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Irish comedy writer Graham Linehan demanded a public apology from comedian Bill Maher in a letter posted to X on Sunday after the HBO "Real Time" host called him a "crank" during a recent episode of his show.

"This was an episode defending free speech. In the same segment where you condemned my arrest for speaking, you called me a crank for what I said. You’re defending the principle whilst attacking the person who actually used it, proving you’re no friend to those who risk everything by speaking up," Linehan wrote in a letter posted to X as well as his Substack, referring to a Sept. 12 episode of "Real Time with Bill Maher."

Linehan, the co-creator of the U.K. sitcom "Father Ted," was arrested at London's Heathrow Ai

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