Friendship Is Over
Kathy Griffin has spoken out about this in many interviews. She said she was upset he was publicly claiming they are still friends without communicating with her. When he finally reached out to her through text messaging, she told him their friendship was over.
In His Defense…
A friend of Anderson defended him in the media. A close source stated Anderson was simply “shocked and upset by the photo, and while he was not ready to talk to her personally about it, he still considered her to be a friend, and was publicly supportive when asked about the controversy.”