Comedian Bill Maher Declares A New #MeToo Rule: “Tell The Police Right Away”

Comedian Bill Hamer Declares A New Rule For The #MeToo Rule Movement

Bill Maher is turning heads with his new rule for the #MeToo movement. The comedian used Cassie’s conversation with Sean “Diddy” Combs against her in a victim-blaming tirade.

He dissected the graphic text messages between Cassie and Puff during a Friday night segment on his Real Talk with Bill Maher HBO show.

The comedian then faults Cassie for the years of abuse she allegedly suffered at Diddy’s hands. “Things have changed enough that moving forward, the rule should be, if you’re being abused, you’ve got to leave right away,” he proclaimed, per the Daily Beast.

The 69-year-old justified his take by stating that “it’s not victim-shaming to expect women to have the agency to leave toxic relationships,” and that by extension, “not to expect that is infantilizing.”

If we’re going to have an honest conversation about abuse, we also have to have an honest conversation about what people are willing to do for stardom. pic.twitter.com/Tdbdsl3h24

— Bill Maher (@billmaher) May 31, 2025

He then referenced one of Ventura’s messages, which read “I’m always ready to freak off”. “If Diddy walks free, it will be because his lawyers can point to an endless stream of texts from Cassie expressing what’s often called ‘enthusiastic consent’ to their sex life,” he said.

“If you’re ‘MeToo-in’ someone, it’s not helpful to your case if you texted him, ‘me too’!” The writer and political commentator added that Cassie should have spoken up sooner and was in a better position to do so than other women who have recounted sexual abuse at the hands of Bill Cosby and Harvey Weinstein decades later.

“We take every allegation seriously, but don’t tell me anymore about your contemporaneous account that you said to two friends 10 years ago. Tell the police right away. Don’t wait a decade. Don’t journal about it. Don’t turn it into a one-woman show. And most importantly, don’t keep f–king him,” he said.

“If we’re going to have an honest conversation about abuse, we also have to have an honest conversation about what people are willing to do for stardom,” the TV host added.

His controversial take has since been met with mixed reactions from people. “I totally understand what he’s saying but it’s easier said than done. How about shift the focusing on to not abusing women in the first place?” someone commented.