Bad News for ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Fans
Recently, Bill Maher dropped a bombshell by revealing that he’s not friends with Larry David anymore. This follows after David took a shot at Maher in his recent New York Times op-ed.
During an interview with The Free Press, which was uploaded to YouTube, Maher was asked if his public statements have cost him anything, like friends or invitations. His blunt reply was, “f**k yeah.”
Continuing his thoughts, Maher stated, “Larry David certainly is not really my friend anymore,” making it clear that they don’t talk and David hasn’t been in touch since the falling out.
Maher reflected on their friendship, mentioning how he addressed David’s biting essay on his show. He pointed out, “I put him in my last editorial right before Thanksgiving,” referencing the November 21 episode of Real Time where he critiqued David’s satirical piece titled *My Dinner With Adolf.* This op-ed took aim at Maher for his comments about Trump, in which he referred to Trump as “gracious” after their White House dinner.
Interestingly, Maher admitted he was quite “surprised” by what David wrote but said he came up with a “great clapback” on his show. He encouraged viewers to check it out, as it featured a reaction segment directly addressing David and his piece, which he considered to be based on “childish” and “purely emotional” responses.
During that episode, Maher expressed his frustrations about his dinner with Trump, stating, “The people who got all butt-hurt because I had dinner with [Trump]. You know, ’cause he’s Hitler. Except he’s not. So unhelpful and dumb.” He shared how he used to invite David to his show, but David would humbly decline, saying he lacked the political smarts for it. Maher quipped, “Yeah, I get that now.”
Throughout the episode, Maher defended his decision to engage with Trump, arguing that ignoring the president doesn’t benefit anyone. He criticized critics who alleged that talking to Trump could somehow endorse him.
As for David’s NYT op-ed, he took a controversial stance by likening his dinner encounter with Trump to a hypothetical meal with Adolf Hitler in 1939. David admitted he was a vocal critic of the president from the start, but the possible need for dialogue led him to a surprising conclusion: “Hate gets us nowhere, and we need to talk to the other side, even if it’s morally challenging.”
