John Oliver Declares Himself ‘Happy to Be Part of the Skydance Family’ and Vows to ‘Never Change’ — SkimNews
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- John Oliver returned to "Last Week Tonight" Sunday night, opening with mockery of what he called the "pretty tacky" scandal surrounding U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle before pivoting to his main story on generic medications and national drug shortages.
- Kimberly Guilfoyle allegedly texted Trump donor Eric Deters "honey please" begging him to pay a $100,000 American Express bill days before her confirmation as Trump's ambassador to Greece, according to text messages obtained by The Wall Street Journal.
- Eric Deters says he came forward because Guilfoyle allegedly promised him an interview on Fox News and to "give Kid Rock the song that I wrote" in exchange for the $100,000 payment.
- Oliver closed the show by declaring "I'm thrilled to be part of the Skydance family!" and "We're never gonna change!" — after trolling Liberty Mutual's Liberty Biberty mascot with "scandalous fanfic imagery."
- Guilfoyle drew Oliver's mockery for her 2020 Republican National Convention moment wildly declaring "The best… is yet… to come!" — Oliver riffed that she had "cocaine eyes" and "Evita arms" and was "one step away from turning into a flock of crows."
Why it matters: Oliver opened his post-merger episode by mocking a sitting U.S. ambassador's $100,000 credit-card plea and closed by telling Skydance "We're never gonna change" — a pointed, on-camera refusal on day one to soften his show's edge for the corporation that just inherited him, delivered with the jibe "Hope you're happy with what you bought."
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