His move followed in the footsteps of Drew Barrymore and others.
"Now that both sides have agreed to go back to the negotiating table I’m going to delay the return of ‘Real Time,’ for now," said comedian Bill Maher. | Evan Agostini/Invision/APNEW YORK — Bill Maher has delayed returning to his HBO talk show during the ongoing strike by writers and actors, a decision that follows similar pauses over the weekend by “The Drew Barrymore Show,” “The Talk” and “The Jennifer Hudson Show.
Barrymore, who drew criticism for taping new episodes of her daytime talk show despite the ongoing writers and actors strikes, said Sunday she’ll wait until the labor issues are resolved. Barrymore’s initial decision to return to the air Monday — without her three union writers and with picketers outside her studio — was met with pushback on social media. Her show resumed taping in New York last week and was picketed by striking writers.
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