Bill Maher is calling out Hollywood, following the death of Rob Reiner, whom he interviewed right before his death. Joining other celebs in reflecting on the loss of the legendary filmmaker, the former Politically Incorrect host zeroed in on what he sees as a much larger and more troubling issue in Hollywood: how even industry icons can find themselves pushed to the margins because of their age.
The comments came during a recent episode of Maher’s Club Random podcast (via TV Insider), where he spoke with John Stamos about Reiner’s passing and the strange emotional whiplash that comes from losing someone you’d only just spent time with. The HBO mainstay had interviewed the Being Charlie director on the podcast mere months before his murder, making the loss feel especially immediate and difficult to process. The late-night host explained:
