White House urges sitcom producer Chuck Lorre to seek 'psychiatric help' after targeting Trump, first lady
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White House hits back after TV producer Chuck Lorre launches a blistering attack on President Trump and the first lady at a charity gala.

‘Big Bang Theory’ creator Chuck Lorre draws criticism over political speech at charity event: ‘It wasn’t very funny’

TV producer Chuck Lorre used a Hollywood charity gala last Saturday to deliver an insult-laced speech targeting President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump, prompting a fiery response from the White House.

Speaking at the Project Angel Food AngelAwardsin Los Angeles, the "Big Bang Theory" creator used his acceptance speech to insult the first family, call the president a "Russian asset" and joke about checking whether Trump had suffered a fatal heart attack. Regarding Melania Trump, he called the first lady "a surgically enhanced, cold-hearted Yugoslavian escort who clearly hates her husband."