Bill Maher fears losing friendship with Jimmy Kimmel over Trump voter ultimatum by ABC host's wife
HBO host Bill Maher is questioning whether he can stay friends with Jimmy Kimmel in spite of the stance stated by the ABC late-night host's wife over ending relationships with people because of politics During the latest Club Random podcast episode Maher recalled how he openly disagreed with Kimmel s wife Molly McNearney in recent days saying she cut off her family and friends who voted for President Donald Trump and worried that it might end his friendship with Kimmel I hope we're friends forever but I don't know You know the liberals and the woke that's a schism It just is he communicated his guest The Young Turks host Ana Kasparian MAHER CALLS OUT KIMMEL FOR NOT THANKING HIM FOR PATRONAGE AMID SUSPENSION ACCUSES KIMMEL OF LIBERAL BIASDuring an episode of HBO s Real Time with Bill Maher in November the host criticized Kimmel s wife after she disclosed that she had urged her relatives not to vote for Trump in Molly McNearney Jimmy Kimmel's wife and head writer went general on this topic in recent months so I feel it's fair to comment respectfully in general She says she's lost relationships with relatives because she wrote them an email before the electoral contest with ten reasons why they shouldn't vote for Trump and specific still didn't obey so you know Maher stated clicking and gesturing a slicing motion across his neck He continued Ten reasons I can think of But I would never present it to someone as an ultimatum Ultimatums don't make people rethink their politics They make them rethink you Kimmel's outspoken stance against Trump has led to the president constantly criticizing him on social media Kimmel was also briefly suspended by ABC in September after his remarks about Charlie Kirk's alleged assassin raised hackles but he's been back on the air ever since BILL MAHER ADMITS MORE 'PERSPECTIVE' ON GEORGE W BUSH DURING INTERVIEW WITH COUSIN BILLY WANTS HIM ON PODCASTOn Club Random Maher reported Kasparian he believes it s never worth cutting off friends or neighbors over politics You know my message last week on our last show this season and every Thanksgiving really for the last five years has been I'm in the talk-to-them wing of the Democratic Party I'm not in the cut-your-people-off Don t cut em off he commented Maher who has described himself as an anti-woke liberal in latest years noted how particular of his more woke friends criticized the message He also reported that his friendship with Kimmel is hanging in the balance because of it CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTUREMaher added that he likes Kimmel a lot but declared he felt compelled to speak out against McNearney s remarks And I was as kid-gloved as I could And I see that they're mad at me And I'm sorry I mean I was being again as respectful as I could but I don't agree with that point of view Maher continued I love Jimmy I constantly have I don't know him that well but he's a great guy And we have a connection like we were both fired by ABC And he took my I had that timeslot So like it's so enthralling the same ABC I mean Disney executive canned us both It's enthralling the connections Fox News Digital reached out to representatives of Jimmy Kimmel Live for comment
