India, March 8 -- Bill Maher took aim at "cancel culture" during a discussion with David Sedaris on Friday's episode of Real Time with Bill Maher. The HBO host and comedian argued that cancel culture has significantly evolved, claiming it played a key role in the downfall of Jacques Audiard's musical Emilia Perez. According to Maher, the film lost both Best Picture and Best Actress at the Oscars as a result of the cultural shift.

Maher shared, "There are people who say cancel culture isn't a real thing, and I would say to them, 'It just happened at the Oscars.'" He argued that Hollywood was looking forward for a trans actress to win Best Actress, making Karla Sofia Gascon a frontrunner. However, he believed that the controversy over her ...