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Jerry O’Connell says he’s quitting podcasts after Bill Maher interview

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Actor Jerry O’Connell said Tuesday that he will no longer podcast after a recent interview on Bill Maher’s “Club Random” podcast in which he said his wife and children had “physical” contact with him following election night comments in 2024.

“Okay. @ClubRandom_ was my last podcast. I can’t do anything right. @x is mad at me. My family is mad at me,” O’Connell wrote to X in response to a headline about Maher mocking O’Connell for attending the Harris rally.

O’Connell made headlines during the podcast after criticizing the Democratic Party’s lack of planning for 2024 election night, revealing that his wife, actress Rebecca Romijn, and their daughter were “getting physical” with him.

The actor added in his post that he would appear on the “Pardon My Take” podcast to discuss fantasy football, but that’s about it.

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Jerry O’Connell speaks on stage during the ADL Never Is Now Summit at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center on March 16, 2026 in New York City. (Noam Galai/Getty Images for ADL)

It was unclear whether X’s post about dropping the genre was intended to be sarcastic. In another post to X, he said he would also appear on Meghan McCain’s podcast, “BUT THIS IS IT.”

O’Connell, known for his roles in films such as “Stand By Me” and “Jerry Maguire,” detailed the election night controversy in a podcast interview released Monday. He criticized the process that established Harris as the Democratic nominee before she lost to President Donald Trump.

“I said something like: ‘There was no planning. This is what they got. There should have been a primary.’ I said something along those lines, like I was just spitting out ideas. It was a shock. My wife and my daughterswithout saying anything he got physical with me. They were filled with anger,” O’Connell said.

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Rebecca Romijn and Jerry O'Connell at the White House Correspondence Dinner in April 2023.

Rebecca Romijn and Jerry O’Connell attend the White House Correspondents’ Weekend Dinner CAA Kickoff Party held at The Henri on April 28, 2023 in Washington DC. (Leigh Vogel/Getty Images for CAA)

He continued, “So, if I’m being careful about saying certain things to you, yes, I live in California. I live with not one, not two, but three people; if I made any jokes, they’d be mad at me.”

Maher responded by saying he couldn’t live this way.

“Regardless of the family situation I’m in, I speak my true opinion, and if that upsets you, I’m sorry. We’ll have to figure it out. But I’m not going to tuck my tail between my legs and shut up,” Maher said.

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