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John Oliver Buys Russell Crowe’s Jock Strap for a Third Time

John Oliver Buys Russell Crowe’s Jock Strap for a Third Time

Published by Daniella Wilson

Russell Crowe‘s jock strap is back in John Oliver’s possession once again. This marks the third time the Last Week Tonight host has taken ownership of the undergarment that Crowe wore in 2005’s Cinderella Man. Here’s the backstory: In 1028, Oliver bought the item at an auction Crowe called “The Art of the Divorce.” He put up more than 200 items for sale in the wake of his divorce from Danielle Spencer. Following the auction, Crowe told Good Morning Britain that the jock strap turned out to be “one of the most popular items” leading up to the event. “It was my jock strap when I won the heavyweight championship of the world as the character James J. Braddock in the film Cinderella Man,” he said. “I put it in the collection as a piece of whimsy and a bit of a gag. Funny enough, it’s garnered a lot of attention.” Of course, it also drew the attention of Last Week Tonight, which purchased it for $7,000 (in addition to some other items). Oliver and …

John Oliver Buys Russell Crowe’s Jock Strap for a Third Time

John Oliver Look on Sean Duffy’s Reality Show

Published by Daniella Wilson

John Oliver took a close look at what he called a “less-covered story from this week” on Sunday’s Last Week Tonight: a reality show from U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy called The Great American Road Trip. Duffy debuted a trailer for the show in May. At the time, a press release stated that the series “asks: Who are we? Following U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and his family, this five-part journey encourages Americans to step away from their screens for a vital civic experience. From small towns to iconic landmarks, the series captures the unscripted moments and shared values that prove to love America, you have to see America. The series will be released for free on YouTube, allowing every American family to follow along.” The show was timed to debut during this year, the nation’s 250th anniversary. “So the motto is to love America is to see America,” Duffy explains to President Donald Trump in the trailer. He continues in voice-over: “It’s more than a road trip. It’s a civic experience. It’s one …

John Oliver Buys Russell Crowe’s Jock Strap for a Third Time

John Oliver Jokes About Reflecting Pool

Published by Daniella Wilson

John Oliver likened the current condition of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C. to “sex with the Grinch” on Sunday’s Last Week Tonight. “Another of Trump‘s pet projects continues to unravel,” the host said of the pool’s $15 million renovation, which hasn’t gone as planned. The upgrades included fixing leaks, adding a blue lining and installing something called “nanobubblers” that were aimed at preventing algae. However, the pool has recently been affected by peeling paint and a resurface in algae. On Sunday, Trump blamed vandals for the issues. “The Reflecting Pool is now in full use after suffering great damage from Criminal, Radical Left Vandals, people that truly hate our Country,” he posted on Truth Social. “They cut the lower surface of a very expensive and strong waterproof padding, in the color of American Flag Blue, and put their hands underneath the surface, and ripped it. Likewise, they cut and butchered a 350 foot long strip, with many 1 and 2 foot individual cuts, creating great damage to this beautiful piece of art …

John Oliver Buys Russell Crowe’s Jock Strap for a Third Time

John Oliver Mocks Trump for Insulting Pope

Published by Daniella Wilson

After a couple weeks off, John Oliver returned with a new episode of Last Week Tonight on Sunday, mocking Donald Trump for attacking Pope Leo XIV. Several days ago, the Pope weighed in on the Iran war, saying that “whoever is a disciple of Christ, the Prince of Peace, never stands on the side of those who yesterday wielded the sword and today drop bombs.” Noted Oliver: “It was one of a series of statements that made Trump lose his shit.” The Last Week Tonight host then pointed to a lengthy post that Trump made on Truth Social that began with the statement that the Pope is “weak on crime.”  Which, Oliver said, “in terms of insults, just doesn’t work. It’s like saying this possum is weak on Balkan geography: OK, but who gives a shit? It’s not a possum’s job to correctly place Bosnia and Herzegovina on a map. Her job is to eat garbage, hang upside down and, by this evidence, fuck,” he joked, showing a photo of possums caring for multiple offspring. …

John Oliver Recaps Trump, Olympics, More News

John Oliver Recaps Trump, Olympics, More News

Published by Daniella Wilson

Last Week Tonight returned with its 13th-season premiere on Sunday night after three months off the air, and host John Oliver quickly acknowledged the multiple news events that happened during that time. “We’ve been off for the last three months, and we have missed a lot, and I mean a lot, a lot,” he told viewers at the start of his late-night HBO show. In five minutes, he quickly recapped all the headlines that happened since the season finale in November. Below, read his recap: “Trump was awarded the first ever FIFA Peace Prize just weeks before kidnapping the president of Venezuela. The latest batch of Epstein files got released. Measles numbers exploded across multiple states, which I know seems bad, but to be fair — not if you’re the measles. “Trump repeatedly threatened to take over Greenland, or as he now seems to refer to it about half the time, Iceland. The Beckham family went through some shit, and Trump said this while promoting whole milk in the Oval Office,” Oliver continued, showing a …