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Bill Maher under fire for laughing at celebs wearing ‘Be Good’ pins to honor Renee Good at Golden Globes: ‘Cowardly’
Bill Maher said that while Renee Nicole Good’s death was “terrible," he did not have to wear a pin to condemn the incident.
Bill Maher is being criticized for laughing at Hollywood stars who honored Renee Nicole Good by wearing “Be Good” pins at the Golden Globes on Sunday night. The Real Time host said that while Good’s death was “terrible” and the ICE agents acted like “thugs,” he did not have to wear anything to condemn the incident.
Good, a 37-year-old mother of three, was gunned down by federal agent Jonathan Ross after she allegedly struck him with her vehicle in Minneapolis. The Trump administration has maintained that Ross shot Good in self-defense.
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A USA Today reporter asked Maher as he walked the red carpet about celebrities like Mark Ruffalo and Wanda Sykes using their “platform” and wearing pins to honor Good.
“Do you feel that’s effective or no?” reporter Ralphie Aversa asked Maher.
Maher chuckled at the question, before saying, as seen in a video that has surfaced on social media, “Oh come on, we’re just here for show business today. It was a terrible thing that happened and it shouldn’t have happened. And if they didn’t act like such thugs it wouldn’t have had to happen. But I don’t need to wear a pin about it.”
Bill Maher criticized
Bill Maher was slammed for his conduct in the comment section of the above video. “Pins won’t fix policy, but dismissing them as “show business” is cowardly. Maher wants activism without accessories; call it nude outrage,” one user wrote. “Doesn't need to wear a pin but can't help but give his opinion on camera,” wrote another. One said, “"We are just here for show business" Goes on to make political speeches all night long. Wonders why ratings drop.”
Later during the award show, Sykes took a jab at Maher as she presented the award for Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on Television. She told him, "You give us so much. But I would love a little less. Just try less."
