Bill Maher Defends Matt Damon As He Flails ‘In Cancel Culture Quicksand’

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Matt Damon is being pilloried on social media after revealing in an interview with the Sunday Times that his daughter called him out for using a gay slur in a joke he told her, ultimately leading him to the understanding he needed to “retire” that particular word.

The lesson he learned, however, was apparently lost in the uproar over Damon’s admission of using the slur, with the interview stoking outrage and criticism   in the Twittersphere.

On Friday’s edition of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher offered his own inimitable take, coming to the “Bourne Identity” star’s defense.

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