Bill Maher Miffed About Shelved Jamie Foxx Film, Shonda Rhimes Series, but Abortion? It ‘Doesn’t Affect My Life’
does 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.