Keith Olbermann curses out ‘scumbag’ Bill Maher for bringing show back while writers strike: ‘F–k you’

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Keith Olbermann cursed out comedian Bill Maher after the HBO host said he would bring his show back amid the writers strike.Olbermann took to social media platform X Thursday to say, “F— you, Bill,” after Maher announced he would continue producing and airing episodes of HBO’s “Real Time With Bill Maher” while writers are still on strike against major industry studios.Maher made the announcement Wednesday on the platform, stating, “Real Time is coming back, unfortunately, sans writers or writing.

It has been five months, and it is time to bring people back to work.”He added, “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.”Writers are asking in their list of demands for higher pay, a guaranteed number of writers per room, better residuals, and safeguards around the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the writing process.Olbermann slammed the announcement shortly after it was made, targeting Maher personally in his post.

Sharing a Variety article about the news, the former MSNBC commentator commented, “Without writers, the new weekly SCAB edition of ‘Real Time With @billmaher’ will be 83 seconds long.”He added, “As somebody who’s known you since 1978: F— you, Bill, you selfish and unfunny scumbag.”In his original announcement, Maher added, “And I’ll say it upfront to the audience: the show I will be doing without my writers will not be as good as our normal show, full stop.”But he noted, “the heart of the show is an off-the-cuff panel discussion that aims to cut through the bulls–t and predictable partisanship, and.