Late Tuesday night, comedian Kathy Griffin took to Instagram to reveal that her mother, Maggie Griffin, had passed away. She was 99 years old. Kathy did not say how her mother died, but she did recently tell fans that her mom was struggling with dementia.
In her Instagram post, Kathy shared a sweet photo of her and Maggie. The picture showed the mother-daughter duo sharing a lounge chair positioned in front of a swimming pool. Her mother raised a wineglass, and Kathy mimicked her arm movement as the two of them looked out at tree-studded hills. Kathy didn't say where the photo was taken.
In the photo's caption, she made sure to express how special her relationship with her mother was. In just a couple of hours, her Instagram post earned over 29,700 likes and more than 6,000 comments.
Kathy shared a similar message on her Twitter account.
Many notable celebrities shared their condolences with the comedian, including Danny Pellegrino, Selma Blair, Adam Devine, and Aubrey Plaza. On Twitter, celebrities like Chrissy Teigen, Yashar Ali, and Billy Eichner also reached out.