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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
Entertainment
Christi Carras

Kathy Griffin ducks Elon Musk's Twitter ban by using late mom's account: '#FreeKathy'

Kathy Griffin has challenged Elon Musk to a game of Twitter whack-a-mole after she was booted from the platform for impersonating the billionaire tech mogul.

The comedian ducked Twitter suspension on Sunday by using the account of her late mother, Maggie Griffin, to continue trolling Musk, the new CEO of the social media site. Twitter has recently suspended the accounts of several celebrities — including Griffin, Sarah Silverman and Rich Sommer — who changed their display names to his.

"I'm back from the grave to say… #FreeKathy," Griffin tweeted from her mom's page. She also changed the account's display name and profile picture to match Musk's.

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