Bill Maher roasts Billie Eilish’s anti-ICE Grammys speech: ‘Knowledge’ matters

"Real Time" host Bill Maher criticized celebrity "virtue-signaling" at the 2026 Grammys, calling outsinger Billie Eilish'santi-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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"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."

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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 still 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?"

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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," theRepublican 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.

"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.

"The people ofLos Angeleswill not move, and neither will all Israelis from Gaza," Maher asserted.

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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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Reporting on itself: 'Today' keeps it low-key in covering search for Savannah Guthrie's mother

Savannah Guthrie gets top billing every weekday morning when the "Today" show introduces its cast. In an anguishing twist, thedisappearanceof her 84-year-old mother has made Guthrie herself the top story, too.

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NBC's morning show is reporting news that it is part of, a journalistic challenge made more acute by the conceit that this television format has long been built upon: The on-air team is a family, one that viewers are part of each day. Guthrie has been co-host of "Today" since 2012.

The probable abduction of Nancy Guthrie from her Arizona home last weekend was the lead story on "Today" every morning this past week, as it often was on other newscasts.

"Our thoughts and our prayers remain firmly focused on our friend," said Craig Melvin, Guthrie's co-host. His partner has been replaced this week by Sheinelle Jones, who typically anchors the show's fourth hour.

The "Today" show coverage stood in marked contrast to another journalism institution in the news this past week: The Washington Post did not assign any of its reporters to cover the announcement that the newspaper waslaying off one-third of its staff.

Viewers 'knew' Guthrie's mom, too

For the most part, "Today" was relatively straightforward in its coverage, while mindful of the fact that it affected a person that its viewers "knew." Dedicated fans are also familiar with Guthrie's mother, who has made a handful of appearances on the show with her daughter over the years — clips that were replayed this past week.

Melvin and Jones updated the story with each day's developments, with the help of reporter Liz Kreutz in Arizona and Tom Winter, a law enforcement correspondent. At times, the details came at a frustratingly slow pace. "We're getting new information," Winter said at one point. "Unfortunately, it's not really new information than can help advance the case."

Rather than overdoing it, the show seems to have covered the developments as they would if another well-known person — and not the mother of "Today's co-host — was involved, said Shelley Ross, a longtime "Today" competitor as former top producer at ABC's "Good Morning America" and, later, CBS' morning show.

"They're reporting it as stoically as possible without medicating themselves," Ross said. "They were very professional in their coverage. I think it was pitch-perfect and helpful."

When Guthrie recorded a video message with her brother and sister, addressed to their mother and potential kidnappers, "Today" aired it in full. That was one indication of the personal involvement — other networks generally aired bits and pieces of the video — but Ross argued that it made for effective television. "Today" seems to have sought — and was taking the advice — of experts in hostage situations, she said.

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The need to cover the story when the show was part of the news isn't foreign to "Today" — or Guthrie. NBC left it to her and Hoda Kotb to tell viewers in 2017 whenMatt Lauer was firedfor "inappropriate sexual behavior" with a colleague.

Beyond this week's headlines, "Today" colleague Jenna Bush Hager reported on Guthrie's religious faith, saying they were neighbors in New York City who often attended church together. Kotb, Guthrie's co-anchor after Lauer's firing until she left the show last year, returned Friday for a story about how others in news and entertainment, along with "Today" viewers, had shown their support.

"There's this helpless feeling," she said.

Viewing Kotb's return as a "family member" returning home at a time of crisis may seem schmaltzy, but it's an apt metaphor in this case, said Robert Thompson, director of Syracuse University's Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture.

Network morning shows are the ultimate fluid format: a "Today" host could report on a complex breaking news story one morning, and dress up in a Halloween costume the next, Thompson said. The show's sets are often designed to make it appear like a viewer is looking into a living room.

"This is really the 'Today' show doing exactly what the 'Today' show was designed to do three-quarters of a century ago," Thompson said.

Guthrie's absence was also noted Friday at the beginning of NBC's coverage of the 2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony. She was supposed to have co-hosted the event with Terry Gannon, but stayed in Arizona to be with her family and was replaced by Mary Carillo. "She is dearly missed by everybody," said Terry Gannon, the co-host.

NBC's Guthrie coverage made The Washington Post's own decision more noticeable. With the troubled news outlet facing headwinds over the past few years, its management decreed that its own media reporters who cover the news industry not write about their own. They stuck with that decision even as the deep layoffs, which included eliminating the newspaper's sports section, were widely covered elsewhere.

The Post's website instead ran a story about its own announcement that was written by The Associated Press.

David Bauder writes about the intersection of media and entertainment for the AP. Follow him athttp://x.com/dbauderandhttps://bsky.app/profile/dbauder.bsky.social.

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Michael Douglas Recalls Harsh Note from “Wall Street” Director 2 Weeks into Filming: 'You Look Like You've Never Acted Before’

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• On Jan. 31, 2026, Michael Douglas attended a screening of Wall Street as part of the TCM Classic Film Festival in New York

• The movie first premiered in 1987 and features stars like Charlie Sheen, Martin Sheen and Daryl Hannah

• During the event, Douglas spoke to TCM's Alicia Malone and recalled a harsh note from the film's director, Oliver Stone, that changed his performance

Michael Douglastook on Gordon Gekko inOliver Stone's1987 thrillerWall Street, becoming one of cinema's most infamous villains and earning an Academy Award in the process.

Known for his charisma, Douglas faced the challenge of mixing charm with ruthlessness, but Stone wanted someone who could embody ambition, greed and moral ambiguity to the fullest.

In a recent interview with TCM's Alicia Malone, Douglas recalled a moment, just two weeks into filming, when Stone's feedback truly hit hard.

"Okay, so we were finishing the second week of filming, and there was a knock on my door. 'Hey Mike, it's Oliver. Can I come in?'" Douglas, 81, recalled. "I say, 'Yeah, come on in.' He comes in the trailer and sits down. He says to me, 'You okay?' I said, 'Yeah, I'm okay.' "

"[He asks], 'Are you doing drugs?' I said, 'No, I'm not doing drugs.' And he said, 'Because you look like you've never acted before in your life,'" the actor continued at the TCM Classic Film Festival in New York on Jan. 31.

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Still, Douglas said that, even though Stone's critique was harsh, he handled it well. The director pushed him to closely examine his performance, especially in the key scenes that showed Gekko's manipulative side.

Up until that point, Douglas explained that he never looked at the dailies — the raw, unedited footage shot that day.

"So I said, 'Well, I don't like to look at the dailies because I'm one of those guys that always sees what's wrong or what's not going to be in the film'… so I don't pay attention to the dailies," Douglas noted. "So I said, 'I guess I'd better take a look,' and he said, 'Yeah, you better.' "

So, Douglas went to the editing room and looked at two scenes, one of which was the limo scene alongsideCharlie Sheen.

"And I'm looking at them really hard, and critically, and they seemed pretty good. So I keep saying, 'I think it's pretty good,' and [Stone said], 'Yeah, it is, isn't it,'" he recalled.

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The experience highlighted Stone's willingness to get under Douglas' skin to help him explore the darker edges of Gekko – demanding more "nastiness," "vengeance" and "meanness" from the character.

"He was willing for me to hate his guts for the rest of this movie to get that extra little push," Douglas said.

The legendary actor noted that Stone has always found a way to "push actors" to give "their best performance" — pointing to James Woods inSalvador, Tom Cruise inBorn on the Fourth of July, Kevin Costner inJFK, Val Kilmer inThe Doorsand more.

"His record of successes with actors is quite impressive. So I'm deeply, deeply appreciative of the fact that it gave me part and the fact that he pushed me to another level," Douglas ended.

In the end, the dedication paid off, withWall Streetcementing Douglas as a masterful actor and earning him an Academy Award for Best Actor.

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Sheryl Crow calls for Donald Trump to be 'imprisoned' over Epstein: 'Who are we if we do not stand up for children?'

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Key points

• Sheryl Crow called for President Donald Trump to be "impeached and imprisoned" for his alleged connection to Jeffrey Epstein.

• The musician also criticized every "person…Democrat, Republican, American, or foreign who knew" about Epstein's criminal misconduct.

• Trump was friends with Epstein until the early 2000s but has denied any wrongdoing connected to the late sex trafficker.

Sheryl Crowis calling for serious action to be taken againstPresident Donald Trump.

The "Soak Up the Sun" singer posted an impassioned plea for justice for Jeffrey Epstein's victims on her Instagram Stories on Thursday night — and called for the president to be "impeached and imprisoned" over his alleged connections to the late sex trafficker in her remarks.

"Those named in the Epstein files in other countries are going down hard for it," Crow wrote. "Not in America. We're just going to act like it never happened or that it's fake. Who are we if we do not stand up for children who are knowingly being pedaled to rich leaders all over the world," she asked.

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Crow continued, "Trump needs to be impeached and imprisoned along with every other person…Democrat, Republican, American, or foreign who knew this was going on and never said anything."

Entertainment Weeklyhas reached out to the White House for comment on Crow's post.

The Justice Department released over three million emails and other documents relating to the Epstein investigation on Jan. 30. That batch of documents followed several smaller releases from the House Oversight Committee, the Justice Department, and Bloomberg News throughout 2025.

The New York Timesfound at least 5,300 documentsthat referenced Trump and related terms among the Justice Department's files. The president was named in unverified tips received by the FBI, but none of the documents showed direct communication between Trump and Epstein, and Trump has denied all allegations and suggestions of wrongdoing related to hisformer friendshipwith the sex trafficker.

Trump previously claimed that he kicked Epstein out of his Mar-a-Lago club after he "stole people that worked for me."

Last summer, Trump faced scrutiny after the release of asexually suggestive birthday messageto Epstein that allegedly bore the president's signature. Trump denied writing the message andsuedThe Wall Street Journalfor reporting that he was connected to it.

In December, the Justice Department was called out for uploading and then removing animagefrom Epstein's New York residence that featured printed photos of numerous individuals, including multiple photos of Trump with various women. The Justice Department latersaidthat it removed the image to "protect victims" before re-uploading the photo.

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Crow is correct that prominent figures named in the Epstein files from other countries have faced more severe consequences than their American counterparts. One such individual is Peter Mandelson, the British politician who was fired from his post as the U.K.'s ambassador to the U.S. in September afterThe Sunpublishedleaked emails from 2008 showing the politician's support for Epstein after he was charged with soliciting sex with a minor in 2006.

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Following last month's release of Epstein-related documents, which confirmed extensive further contact between Epstein and the British politician, Mandelson was forced toresignfrom the Labour Party and the House of Lords. Mandelson is now facing aninvestigationafter the files suggested he may have leaked confidential government information to Epstein during his time in office.

The political fallout of Mandelson's ties to Epstein has led some tocall for the resignationof Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who appointed Mandelson as U.S. Ambassador in 2024.

Others who have resigned from their posts due to scrutiny over their ties to Epstein includeJoanna Rubinstein, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees chair for Sweden;Brad Karp, the chairman of prominent law firm Paul Weiss; andGeorge Mitchell, the former U.S. senator from Maine who was serving as honorary chair of the Mitchell Institute.

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Carol Burnett Says Lucille Ball Struggled Producing Her Show After Divorce From Desi

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• Carol Burnett is reflecting on her friendship with Lucille Ball

• In a new interview, Burnett recounted how the legendary comedian once confided how her divorce from Desi Arnaz had impacted her career

• While the two were filming one of Ball's appearances on Burnett's show, they took a break for dinner, when Ball began speaking about Arnaz
  

Carol Burnettis reflecting on her friendship withLucille Ball— and how the legendary comedian once confided in her how her divorce fromDesi Arnazhad impacted her career.

On the Tuesday, Feb. 3 episode of Amy Poehler'sGood Hang With Amy Poehlerpodcast, 92-year-old Burnett spoke about theI Love Lucystars, who divorced in 1960, after 20 years of marriage.

While the two were filming one of Ball's appearances on Burnett's show, they took a break for dinner, when Ball began speaking about Arnaz.

"We had a dinner break," Burnett said. "So we went across the way to the farmer's market, you know, and she's knocking back a couple of whiskey sours, and she says, 'You know, kid' — because my husband at the time, Joe, was producing our show — and she said, 'You're very fortunate you got Joe to do it for you.' "

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Ball would go on to detail how she struggled with the production side of television following her divorce from Arnaz in 1960.

"She said, 'Because when I was married to the Cuban... Desi did everything. He invented the three-camera system. He took care of the scripts, he took care of the costumes. He took care of the lighting. All I had to do was come in and be silly Lucy on Monday and do the show. Then we got a divorce,' " Burnett recounted.

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She continued: "So they had a script reading of the new Lucy show. And she said, 'It was terrible, and I thought, Desi wasn't here to fix it. I called lunch. And I went back, and I figured I have to be strong, I have to be not afraid, you know.' "

"So she went back, and she said, 'I told them in no uncertain terms what they had to do, how to fix it, I was just really tough,' " Burnett shared. "And then she took another little drink, and she said, 'And kid, that's when they put the 'S' on the end of my last name.' "

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Elsewhere in the podcast, Burnett said that she first met Ball when the legendary comedian came to watch her appear in the Broadway musical,Once Upon a Mattress.

"I remember we opened in May of 1959 and got great reviews. And so it was like, wow, you know, I was thrilled," Burnett shared about her time in the musical. "And the second night, there was a buzz backstage and everything, and I said, 'What is it?' 'Lucy's in the audience.' "

"So I remember, I was stupid. I peeked through, and I saw this orange hair in the second row and [thought] oh my God," Burnett added. "Anyway, I got through the show, and she wanted to come backstage. And it was in an off-Broadway theater, and it was really funky, you know, I had a couch where the coil was sticking up... Lucille Ball, she comes in, and she headed for the couch, and I said, 'Oh, look,' and she said, 'No, I see it.' "

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Burnett continued: "She sat on the right end of the couch and well, God, 20, 25 minutes. And she called me 'Kid.' She was 22 years older. And as she was leaving, she said, 'Kid, if you ever need me for anything, you give me a call.' "

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