During the recent broadcast of his show, “Real Time,” Bill Maher playfully compared the banter between President Donald Trump and Elon Musk to the ongoing court case involving Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni.
To start off the HBO show on Friday, the comedian acknowledged his audience for being strong and resilient in the face of recent events involving Elon Musk and Donald Trump. He knew they were likely upset about it, as everyone has been this past week.
Later on, Maher admitted that he couldn’t help but focus on the Trump-Elon feud, likening their ongoing conflict to the iconic Godzilla vs. Kong film series. “Consider this,” he said, “the wealthiest individual in existence and the most influential figure, it’s reminiscent of a battle between Godzilla and King Kong, but imagine if Godzilla was under the influence of ketamine and King Kong sported a comb-over.
Later, he playfully commented that their relationship was as tight as Brangelina’s or Bennifer’s, alluding to Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, as well as Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez’s past relationships. Maher continued to make light of the situation, saying “Recent events have been simmering for a while now, if you catch my drift.
On a Thursday, Trump and Musk engaged in an online feud following Musk’s public critique of the Republican Party’s One Big Beautiful Bill. Trump commented on Truth Social, saying, “I can handle Elon disagreeing with me, but he should have spoken up earlier.” Subsequently, their exchange continued across various social media platforms, including Musk’s X, on different occasions.
The decisive factor was that despite Elon’s intention to cut back on government spending, they went ahead with the “Big Beautiful Bill” which, as he pointed out via Twitter, is nothing but excessive government spending. He called it a repugnant monstrosity. Later, when Trump labeled him as having ‘Trump derangement syndrome’, Elon retorted by predicting that Trump’s tariffs would lead to an economic downturn – what I meant to say was ‘a recession’.
Maher accused Musk of suggesting Trump’s name was in Epstein’s documents, stating that this was just a continuous exchange of accusations. He further explained, “The winner of this battle will confront Blake Lively,” referring to the legal dispute between Lively and the director of ‘It Ends With Us‘, which erupted after she accused Baldoni of sexual harassment and attempting to tarnish her reputation, as reported by The Hollywood Reporter.
Towards the close of this week, Trump and Musk engaged in a virtual argument, while on Tuesday, developments emerged in the case involving Lively and Baldoni. The judge managing the case decided that if Lively decides to drop her emotional distress claims against the actor, she would not be allowed to refile them at a later point.
Esra Hudson and Mike Gottlieb, legal representatives of Lively, stated that some of the assertions they had made are no longer required, as they are being dropped. However, they will persist in seeking compensation for emotional distress in other parts of the lawsuit, specifically those related to sexual harassment and retaliation claims.
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2025-06-07 06:54