KB Home CEO Jeffrey Mezger sees his bonus cut after vulgar rant at Kathy Griffin

One of the nation’s biggest homebuilders is putting its top executive on notice after a vulgar rant against comedian Kathy Griffin was caught on tape and went viral.

KB Home CEO Jeffrey Mezger, who is a neighbor of Griffin’s in California, was recorded by a security camera hurling slurs against Griffin while in a heated argument with her boyfriend. Mezger was angered after Griffin or her boyfriend complained to police over a family get-together at Mezger’s house.

Griffin and her boyfriend in the incident that preceded the confrontation appear to have called police over noise made by children playing in a backyard pool.

There has been some backlash against the executive since the vulgar, two-minute outburst was first aired by HuffPost.

TV host and financial advisor Suze Orman wrote on Twitter, “Disgraceful talk from the CEO of KB HOMES. You really want to buy a home from this man? Beyond Disgusting!�

KB Home and Mezger did not immediately respond to an early request for comment.

KB Home said in a regulatory filing Thursday that while Mezger has been “a great leader,� his behavior was unacceptable and that he would be fired for any similar incidents in the future. It also cut his annual bonus by 25%.

How much that will cost Mezger, who has been CEO since 2006, isn’t clear. He was paid $9 million last year in salary and stock awards, but he hasn’t received a bonus since 2014. In that year, Mezger received a bonus of $125,000.

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