Bill Maher ripped for 'litany of compliments' to Trump while fawning over Karoline Leavitt

A Hollywood publication delivered a scathing verdict on late-night host Bill Maher's latest sit-down with a former Trump White House insider.Variety's chief correspondent Marlow Stern tore into the HBO host's "Real Time" interview with Karoline Leavitt, Trump's former White House press secretary, accusing Maher of delivering a "litany of compliments" about the president while barely challenging his guest.Stern didn't treat the booking as a one-off. He framed it as the latest sign of Maher's warming relationship with Trumpworld, pointing to the comedian's recent four-hour dinner at the White House alongside Kid Rock and Stephen A. Smith. Trump later suggested to reporters that Maher's on-air criticism is mostly for show.Leavitt leaned into the dynamic on air, passing along a message from the president that Maher "loved that dinner and he knows it." Maher readily agreed.Stern also highlighted what he cast as a striking reversal. Maher had previously mocked Leavitt on his...