Kathy Griffin, 65, Debuts 22-Year-Old Boyfriend on Instagram

Q: After deleting a post with another man in May, why did Griffin suddenly debut her 22-year-old boyfriend two months later?

The most likely reason is that the earlier relationship ended, and Griffin chose to publicly reveal a new one once she was seeing someone else. Reporting around the deleted May 17 Instagram post indicates Griffin had briefly “hard-launched” a different man, one described as closer to her age. Because that post was later removed, the clearest inference is that the relationship did not last. By July, she appeared to be in a new relationship and decided to present it openly, even anticipating backlash by captioning the post, “He’s 22. Have at it, internet.” Her own past comments also help explain why she may have been comfortable debuting a much younger partner. In a 2025 essay for The Cut, Griffin said she had fallen for a 23-year-old and felt younger men could be freer of the “sexism, misogyny, and biases” she associated with some men her own age. That suggests the July reveal was not entirely out of character, but consistent with a dating pattern she has already discussed publicly. So, based on the available facts, the sudden debut two months later was likely the result of a recent breakup with the man from the deleted May post, followed by a new relationship Griffin was willing to make public despite the predictable scrutiny over the age gap.

3 articles · Updated · Nine · Jul 10

Kathy Griffin revealed a new relationship in an Instagram post, sharing a photo of herself holding hands with a 22-year-old man and captioning it, “He’s 22. Have at it, internet.”
The post quickly drew split reactions, with some followers cheering Griffin and others arguing the 43-year age gap would be judged differently if the genders were reversed.
Griffin later leaned into the response, posting that she was “dying” at the comments as debate over the relationship spread across her feed.
The reveal fits a recent pattern: in a December 2025 essay, Griffin said she had fallen in love with a 23-year-old, though that relationship was brief.
That romance came after Griffin’s 2023 divorce from Randy Bick, ending a marriage that began in 2020 after years together.