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Islamic activist organization demands Democratic senator apologize for recent Bill Maher appearance

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The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) demanded Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., apologize on Monday for appearing on “Real Time with Bill Maher” because of the host’s “long history [of] anti-Muslim bigotry and anti-Arab racism.”

“Your participation in Mr. Maher’s show came just days after you publicly criticized a Muslim public figure for associating with Hasan Piker, whom you accused of engaging in antisemitism, which he has denied,” a letter from CAIR read. “Meanwhile, Bill Maher has called Arabs dangerous to women, claimed that ISIS accurately represents most Muslims, argued that Islam itself is the ‘problem’ and never apologized or retracted these or other hateful remarks.”

The letter continued, “Given this record, your decision to appear as a featured guest on his platform — without publicly challenging or distancing yourself from his rhetoric — sends a deeply troubling message to your Muslim and Arab constituents. It suggests a double standard in which some forms of bigotry are condemned while others are overlooked or implicitly tolerated.”

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In a statement after releasing the letter, CAIR called on Slotkin to denounce her appearance and Maher in support of the Muslim community.

“The double standards that American Muslims face, even from a senator who represents one of our nation’s largest Muslim populations, are truly remarkable. If consistency means anything to Senator Slotkin — and if she believes hate against any of her constituents is unacceptable — she must denounce Bill Maher’s bigotry and apologize for embracing him,” CAIR said.

Fox News Digital reached out to Slotkin’s office for comment. Fox News Digital also reached out to HBO for comment about CAIR’s statements on Maher. 

Slotkin appeared on Maher’s show Friday night, when the two discussed several topics including the ongoing war with Iran. Slotkin voiced her disapproval of President Donald Trump launching military strikes against Iran, while Maher criticized the Democratic Party’s nearly uniform opposition to the war despite Iran’s past actions.

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“Iran has been attacking the West for a long time, including the ally that is our most important ally in the world, and that is Israel. It’s not NATO,” Maher said.

Slotkin also appeared on an “Overtime” panel with Maher, Stephen A. Smith and Laura Coates. During the episode, the panel discussed the growing level of antisemitism in the Democratic Party when Slotkin defended not taking money from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC).

“Long before October 7, I stopped taking AIPAC money, not because of Israel or any other issue like that, but because they were giving money to people who had been participating in January 6th… AIPAC, they give money to both Democrats and Republicans and people who had been involved in inciting January 6, they were giving money to,” Slotkin said.

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Maher called out the Democratic Party for refusing to push back against influencers who “don’t know s—” and “learn everything about Israel on TikTok.”

“Their leaders are not standing up and saying, ‘Kids, you don’t know what’s going on here. Every war Israel has fought is a war of defense,'” Maher said.

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Cameron Diaz reveals strict house rule that leaves some guests out on the curb

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Cameron Diaz doesn’t play around when it comes to home etiquette.

Diaz revealed her ultimate “ick” on “The Drew Barrymore Show,” admitting she’s not cool with anyone who dares track New York City street grime past her front door.

When asked about her “biggest ick,” Diaz hesitated before confessing, “Shoes from the street in New York City.”

“You cannot,” Barrymore agreed. “If you want to go into her house, put a body condom on.”

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“You have to change your clothes to come into my house in New York,” Diaz jokingly warned.

“It’s true, and her house has no germs in it because of it,” Barrymore added.

“Yeah, I roll around on my floors,” Diaz quipped. “It’s OK.”

Diaz stopped by Barrymore’s show to talk about her role in the new film, “Outcome.” The 53-year-old actress stars in the film alongside Keanu Reeves, Jonah Hill and Matt Bomer.

Diaz first returned to acting with Jamie Foxx in the 2025 film “Back in Action.”

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The “Charlie’s Angels” star revealed what pushed her to jump back into acting after a decade out of the spotlight. Diaz made 38 movies in 20 years. She is known for roles in “My Best Friend’s Wedding,” “There’s Something About Mary,” “My Sister’s Keeper,” “Shrek,” “The Other Woman” and many other films.

“I didn’t think I was going to make another movie,” she admitted in a video shared by “Still Watching Netflix.” “I was perfectly happy, you know, just living my life doing other things. 

“You know, like day in and day out, not movies. And then I get a phone call from Jamie Foxx. And how do you say no to Jamie Foxx when he says, ‘Hey, I’ve got this big action comedy that we can just have so much fun on.'”

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“If there’s anyone I’m going to go back and spend months on end, on set, having a ball, laughing with, it would be Jamie,” she added.

Despite her return, Diaz revealed nothing could have changed her mind about her decision to leave Hollywood. She stopped acting in 2014 to focus on building a life with husband Benji Madden.

“It felt like the right thing for me to reclaim my own life, and I just really didn’t care about anything else,” the actress said during an appearance at Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Summit, according to E! News. 

“Nobody’s opinion, nobody’s success, no one’s offer, no one’s anything could change my mind about my decision of taking care of myself and building the life that I really wanted to have. I think it really comes to what are you passionate about? For me, it was to build my family.”

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‘The Boys’ creator admits ‘sinking feeling’ as reality ‘out-crazies’ his political final season

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Amazon Prime Video’s series “The Boys” returned for its fifth and final season, and showrunner Eric Kripke noted in an interview the superhero show is heavily inspired by real life. 

He said it’s a “sinking feeling” to watch real-world events that go beyond his show’s satire.

“It’s not a great feeling. It’s a sinking feeling. It’s never great when the world out-crazies your superhero show with exploding penises,” Kripke told The Hollywood Reporter in an April 7 article, citing “internment camps” and the use of federal troops in cities.

He also criticized leadership, referring to the “clown in charge of the military” in comments about Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.

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“The Boys” follows a group of vigilantes who take on corrupt superheroes who abuse their power and stardom. Kripke previously compared the show’s main villain, Homelander, to President Donald Trump.

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Despite the sharp political commentary, Kripke maintained that the show’s “quarrel is not with people” but with those in charge. He noted that the writers included a “right-winger” character who is portrayed as a “good guy,” explaining that the show’s focus is on “leaders who are just really problematic.”

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The premiere opens with Homelander, draped in the American flag, speaking at a rally with nationalist imagery. As the crowd chants “U-S-A,” the camera lingers on specific figures, including a pregnant woman and a man in a red hat, who viewers say resembles late conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

During the rally, Homelander references “freedom camps” where citizens are imprisoned, uses phrases like “golden dawn” and labels rivals as terrorists.

Kripke told Rolling Stone in 2022 that Homelander has “always been a Trump analogue.” 

In 2024, Amazon Prime Video added a disclaimer to the Season 4 finale, originally titled “Assassination Run,” after the attempted assassination of Trump.

While the show remains a hit for Amazon, many fans claim the writing has become too overt. 

One user wrote on X, getting nearly 2 million views, “The Boys is another example of the Hollywood left trying to villainize the right and make them look awful.” 

A second user wrote that the first 20 minutes of the season included “every liberal buzzword.” 

Fox News Digital reached out to Amazon for comment. 

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Artemis II crew reflects emotionally on lunar mission after safe return: ‘Bonded forever’

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A day after splashing down in the Pacific Ocean off the San Diego coast following a historic 10-day mission around the moon, the Artemis II crew took the stage at Ellington Air Force Base in Houston, Texas, emotionally reflecting on their time in space and safe return. 

“It’s a special thing to be human, and it’s a special thing to be on planet Earth,” commander Reid Wiseman said, adding that he and his three crew mates are now “bonded forever” before they all hugged. 

“Welcome home Artemis II,” NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said before introducing the crew members: 

Weisman, pilot Victor Glover, mission specialist Christina Koch and mission specialist Jeremy Hansen.

There is there is no doubt there is a price to pay when it comes to exploring the cosmos, but there is also a return, a return in the jobs that creates the technologies that improve life here on earth, and the inspiration that sparks and all those who choose to follow, and to people all around the world who look up and dream about what is possible. The long wait is over,” Isaacman said. “After a brief 53-year intermission, the show goes on and NASA is back in the business of sending astronauts to the moon and bringing them home safely.”

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Wiseman who spoke first, joked that he had “absolutely no idea what to say.”

“Twenty-four hours ago, the Earth was that big out the window, and we were doing mock 39, and here we are back at Ellington at home,” he said.

Glover said he still hadn’t processed everything, thanking God “because, even bigger than my challenge trying to describe what we went through, the gratitude of seeing what we saw doing what we did, and being with who I was with, it’s too big to just be in one body.” 

Koch reflected that the “start and the end” of the mission were “human moments on Earth.”

Ten days ago, this journey started with our mission manager, Sean Duvall, knocking on my door in crew quarters and whispering, ‘Christina, We’re go for launch. Get up!’ And it ended last night when my nurse on the ship put me to bed and said, ‘Ma’am, can I get a hug?’”

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She also said she had a new understanding of the meaning of the word “crew” since their mission.

A crew is people or, you know, a group that is in it all the time, no matter what that is, stroking together every minute with the same purpose that is willing to sacrifice silently for each other,” she said. “That gives grace, that holds accountable. A crew has the same cares and the same needs, and a crew is inescapably, beautifully, dutifully linked. So, when we saw Tiny Earth, people asked our crew what impressions we had, and honestly, what struck me wasn’t necessarily just Earth. It was all the blackness around it.”

She also now thinks of Earth as a “lifeboat” in a universe of blackness. 

“Planet Earth, you are a crew,” she added. 

Hansen expressed his gratitude to all the people who supported them and their mission. 

And I don’t think people will really ever fully comprehend how well supported and trained we were. It is almost unbelievable,” he said. 

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He added of their crew: “What you saw was a group of people who loved contributing, having meaningful contribution and extracting joy out of that,” he added with his arms around his crew members. 

I would suggest to you that when you look up here, you’re not looking at us,” he continued. “We are a mirror reflecting you. And if you like what you see, then just look a little deeper. This is you.”

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