Sia and Kathy Griffin became close after Sia's film 'Music' was criticized for its depiction of people on the autism spectrum
But at the behest of Griffin, the normally camera-shy Sia accompanied the comedian to a West Hollywood restaurant that is a paparazzi hangout last November — sans costume — to help out her friend.
“I just need one good picture out there besides those that say, ‘Kathy Griffin is a jihadist,’” Griffin told the paper she said to comedian-director Judd Apatow, who was reportedly her first choice for a date that night. Instead, Sia drove to the spot with Griffin, “strategically timing their arrival to be ‘caught’ by photographers.”,” Sia said of the stunt, which resulted in some snaps running in.
At the time of the backlash, Sia explained to online commenters that she wrote the script and 10 original songs for the accompanying album after spending three years doing research. She also said thatwas based on an unnamed friend on the spectrum who “found it too stressful being non verbal, and I made this movie with nothing but love for him and his mother.