Kathy Griffin candidly discusses her addiction to pills and past suicide attempt

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Kathy Griffin candidly discussed her addiction to pills and past suicide attempt in a new interview.In a new podcast released on Thursday, the 60-year-old comedienne reflected on her struggles in the wake of the backlash she received after posing with a bloody effigy of then-President Donald Trump in 2017.'I tried to kill myself, and ended up in the psych ward,' Kathy said during an appearance on The New York Times' Sway podcast.

Speaking out: Kathy Griffin candidly discussed her addiction to pills and past suicide attempt in a new interview. Seen in 2019The My Life on the D-List star first revealed her pill addiction and suicide attempt last August in an interview with ABC News.

In the same interview, she disclosed that she was battling stage one lung cancer despite never having smoked cigarettes.Last December, Kathy told Jimmy Kimmel that she was now 'cancer-free' after undergoing surgery to remove half of her lung.In her Thursday interview, the Emmy Award winner shared her thoughts on the circumstances that led to her addiction.'I think — well, look, I think that I'm probably an addictive person, you know,' Kathy said.'But you have to admit, it's almost comical.

I went in the hospital for pill addiction at 59 years old. Who the hell becomes a junkie in their late 50s? Me.'She explained that she felt adrift after being 'canceled' and losing all of her gigs in the aftermath of the controversy.