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Bill Maher Rebukes Billie Eilish’s Anti‑ICE Grammys Speech as Backlash Widens

Maher’s critique spotlights demands for workable policy, testing the reach of celebrity activism.

Overview

  • On HBO’s Real Time, Maher said Eilish “doesn’t know facts,” mocked her “stolen land” line with a teepee quip, and argued that knowledge must accompany protest.
  • The episode’s panel split over her remarks, with Chris Christie calling such pronouncements useless without solutions and Chrystia Freeland saying it would have been wrong to ignore ICE.
  • Reports following the Feb. 1 ceremony note the Tongva tribe has asked for the property where Eilish’s Los Angeles home sits, tied to ancestral claims.
  • California’s Sinai Law Firm said it offered pro bono help to evict Eilish on the tribe’s behalf, a bid publicized days after her speech.
  • The political reaction escalated as Sen. Eric Schmitt urged her to return her Grammy and “probably her mansion,” while Fox News said her representatives did not respond to a request for comment in time for publication.