Bill Maher Says ‘Anora’ Won Over ‘Emilia Pérez’ At The Oscars Because “Cancel Culture Is Still With Us”

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Bill Maher is saying “cancel culture” is still thriving during a conversation with David Sedaris on Real Time with Bill Maher.

The HBO host and comedian says that the idea of “cancel culture” has evolved into something else and the Karla Sofía Gascón scandal played a part in Emilia Pérez losing at the Oscars, which was “good news for Anora.” “There are people who say cancel culture isn’t a real thing and I would say to them, ‘It just happened at the Oscars,'” Maher said on his talk show. “You may not think it happened but the movie that was going to win it all was Emilia Pérez.” Maher said that “Hollywood loved” the idea that they would “finally have a person, who was a trans person” win the Best Actress category and make history.

Maher noted that he read Gascón’s tweets and likened them to something “a little child” would write, adding, “It was a little Kanye-esque, just whatever’s on the brain comes out.” “Just don’t mention Hitler.

I feel like it never comes out good,” Maher said of Gascón’s tweets. “And then some things she said, which are just, ‘Oh yeah.