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New York Post
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Bill Maher torches Sean Penn for Trump meeting hypocrisy: ‘You met with f–king Castro and Hugo Chavez'
Bill Maher torched Sean Penn for criticizing the HBO host's meeting with President Trump – hitting back that the 'Fast Times at Ridgemont High' actor had no qualms about sitting down with dictators Fidel Castro and Hugo Chavez. During an episode of Maher's 'Club Random' podcast on Sunday, Penn ridiculed some of Trump's comments, like his threat to annex Canada, as the pair smoked cigars and drank booze. Maher interjected: 'But you do, I hope, think I did the right thing to have dinner with him.' 3 Bill Maher and Sean Penn butted heads over the comedian's meeting with President Trump. YouTube / Club Random Podcast 'Absolutely, you're so smart,' Penn quickly replied. But Penn said he would not accept an invitation to meet with Trump if he received one, and that he wished Maher didn't spend so much time discussing the visit on his show. 'Really, you meet with f—ing Castro and Hugo Chavez, but not the president of the United States?' Maher retorted. Maher shared on his show in April that he met with Trump during a dinner at the White House organized by musician Kid Rock, a close Trump ally who performed at the Republican National Convention last year. Penn, a longtime Democratic activist, landed big-name interviews in the early 2000s with Communist leaders Raul Castro and Hugo Chavez. Penn previously said he met with Fidel Castro, though that discussion was not made public. He also traveled to Iran to cover the country's elections in 2005. 3 Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez jokes with actor Sean Penn during his visit in 2012. AFP via Getty Images 'I saw good results come out of some of those things,' Penn replied. 'I just personally wouldn't trust anything that was said in the room [with Trump], including the personality.' Maher dismissed Penn's argument, adding that it's 'not a matter of trusting it.' 'It's like saying, 'I don't want this medical test because I don't want to know.' I want to know,' Maher continued. Penn said he wished Trump's dinner would have been seen 'as less successful.' 3 Bill Maher at a dinner table with President Trump and musician Kid Rock. Real Time with Bill Maher 'Well it was less successful because I never stopped saying all the things I've always said about him,' Maher argued. 'It would've been successful if he had somehow seduced me into supporting him, so it wasn't successful.'
Yahoo
05-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
'You Wussed Out': David Mamet Reveals Trump's 20-Minute Call After He Committed A MAGA Sin
Pulitzer Prize-winning screenwriter David Mamet has recalled once receiving a lengthy phone call from Donald Trump after he dared not to go all in on the then-former president's 2020 election conspiracy theories. Trump loyalist Mamet, appearing on Bill Maher's 'Club Random Podcast' this week, remembered being 'kind of iffy' about whether the election had been stolen from Trump during an appearance on Maher's HBO show, 'Real Time.' At 8 a.m. the following day, the Hollywood veteran said he received a call from Trump who told him: 'I saw you on Bill Maher yesterday, you were great. But you wussed out on the question of the stolen election.' Trump then 'talked to me for like 20 minutes about how the election was stolen,' Mamet told Maher. 'But it wasn't,' Maher reminded him. Mamet, a yearslong vocal critic of progressive causes who has called former President Barack Obama a 'tyrant' and described diversity, equity and inclusion efforts as 'garbage,' responded: 'Well, I think it was.' Maher noted how the claim that the election was rigged for now-former President Joe Biden has fallen flat in dozens of court cases, been dismissed by Trump's own commissioners and analysts have described the 2020 vote as 'the most fair, honest election we've ever had.' Mamet argued Trump would have won by a majority had various issues not been suppressed. 'Oh, please. That's so ridiculous,' said Maher, who doubted they would have swung the result. Watch from the 5:30 point here: Critics Cackle Over Mike Johnson's Awkward Confession About Elon Musk Phone Call Cringe Karoline Leavitt Clip Perfectly Sums Up Trump's White House, Say Critics Critics Gasp At Trump Official's 'The Thing That Matters' Declaration
Toronto Sun
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Toronto Sun
Bill Maher rips 'SNL' writers for 'lying' about MAGA supporters
'I'm telling you, as a liberal, I don't like it,' he said Comedian Bill Maher took issue with "Saturday Night Live" writers for a sketch on the show's 50th anniversary special. Photo by Club Random Podcast / YouTube Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Bill Maher accused Saturday Night Live writers of 'lying' to their audience during a sketch for the show's 50th anniversary special. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account The comedian and HBO host was perturbed by the actions of Tom Hanks' character — wearing a red Make America Great Again cap — who reprised his role as 'MAGA Doug' from the show's 2016 Black Jeopardy! skit. During the episode that aired Feb. 16, Hanks was introduced as a contestant alongside Leslie Jones as Shanice, Tracy Morgan as Darius and Eddie Murphy as Tracy Morgan. 'Speaking of church, can I say something?' Hanks asked. 'If more folks went to church, we wouldn't be in this mess we're in now.' Thompson, who played the role of game show host Darnell Hayes, agreed with Hanks and offered to shake his hand. 'Don't like that,' Hanks said as he backed away in fear. 'Whoa, whoa, whoa!' Thompson reassured Hanks that it was 'just a handshake' and they shook hands. Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. During Maher's Club Random Podcast which aired Sunday, guest Jillian Michaels spoke about supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump and how they are still referred to as 'deplorables' nine years after Hillary Clinton made that disparaging remark about conservative voters. 'Listen, I've met Tom Hanks a couple of times, and he was very kind and very lovely, and his wife was exceptionally lovely,' the fitness trainer and nutritionist said. 'But when he was on Saturday Night Live ….' Maher interjected and said he agreed with Michaels. RECOMMENDED VIDEO 'I hated it, too, and I said it on my show,' Maher said. 'I know. I hated it. Wearing the MAGA hat, not shaking hands with a Black person. And that's when I thought, 'You people don't know MAGA people.'' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. While he has issues with some racist Trump supporters, Maher said painting all MAGA followers with the same brush 'is not helping.' 'I mean, of course, there's some racists everywhere who are that bad,' he said. 'But generally, all the MAGA people I know have no problem shaking hands with a Black person. You're just hysterical, and you're not helping. That was not helping.' Maher continued by ripping 'SNL' writers for what he called a 'zombie lie,' a claim that is disproven but continues to persist. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'But mostly what I hate is, it's what I call a zombie lie. Don't lie to me. It's a lie that MAGA people won't shake hands with — I get it, it's part of a skit, and it's an exaggeration, and that's comedy — it's a little too delicate a subject to just make, to go there for that one. Look, we all in comedy step over the line sometimes or do one that they want to take back.' However, he said the premise of the character offended him. 'But I'm telling you, as a liberal, I don't like it,' he said. 'Again, because lying offends me. I'm a comedian. When the premise isn't real, I can't go with — the joke is not gonna work. The premise has to ring true. That premise doesn't ring true. It might have rang true, I don't know, X years ago. It doesn't now.' 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New York Post
29-04-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Terrence Howard passed on Marvin Gaye biopic because he ‘would've had' to kiss a man: ‘I would cut my lips off'
What's going on? Terrence Howard says he turned down playing Marvin Gaye in a Lee Daniels-directed biopic after being told that the late singer was gay. The 'Iron Man' star, 56, shared the revelation on Sunday's episode of Bill Maher's 'Club Random' podcast. The conversation turned to Gaye after Howard confessed the 'biggest mistake' of his career was not portraying Smokey Robinson in a movie about the Motown icon. 9 Terrence Howard says he turned down playing Marvin Gaye in a Lee Daniels-directed biopic after being told that the late singer was gay. Club Random Podcast 9 The 'Iron Man' star, 56, shared the revelation on Sunday's episode of Bill Maher's 'Club Random' podcast. Club Random Podcast 9 The conversation turned to Gaye after Howard confessed the 'biggest mistake' of his career was not portraying Smokey Robinson in a movie about the Motown icon. Club Random Podcast Though Robinson, 85, asked Howard to play him, the actor said he was in the midst of a 'conversation with Lee Daniels about playing Marvin Gaye.' Maher, 69, argued that the narrative of the 'Sexual Healing' hitmaker's life was 'much more interesting' than Robinson's, and that Howard 'would've been perfect as Marvin Gaye, and that is a story that needs to be told.' However, Howard — who starred on Daniels' TV series 'Empire' — grew cold on Daniels' biopic after a conversation with legendary record producer Quincy Jones. 9 Though Robinson, 85, asked him to play him, Howard said he was in the midst of a 'conversation with Lee Daniels about playing Marvin Gaye.' Getty Images 9 However, the actor — who starred on Daniels' TV series 'Empire' — grew cold on the biopic after a conversation with legendary record producer Quincy Jones. CR: Chuck Hodes/FOX 'I was over at Quincy Jones' house and I'm asking Quincy, 'I'm hearing rumors that Marvin was gay' and I'm like, 'Was he gay?'' Howard recalled asking Jones, who passed away in November. 'And Quincy's like, 'Yes.'' Howard then decided he 'could not' star in Daniels' movie. 'They would've wanted to do that, and I wouldn't have been able to do that,' he said of portraying a gay person. 9 'I was over at Quincy Jones' house and I'm asking Quincy, 'I'm hearing rumors that Marvin was gay' and I'm like, 'Was he gay?'' Howard recalled asking Jones, who passed away in November. 'And Quincy's like, 'Yes.'' AP 9 Howard then decided he 'could not' star in Daniels' movie. 'They would've wanted to do that, and I wouldn't have been able to do that,' he said of playing a gay character. Getty Images Maher interjected, 'You mean you couldn't kiss a guy on screen in a movie?' Howard replied, 'No. Because I don't fake it.' The 'Real Time' host said he 'couldn't kiss a man either.' Howard continued, 'That would f—k me. I would cut my lips off. If I kissed some man, I would cut my lips off.' 9 Maher interjected, 'You mean you couldn't kiss a guy on screen in a movie?' Howard replied, 'No. Because I don't fake it.' WireImage 9 Howard continued, 'That would f—k me. I would cut my lips off. If I kissed some man, I would cut my lips off.' Maher laughed off the hyperbole of Howard's remark. 'I would not do that. It does not make me homophobic to not want to kiss a man,' the former 'Politically Incorrect' MC said. 'Do what you love to do but don't aim it at me. And I can't play that character 100 percent. I can't surrender myself to a place that I don't understand,' Howard went on. During his brief life, Gaye did not come out as either gay or bisexual, and there are scant few accounts claiming he shared sexual or romantic relationships with other men. Jones, however, did imply that the 'Let's Get It On' singer had a dalliance with Marlon Brando. 'He was the most charming motherf—ker you ever met,' Jones said of the 'Godfather' star in a 2018 interview with Vulture. 'He'd f—k anything. Anything! He'd f—k a mailbox. James Baldwin. Richard Pryor. Marvin Gaye,' he added.
