaton was raised with super strict Catholic parents who taught her this bullshit. As we all know, it's hard to unlearn the crap that our parents put in our heads when we were kids. I just wish that, as an adult, she'd get her head out of her a$$ and think for herself. She's so in the dark ages it scares me. I mean, she's even anti-abortion! WTF? Doesn't she realize she's a female living in America in 2007, and how f##kin' lucky that makes her???

I'm not saying I wouldn't bang her, cuz I would. But she'd most definitely have to keep her mouth shut the whole time.

[featmom]

I like Patricia Heaton and loved Everybody Loves Raymond. My husband and I are a lot like those characters except we're hotter!! just kidding!

She's entitled to her beliefs even if they are totally different than mine. That's what is great about this country. We can disagree without the law coming down on us.

[murphyturf]

Everybody Loves Raymond was one of my favorite shows ever.

[lobartay]

I like Patricia Heaton and loved Everybody Loves Raymond. My husband and I are a lot like those characters except we're hotter!! just kidding!

She's entitled to her beliefs even if they are totally different than mine. That's what is great about this country. We can disagree without the law coming down on us.

As long as her VOTE for her beliefs doesn't take away my rights...and they do. Kathy's right. Heaton sucks.

[4Shizzle]

Hey, Patricia Heaton is the one who's been pretty public about having some plastic surgery to improve her appearence, right?

Then, to me it would seem that Ms. Heaton has issues with dealing with the reality of things...

Hmm -- you can fix the ugly on the outside, but maybe the inside could use a little touch-up there, Missy!