Bill Maher’s Blunt Joke About Ariana Grande’s Weight Elicits Strong Audience Reaction
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"Bill Maher’s Blunt Joke About Ariana Grande’s Weight Elicits Strong Audience Reaction" is generating significant coverage in the Entertainment category, with 5 articles from 5 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include The Express Tribune, TheWrap, IMDb and Deadline. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Coverage (7)
- Bill Maher, 70, Hit With Groans Over Joke About Pop Star, 33 Yahoo News Canada · 5h ago
- Bill Maher’s Ariana Grande Weight Joke Backfires as ‘Real Time’ Audience Groans Comic Basics · 5h ago
- Bill Maher's Ariana Grande weight joke draws groans from 'Real Time' audience The Express Tribune · 5h ago
- Bill Maher’s Audience Audibly Groans Over Jab About Ariana Grande’s Weight TheWrap · 5h ago
- Bill Maher’s Audience Audibly Groans Over Jab About Ariana Grande’s Weight: ‘Maybe That Joke Will Make Her Eat Something’ IMDb · 5h ago
- Bill Maher Makes Weight Jokes About Ariana Grande, ‘Real Time’ Audience Groans Deadline · 5h ago
- Bill Maher’s Blunt Joke About Ariana Grande’s Weight Elicits Strong Audience Reaction TV Insider · 5h ago
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