The veteran prosecutor said the singer’s global stardom and reputation as a child-loving entertainer allowed him to “pull the wool over the jury’s eyes.”
Lemon received encouragement from figures spanning politics, music, and entertainment — including former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and hip-hop icon Busta Rhymes.
That blunt assessment is typical of Maher, whose refusal to toe a strict ideological line has increasingly put him at odds with much of the entertainment industry.
Sony executive vice president of production and senior creative Andrea Giannetti acknowledged referring to actress Blake Lively as a “f–king terrorist."