Bill Maher Slams Nepotism in Hollywood And Appreciates Sports Industry For Its Meritocracy

Bill Maher commented on nepotism babies, saying he had no issue with them up until they claimed to have achieved success on their own.

Bill Maher Slams Nepotism in Hollywood And Appreciates Sports Industry For Its Meritocracy

Maher and his guests attempted to make sense of a world that appeared to be floundering in its search for answers by discussing anything from Donald Trump’s most recent gaffes to TikTok’s legal right to exist in the US to the burgeoning population of lost young men.

During the latest episode of “Real Time with Bill Maher,” he had one of his best moments yet. He called out nepotism for destroying so many industries, and applauded sports for doing what no other industry does.

Maher’s New Rules column concentrated on the several Hollywood celebrities who gained an advantage because of their relationships, beginning with Douglas Fairbanks Jr. “It doesn’t make them bad people or untalented,” Maher said. “But let’s also admit they weren’t the only ones who could have done it.”

He added, “So enjoy the good life, Nepos. Just don’t say you didn’t have a big advantage.” As Maher pointed out, “This is show business. Getting your foot in the door is 80% of it!”

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As proof of that theory, Maher pointed out how acting works. “Yes, there are difficult roles,” he allowed. But since children, Vin Diesel, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Steven Segal and yes, even Bill Maher can do it, it’s not nuclear physics.

Sports, according to Maher, is one of the only remaining areas of meritocracy in a world where nepotism is pervasive in show business, politics, and modelling.

“In sports, there are no nepo babies,” Maher said. “Leyla Ali didn’t knock out 21 opponents by smacking them with her birth certificate.”

Maher acknowledges that he doesn’t trust many people, including those who are putting their fists to their chin on dating apps, but he believes that the 450 NBA players are the greatest in the world.

Where is the lie though? Sports truly is the one industry where everything works on fairness. One gets entry, fame and success only if they have the calibre, that one needs to prove in every game!

 

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