“You have to leave the country,” Sharon Stone told Kathy Griffin, in the wake of the controversy surrounding the infamous 2017 photograph of her holding a Donald Trump mask covered with ketchup, “for eight years.”

Ms. Griffin thought about it. And said, “You first.”

Ms. Griffin, one of the most successful comedians in the country, was recognized by Guinness World Records for “most stand-up comedy specials.” She has won two Emmy awards. All six of her comedy albums were nominated for Grammys; her breakout recording, “For Your Consideration,” made her the first comedian to debut at the top of the Billboard Top Comedy Albums chart. She estimates she’s earned over $75 million in the course of her career.

But for the last two years , she hasn’t gotten work.

Not the kind of work she wants, anyway. Since the Mask Incident, she’s traveled the world for her “Laugh Your Head Off Tour.” But in the wake of the scandal, her American appearances in 2017 were canceled. She was fired from her gig as co-host, with Anderson Cooper, of CNN’s New Year’s Eve show. Her commercial sponsors — including Squatty Potty — dropped her in a heartbeat.

Because the makers of a special seat designed to improve excretion found their association with Kathy Griffin bad for their image, I guess.