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Bill Maher invites Milo Yiannopoulos back on ‘Real Time’
the alt-right commentator says an appearance is ‘in the works’
(Bill Maher and Milo Yiannopoulos on ‘Real Time.’ Screenshot via YouTube.)
Bill Maher wants to bring Milo Yiannopoulos back for another appearance on HBO’s “Real Time.”
Maher received criticism for inviting the controversial, alt-right commentator as a guest on the late-night talk show in February. Days after Yiannopoulos’ appearance, controversial remarks about pedophilia from a podcast forced Yiannopoulos to resign as editor from conservative media outlet Breitbart.
His appearance at the Conservative Political Action Conference was also canceled and his book deal with publisher Simon & Schuster shelved.
In an interview with Esquire’s Stephen Rodrick, Maher revealed he wants to give Yiannopoulos a second chance.
“Now Maher says that he’d like to help rescue Yiannopoulos from his tumble out of the spotlight. ‘I actually want to have him back,’ Maher told me. ‘I don’t think he would be that hard to bring around to a much more reasonable position.'(Yiannopoulos says another appearance is in the works.),” Rodrick writes.Â
The interview was conducted before Maher came under fire for using a racial slur on “Real Time” last week.
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Looking back at 50 years of Pride in D.C
Washington Blade’s unique archives chronicle highs, lows of our movement
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of LGBTQ Pride in Washington, D.C., the Washington Blade team combed our archives and put together a glossy magazine showcasing five decades of celebrations in the city. Below is a sampling of images from the magazine but be sure to find a print copy starting this week.
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The fourth annual Equality Prince William Pride was held at the Harris Pavilion in Manassas, Va. on Saturday, May 17.
(Washington Blade photos by Michael Key)
The Washington Blade held its 18th annual Summer Kickoff Party in Rehoboth Beach, Del., on Friday, May 16. Delaware Gov. Matt Meyer spoke along with State Sen. Russ Huxtable, CAMP Rehoboth Executive Director Kim Leisey, Blade Editor Kevin Naff, and Clear Space Theatre Managing Director Joe Gfaller. The event raises funds for the Steve Elkins Memorial Fellowship in Journalism, which was awarded to AU student Abigail Hatting.Â
(Washington Blade photos by Daniel Truitt)
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