Bill Maher Decides Against Kanye West Following a Two-Hour Podcast


Bill Maher has no intentions to release a podcast lasting more than an hour, which he recorded with Kanye West.

“We were here for two hours. By the way, we had an amazing, fun time,” Maher, 68, said on the Monday, February 5 episode of TMZ Investigates. “He’s a very charming antisemite. And by the way, he’s not the only one in America who feels that way. It’s not like the Jews are universally loved except for Kanye West.”

“He is a very charming anti-Semite. By the way, he’s not the only one in America who feels this way. Except for Kanye West, Jews are not universally appreciated.

Maher stated that he expected chatting with West, 46, to be a “learning moment,” but after sitting down with the musician, Maher realised he didn’t want to “contribute” to the situation and cancelled the show.

The comedian’s choice comes ahead of the release of West’s latest collaboration album with Ty Dolla $ign, Vultures, which is set to drop on February 9 after multiple delays.

Vultures sparked debate even before its release, with the title tune debuting late last year.

West raps, “How I’m antisemitic? I just f–ked a Jewish b-tch / I just f–ked Scooter [Braun]’s b-tch.”

Fans have also pointed out that the album artwork features a painting by Caspar David Friedrich, a Romantic-era German landscape painter who was known for supporting Adolf Hitler and the Nazis.