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Whitney Cummings claims lurid Trump joke was cut from Netflix's Mark Twain Prize special

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Comedian Whitney Cummings is claiming that one of her jokes about President Donald Trump was cut from Netflix's Mark Twain Prize special honoring Bill Maher.Cummings, who was among those who paid tribute to the "Real Time" host at the Kennedy Center ceremony last month, made headlines with an edgy jab about the president, telling the audience, "I actually heard Trump may come tonight, but he couldn’t make it. He got caught in sex traffic."Cummings said her routine was meddled with."Not only did I have to cut a joke in rehearsal, then the joke I did — I ended on 'Donald Trump couldn't make it tonight, he got caught in sex traffic' — it stayed in, and then they said, 'We would like to cut it out,'" Cummings said on Saturday's installment of her "Good for You" podcast.BILL MAHER SAYS IT’S 'SO STUPID' FOR ANTI-TRUMP ARTISTS TO BAIL ON KENNEDY CENTER PERFORMANCESShe clarified that the Kennedy Center staff as being "amazing" and said they "did their job," noting that Trump was their boss since he was made chair of the Kennedy Center board."I was presented with a tricky conundrum.

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Comedian Whitney Cummings is claiming that one of her jokes about President Donald Trump was cut from Netflix's Mark Twain Prize special honoring Bill Maher.Cummings, who was among those who paid tribute to the "Real Time" host at the Kennedy Center ceremony last month, made headlines with an edgy jab about the president, telling the audience, "I actually heard Trump may come tonight, but he couldn’t make it. He got caught in sex traffic."Cummings said her routine was meddled with."Not only did I have to cut a joke in rehearsal, then the joke I did — I ended on 'Donald Trump couldn't make it tonight, he got caught in sex traffic' — it stayed in, and then they said, 'We would like to cut it out,'" Cummings said on Saturday's installment of her "Good for You" podcast.BILL MAHER SAYS IT’S 'SO STUPID' FOR ANTI-TRUMP ARTISTS TO BAIL ON KENNEDY CENTER PERFORMANCESShe clarified that the Kennedy Center staff as being "amazing" and said they "did their job," noting that Trump was their boss since he was made chair of the Kennedy Center board."I was presented with a tricky conundrum. I just don't know if I did the right thing or not," Cummings said. "It was very clear to me that they would lose their jobs.""The joke was already leaked by someone that was in the audience...

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Comedian Whitney Cummings is claiming that one of her jokes about President Donald Trump was cut from Netflix's Mark Twain Prize special honoring Bill Maher.Cummings, who was among those who paid tribute to the "Real Time" host at the Kennedy Center ceremony last month, made headlines with an edgy jab about the president, telling the audience, "I actually heard Trump may come tonight, but he couldn’t make it. He got caught in sex traffic."Cummings said her routine was meddled with."Not only did I have to cut a joke in rehearsal, then the joke I did — I ended on 'Donald Trump couldn't make it tonight, he got caught in sex traffic' — it stayed in, and then they said, 'We would like to cut it out,'" Cummings said on Saturday's installment of her "Good for You" podcast.BILL MAHER SAYS IT’S 'SO STUPID' FOR ANTI-TRUMP ARTISTS TO BAIL ON KENNEDY CENTER PERFORMANCESShe clarified that the Kennedy Center staff as being "amazing" and said they "did their job," noting that Trump was their boss since he was made chair of the Kennedy Center board."I was presented with a tricky conundrum.
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