Bill Maher Confirms He Refused To Stop Smoking Pot To Interview Sober Steve-O
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The now-sober "Jackass" alum recently asked Maher to refrain from smoking weed while he appeared on Maher's podcast.
Bill Maher has reportedly doubled down on his reason for not interviewing Steve-O.
The “Real Time” host originally reached out to Steve-O himself, but refused the now-sober “Jackass” alum’s request to not smoke weed — even for only an hour or two — during their prospective chat on Maher’s “Club Random” podcast.
Maher has since admitted as much in an upcoming episode obtained Friday by Variety, in which the 68-year-old marijuana enthusiast told guest Tony Hawk that the situation was “unfortunate,” but rejected the notion that his refusal to stop smoking pot was insensitive.
“That Steve-O guy was taking shots at me in the press recently,” he told Hawk, per Variety.
“I don’t want to start a feud, and I’m sorry that he felt slighted or something, but it is ridiculous that somebody thinks that I should give up pot smoking because they have a problem,” Maher continued. “Then I’m sorry you can’t be here.”