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Bill Burr Defends Performing at Controversial Riyadh Comedy Festival: “They’re Just Like Us”
(www.hollywoodreporter.com)
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Bill, ya done fucked up. You should have refused any form of payment, or gifts. Then you wouldn’t look like such a hypocrite, and your message of “they’re just like us” wouldn’t sound so irritatingly self-serving.
Granted, most of the crowd you performed for are indeed just like us. The people who paid you are not. That’s a vitally important difference, and losing sight of that distinction is the first step towards becoming what you hate.
Everyone has a price, up to a point I suppose, can't say I'm not disappointed, but certainly not surprised