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Bill Maher Weighs In On Lin-Manuel Miranda’s ‘In the Heights’ Controversy: “Stand Up To These Bullies”

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Bill Maher had some advice for Lin-Manuel Miranda on Friday. “Stop the apologizing,” said Maher about Miranda’s reaction to criticism that his new film, In the Heights, does not depict more darkly-colored Puerto Ricans onscreen. “You’re the guy who made the founding fathers Black and Hispanic!

I don’t think you have to apologize to Twitter.”Miranda, the film’s wunderkind composer/lyricist/producer/co-scribe and star apologized in a social media post earlier this week for the the lack of Afro-Latinx representation in the musical.“The committee that makes note of everyone’s skin tone took note of it,” said Maher.“Do I think that he really thinks he should apologize?

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