Maher shrugs off Trump’s Pearl Harbor joke: ‘You’d laugh’ if a comedian said it
by Steff Danielle Thomas

Comedian Bill Maher on Friday brushed off President Trump’s ribbing of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi about Pearl Harbor amid the ongoing U.S. military operation in Iran.

“He was in the Oval Office yesterday with the prime minister of Japan … and he was talking about our strike in Iran,” Maher said on his “Real Time” show. “And he said, ‘We didn’t tell anybody because we wanted it to be a surprise. Who knows better about a surprise attack than Japan?’

“I mean, is it? Is it right to say that? No. But if Shane Gillis said it, you’d laugh,” he added, referring to the stand-up comedian.

https://thehill.com/homenews/media/5794573-maher-trump-japan-pearl-harbor-iran-war-gold-coin/

Bill Maher Sends Blunt Message About Oscars Diversity Campaign
Michelle Stein

On the Friday, March 13 episode of Real Time With Bill Maher, the late-night host, 70, took aim at #OscarsSoWhite during his “New Rule” segment. The campaign marks its 10th anniversary at the 98th Academy Awards.

“Someone must wear a ribbon that says, ‘We won,'” Maher joked. “Just as a way to remind progressives, hey, you’re progressive. Progress is what you’re selling. Take the win.”
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He also claimed that Academy voters were casting their votes for nominees just because they were white. “Hollywood isn’t a secret cabal of racists,” he declared. “It’s a secret cabal of people terrified of looking like racists.”

Maher continued, “I’m just tired of no matter how much progress is made, social justice warriors feeling the need to gaslight us as if none of it had happened. A couple of years ago, the Academy established a very complex rulebook that said you couldn’t even be considered for Best Picture unless you met certain criteria, like 30% of the crew, or two department heads had to be from underrepresented groups, and a main storyline had to be as well.”

https://www.tvinsider.com/1251689/bill-maher-sends-blunt-message-oscars-diversity-campaign-real-time-video/

Lakers Star Marcus Smart Crashes into Bill Maher During Game and Causes Minor Injury
The NBA vet hit the ESPN broadcasting team's table first and then smacked into the "Real Time" host during the Lakers-Knicks game on Sunday, March 8
By Skyler Caruso

Bill Maher, suit up!

The comedian and political pundit, 70, found himself part of the action during the Los Angeles Lakers-New York Knicks game when Lakers guard Marcus Smart crashed into him.

The incident occurred in the first half of the game when Smart went after a loose ball. In attempt to save it from going out of bounds, he lost control and fell into the first row of fans before rolling onto the floor.

Maher, among the fans in the front row, was sitting immediately to the left of the ESPN crew, who took the blow from Smart first when he crashed down onto the broadcasters' table.

https://people.com/lakers-star-marcus-smart-injures-bill-maher-after-he-crashes-into-courtside-seats-11922286