The WGA has taken a swipe at Bill Maher after the comedian revealed he was bringing back HBO’s Real Time during the writers strike. The guild has called Maher’s decision “disappointing” and said th…
Given that Maher himself says that he is one of the writers, that makes it difficult.is coming back, unfortunately, sans writers or writing. It has been five months, and it is time to bring people back to work. The writers have important issues that I sympathize with, and hope they are addressed to their satisfaction, but they are not the only people with issues, problems, and concerns. Despite some assistance from me, much of the staff is struggling mightily,” he wrote earlier.
As expected, Maher has taken a lot of criticism from writers on social media, who have been using the word ‘scab’ to describe his actions. However, he did receive some words of encouragement from Twitter/X owner Elon Musk, who said, “Maybe worth posting some material on this platform. The reach is enormous.”
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