Bill Maher blamed 'cancel culture' and the 'woke' left for Kelly being dropped from NBC. The former Fox News and NBC host appeared on HBO's 'Real Time with Bill Maher' on Friday night.
when she appeared on his show for the first time, blaming"cancel culture" and the"woke" left for her being dropped from NBC.Among a number of issues the pair discussed, they criticised"cancel culture"—referencing their personal experiences of being dropped by major television networks."When that happened, I was angry for you, because this cancel culture... when they do polls, they find, like, 80-90 percent of the people in this country hate this s**t.
Maher continued:"I mean, you even apologized for something that I didn't think was that awful. It's like, why couldn't you just say, 'OK, I was a little inartful at how I expressed that, my bad, let's move on with our lives.' No. Instead you have to go away for all time. Who are these perfect people who have never made any mistake?"commented:"My own take on it is the country's going through something right now.
The former Fox News journalist added that younger generations have always enlightened older generations but that"canceling" older mindsets went too far.Mike Coppola/VF17/Getty Images for VF/Getty
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