The 'Baby Driver' star opened up to ET about why comics are vitally important to society: 'We're there to make you laugh.'
Jamie Foxx is weighing in on Kathy Griffin's controversial photo shoot, and sharing his thoughts on the importance of comedy in society.
The Oscar winner spoke with ET's Denny Directo at the launch party for Prive Revaux luxury sunglasses at the Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles on Thursday, where he opened up about the fallout surrounding Griffin's photo shoot, in which she held a facsimile of President Donald Trump's severed head.
"Listen, as comedians, sometimes you do go beyond, past the line," Foxx admitted. "I still love Kathy Griffin. She went past the line, she'll pay for it in the way she pays for it, and we'll go out and we'll laugh with her again."
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Griffin faced immediate backlash for her role in the photo shoot and apologized hours later. However, the 56-year-old comedian was subsequently let go by CNN, where she routinely hosted the New Year's Eve special, alongside Anderson Cooper, for the last 10 years.
Cooper also issued a stern rebuke of the comedian on Twitter, writing, "For the record, I am appalled by the photo shoot Kathy Griffin took part in. It is clearly disgusting and completely inappropriate."
While Foxx said he understands why Griffin is facing blowback for the incident, the 49-year-old performer said it's important for people to have some perspective.
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"Don't kill the comedian," Foxx said. "There's a lot of people out here doing really bad things and every time a comedian says anything, says something about peanuts, [people say], 'You're peanut-shaming!' [A comedian] says something about dolphins [people say], 'Oh my god, you're a dolphin-shamer.' We're the comics, we're entertainers, we don't mean any harm."
"It's not the comedian's fault for everything that's going wrong, man. Trust me. The world is filled with people that mean you harm and we sit and we give them a pass," Foxx continued. "So I know she made her mistake or whatever, and we're all going to make mistakes, but you need us, man, because we're there to make you laugh."
Griffin issued a lengthy apology video hours after the picture was released, where she admitted that she felt she'd "crossed the line."
"I sincerely apologize," Griffin said. "I'm just now seeing the reaction to these images. I'm a comic. I crossed the line. I moved the line, then I crossed it. I went way too far."
Griffin and her attorney, Lisa Bloom, are expected to hold a press conference on Friday where they will address the photograph. According to a statement released by Bloom, they will "explain the true motivation behind the image."
ET caught up with Jim Carrey at the premiere of the new Showtime comedy I'm Dying Up Here on Wednesday, where the comic responded to the controversy, arguing, "I think it is the job of a comedian to cross the line at all times -- because that line is not real."
Carrey went on to say that comedians are "the last line of defense" and the "last voice of truth" when it comes to American politics today. Check out the video below to hear more.