{
  "id": 5056156,
  "title": "Maureen Lipman Tells “Cowardly” Co-Star To “Grow Up” After He Quit Play Over Her Pro-Israel Views",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/maureen-lipman-tells-cowardly-co-star-to-grow-up-after-he-quit-play",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-02T09:00:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/09/maureen-lipman-gerard-mccarthy-grow-up-israel-views-1237065152/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Maureen Lipman, the BAFTA-nominated actress known for her work in The Pianist, has hit out at co-star Gerard McCarthy after he quit their Soho Theatre play over her pro-Israel stance. Lipman and McCarthy were due to share a stage in Stan Zimmerman’s Right Before I Go on September 5, but McCarthy walked away from the […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}