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Bill Maher roasts Billie Eilish’s anti-ICE Grammys speech: ‘Knowledge’ matters
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“Real Time” host Bill Maher criticized celebrity “virtue signaling” at the 2026 Grammys, calling out singer Billie Eilish’s anti-ICE speech.
“You don’t know facts,” Maher said of the singer during Friday’s episode of his HBO show.
Eilish, who won Song of the Year at the music award show, condemned ICE during her acceptance speech. The 24-year-old went viral when she declared, “No one is illegal on stolen land.”
Maher picked apart a transcript of Eilish’s speech, which began with the singer saying, “It’s hard to know what to say.”
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Billie Eilish (right) was among the musicians to criticize the Trump administration and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) during the Grammy Awards on Sunday. (Christopher Polk/Billboard via Getty Images)
“Then, don’t say anything, ‘cause you don’t know things,” he charged. “You didn’t go to school, I don’t think, and you don’t know facts.”
However, Maher admitted he agreed with Eilish on one subject, before roasting her credibility on immigration.
“She said, ‘Keep fighting and protesting and speaking up.’ I totally agree with that,” Maher continued. “She said, ‘Voices [really do] matter…people matter.’”
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“And I would just say so does knowledge,” he added.
It was “pretty great” that a tribe in California asked for Eilish’s house after her speech, the host argued.
He then confronted his panel with a follow-up question to the singer’s speech.
“What’s the practical next step if you say there is no such thing as illegal people on stolen land?” Maher asked. “Do we just go back to living in teepees?”
Kevin O’Leary visits “Outnumbered” at Fox News Channel Studios on April 18, 2024, in New York City; Billie Eilish attends the 68th Grammy Awards on Feb. 1, 2026, in Los Angeles, California. (Roy Rochlin/Getty Images; Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)
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One of Maher’s panelists, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, said his kids “forced” him to watch the Grammys. He ridiculed what he called “all bulls—.”
“The fact is, it’s a complicated history,” Christie said.
“People got screwed along the way. Yes, we agree with that,” the Republican conceded. “But if what we’re going to do today is say these pronouncements and then have no real solution behind that pronouncement, it’s all bulls—.”
Meanwhile, Chrystia Freeland, Canada’s former deputy prime minister and a self-identifying progressive, shared what “really bugs” her about the Grammys controversy.
Billie Eilish indirectly condemned ICE raids during an acceptance speech on Sunday. (Scott Olson/Getty Images; Paras Griffin/Getty Images)
“I thought it was powerful that some of those award winners at the Grammys did speak about ICE,” Freeland countered.
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“And I agree with you broadly, Bill, that celebrities should not be the leaders of political movements. But I think it would have been wrong for them not to comment on this really horrible thing happening,” she continued.
Earlier in the show, Maher compared Eilish’s remarks to the “From the river to the sea” slogan often heard during “Free Palestine” protests.
Maher asserted that the people of Los Angeles will not move, and neither will all Israelis from Gaza.
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“We have to deal with the future, not just the past,” he posited.
Fox News Digital reached out to Eilish’s representative for comment and did not hear back in time for publication.
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San Francisco, CA
Fallen tree downs powerlines in SF, delays Muni line
The downed tree caused the San Francisco Fire Department to close Church Street between Cesar Chavez Street and 26th Street after the tree fell at about 1 p.m.
SAN FRANCISCO – Traffic was closed to vehicles and pedestrians on a portion of Church Street in San Francisco’s Mission District on Saturday after a tree fell onto power lines.
What we know:
The downed tree caused the San Francisco Fire Department to close Church Street between Cesar Chavez Street and 26th Street after the tree fell at about 1 p.m.
Power for 27 customers was shut off by PG&E while repairs were being made.
The response:
Crews from the utility and the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency responded to clear the tree.
Traffic was closed in both directions while the tree blocked the J Muni line.
The SFMTA said in an alert that the line was clear to resume normal service at about 3:15 p.m.
The Source: San Francisco Fire Department
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Seattle, WA
Seattle beer garden employee found fatally shot inside business
SEATTLE — Seattle police are investigating a homicide after a man was found dead Saturday morning at a business in the city’s Lake City neighborhood, authorities said.
Officers responded to the 8500 block of Lake City Way Northeast after employees arriving to open the Growler Guys, a beer garden and restaurant, discovered a deceased man inside around 9 a.m. Saturday, Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes said at the scene.
The man, who police confirmed to be an employee in his early 20s, appeared to have died from gunshot wounds, Barnes said.
Seattle Fire Department personnel pronounced him dead.
Dozens of friends and family members of the young victim spent hours on the scene Saturday, and many were visibly overcome with emotion.
Kelly Dole, owner of the Growler Guys, described the victim as a warm, light-hearted young man.
“He was the type of friend that everybody wanted to have,” Dole said. “His group of friends, which includes my son, are really going to miss him. They’re about as tight as a group of young men can be.”
The victim had been working at the business the night before; however, Seattle police have not confirmed when the shooting happened or what may have led up to it.
“When we have things like this, we have to reevaluate what we could’ve done better,” Chief Barnes said. “How can we make sure that we’re doing everything in our power to bring justice to this family, because quite frankly, they deserve it.”
Detectives are focusing their investigation on the business and were processing the scene for evidence Saturday. Officers, investigators, chaplains, and support services were present.
The restaurant’s owners are cooperating with police, Barnes said. Dole was emotional while speaking with KOMO News about how the tragic shooting has shaken his neighborhood business.
“He always had a smile; he was so buoyant, you could never get him down,” Dole talked about the victim. “The world lost someone important today.”
Authorities said residents can expect an increased police presence in the area as the investigation continues and in the coming days.
There is no suspect information at this time, and police did not make any arrests. The circumstances leading up to the killing are under investigation.
Anyone with information is asked to call the SPD Violent Crimes Tip Line at 206-233-5000.
The killing marks Seattle’s 12th homicide of the year, according to Barnes.
This is a developing news story and will be updated as more information becomes available.
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