Bill Maher Miffed About Shelved Jamie Foxx Film, Shonda Rhimes Series, but Abortion? It ‘Doesn’t Affect My Life’
thewrap.comdoes affect him — the shelving of Jamie Foxx and Shonda Rhimes projects because of sensitive race issues.The conversation began with Maher telling his panelists — Washington Post op-ed columnist Catherine Rampell and Commentary Magazine’s Noah Rothman — that he didn’t care when televangelist Jerry Falwell claimed that the purple Teletubby was gay. “I’m not into the Teletubbies,” said Maher, who immediately flipped the subject. “Now?
I want to see the Jamie Foxx movie. That affects my life.”Foxx told CinemaBlend earlier this week that his 2016 film “All-Star Weekend” had been shelved because of some of its more outrageous characters, including Robert Downey Jr.
as a Mexican man. “It’s been tough with the lay of the land when it comes to comedy,” Foxx said. “We’re trying to break open the sensitive corners where people go back to laughing again.”Maher was pretty peeved about the film’s derailment, saying, “I’m sure this movie is awesome, and because a small group of people…it’s your opinion… why should your opinion control what I see?”The panel spoke of the current rulings made by the Supreme Court, including overturning Roe v.
Wade and a woman’s right to choose. “There’s all sorts of nuts who want to do all sorts of things. Let’s stick to what’s really happening.
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