On Bill Maher’s Club Random podcast, actor Michael Rapaport described several incidents that he said left his wife feeling unsafe in New York City during daytime hours, including episodes in Midtown Manhattan between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. The exchange, captured in a widely shared clip, showed Maher expressing disbelief at the accounts.
During a recent episode of Club Random, Bill Maher appeared taken aback as guest Michael Rapaport detailed multiple daytime encounters that he said his wife has experienced in New York City.
According to a clip of the conversation shared on X on November 3, 2025, Rapaport told Maher, “I want people to feel safe in New York City. I want my wife to feel safe. My wife is a tough broad — she doesn’t feel safe in Midtown Manhattan during the day!” Maher responded, “Really!?” and, moments later, “Really, like going out for lunch?” Rapaport replied, “Yeah,” and added, “I’m not saying she’s f*ing shaking in her boots, but my wife in the last two or three years has been groped in Times Square, has had a f*ing shoe thrown at her, has been called the N-word, and got proposed to on the train by a homeless person — all between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.”
Rapaport went on to describe an incident “coming out of a play” in the middle of the day, saying, “I don’t care that you’re homeless! Don’t touch my f***ing wife! … It bothered me so deeply that this happened to her.” When Maher asked, “Why a shoe?” Rapaport answered, “Because a crazy person.”
In the same exchange, Rapaport called for tougher consequences for offenders, saying, “I want this person put the f*** away forever. Period!” and later, “Put him under the f***ing jail … And he should never come out — ’cause God forbid he comes out and does something worse!”
A Daily Wire report on November 4, 2025, highlighted the clip and included additional context from Rapaport’s remarks, noting his reference to the intersection of 47th Street and Sixth Avenue and the timeline he cited between late morning and mid-afternoon. Listings for the episode on major podcast platforms also describe Rapaport discussing crime and public safety in New York City.
Rapaport concluded, “It’s not cool for women to feel unsafe during the daytime in the greatest city on earth,” framing his comments as a broader appeal for safety without making specific policy claims.
