Donald Trump wants celebrities to kiss the ring. Bill Maher did: who’ll be next?

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Maher is only the starkest example of a general softening since January of the cultural resistance to Trump. Remember when George Clooney wrote his stirring little op-ed for the New York Times urging his fellow Americans to ditch Joe Biden? No follow-up piece since then, from George, or much in the way of public protest from any of the other celebrities who stumped for Kamala Harris.

Donald Trump wants celebrities to kiss the ring. Bill Maher did: who’ll be next? | Emma Brockes

After the apparent defanging of the once critical talkshow host, can the president get more stars onside? asks Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

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Shari Redstone kept tabs on ‘60 Minutes’ segments on Trump

Paramount owner Shari Redstone in recent days sought to know which upcoming 60 Minutes stories were about President Donald Trump, according to two people familiar with the situation — triggering a series of events that ended with the Tuesday resignation of the show’s longtime producer.

Shari Redstone kept tabs on ‘60 Minutes’ segments on Trump

Tensions between CBS and parent company Paramount culminated in the resignation of a longtime producer this week.

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