Maher added that “Hollywood loved” the idea of breaking down a major cultural barrier and having “a person, who was a trans person” win the Oscar for best actress. Maher went on to praise Gascón’s performance saying, “God bless her, she did a great job.”

There are people who say cancel culture isn’t a real thing and I would say to them, ‘It just happened at the Oscars,'" the host said on HBO's 'Real Time.'

Academy Awards took an unexpected turn, and comedian Bill Maher says cancel culture is to blame. During a recent episode of his HBO show Real Time with Bill Maher, he told guest David Sedaris that the night’s big winner,

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

Bill Maher railed against “cancel culture” during a conversation with David Sedaris on Friday’s episode of Real Time with Bill Maher. The HBO host and comedian claims that cancel culture has evolved and played a significant role in Jacques Audiard’s once-favored musical Emilia Pérez losing both Best Picture and Best Actress at the Oscars.

Bill Maher claims Emilia Pérez lost at the Oscars due to “cancel culture” after Karla Sofia Gascon’s controversy.

You Numbskulls!’ Rachel Maddow tears into Trump over ‘terrible’ transgender mice claim Maher shared, “There are people who say cancel culture isn’t a real thing, and I would say to them, ‘It just happened at the Oscars.

Comedian Bill Maher believes that the ’cancel culture’ is still thriving and has evolved into something else, Deadline reported.

Bill Maher thinks “cancel culture” played a role in Emilia Perez’s spectacular flop at this year’s Oscars. During a recent episode of HBO’s Real Time, Maher told satirist David Sedaris that the outcome of the 97th Academy Awards was impacted by controversies surrounding one of the film’s stars, Karla Sofia Gascon.