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  "id": 404246,
  "title": "Bill Maher’s Jab About Ariana Grande’s Weight Leads to ‘Real Time’ Studio Audience Groans",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/bill-mahers-jab-about-ariana-grandes-weight-leads-to-real-time-studio",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-09T18:43:42.000Z",
  "source": {
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  "summary": "The comedian's joke came after it was recently revealed that the Grammy winner would be \"taking a step back from visibility\" once her tour ends following \"endless, ongoing public scrutiny.\"",
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        "title": "Bill Maher’s Audience Audibly Groans Over Jab About Ariana Grande’s Weight: ‘Maybe That Joke Will Make Her Eat Something’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/bill-mahers-audience-audibly-groans-over-jab-about-ariana-grandes",
        "published": "2026-08-08T03:24:12.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "Bill Maher Makes Weight Jokes About Ariana Grande, ‘Real Time’ Audience Groans",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/bill-maher-makes-weight-jokes-about-ariana-grande-real-time-audience",
        "published": "2026-08-08T13:12:03.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "Bill Maher’s Joke About Ariana Grande’s Weight Draws Groans From ‘Real Time’ Audience",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/bill-mahers-joke-about-ariana-grandes-weight-draws-groans-from-real",
        "published": "2026-08-08T17:38:25.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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