Kathy Griffin apologizes for photo of severed Trump head

The Associated Press</span>
Published Tuesday, May 30, 2017 8:01PM EDT
Last Updated Tuesday, May 30, 2017 8:04PM EDT

WARNING: This story contains a graphic image.

LOS ANGELES - Kathy Griffin says she knew her new photo shoot with Tyler Shields would "make noise."

Griffin appears in a photo posted online Tuesday holding what looks like U.S. President Donald Trump's bloody, severed head. Many on Twitter called for the comedian to be jailed.

Griffin tells photographer Tyler Shields in a video on his Twitter page Tuesday that they will have to move to Mexico to avoid federal prison for their latest collaboration.

She described the project as an "artsy fartsy statement" on Instagram and says she does not condone causing harm to others.

Kathy Griffin Behind the scenes with Tyler Shields: https://t.co/UPQq7ytkS0 via @YouTube
— Tyler Shields (@tylershields) May 30, 2017

Publicists for Griffin did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Associated Press. A message sent to Shields through his website was not immediately returned.

Griffin apologized for the photo hours after it was posted, saying in a video that she "went too far" and "crossed the line."