John Oliver Threw A 'Tantrum' & Fired His Agents Who Couldn't Get Him A Raise On $30 Million Salary: REPORT

EXCLUSIVE: No, John Oliver‘s lengthy rant about the UK election and Conservative Party woes is not about to be censored in Britain.

As the UK general election heats up, John Oliver is taking a look at his country’s options… and a social media moment that lives in his head rent-free.

Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford and his wife Kelly almost didn’t end up together… because she was hooking up with his teammate!!

As a screenwriter, David E. Kelley is used to injecting social commentary into his material — not unlike the way the ancient Greeks entered the city of Troy. But when the creator of shows like The Practice, Big Little Lies and Ally McBeal made his foray into documentary filmmaking – with the ocean sustainability-themed Hope in the Water — the Trojan Horse method of educating was no longer applicable. “If you would leave me to my devices, I probably would’ve had a floating dead body, to talk about the biosecurity risk of people being beheaded in our oceans, but it was not going to be this kind of series,” jokes the prolific producer. “I didn’t proffer that idea. They didn’t ask for it – maybe because they were worried I might suggest something like that.”

soccer legend mounted a campaign to get an honor from the Queen which would give him the title ‘Sir’ and make his wife ‘Lady’ Victoria in the UK.However, his apparent tax avoidance and private emails – in which he branded the Honors Committee which rejected him “unappreciative c***s” – torpedoed it.Former England captain Beckham, now 49, had started doing charity work as his professional career was winding up in 2013, in a bid to get noticed by the board who issue the honors.Friends, including Olympian Lord Sebastian Coe, assured he was a “shoe in” for a knighthood – one of the highest honors in England — according to new tell-all book “The House of Beckham” by Tom Bower, which is out in the UK now and published in the US next Tuesday. His team even contrived an elaborate plan to boost his do-good image and in November of that year Beckham he volunteered to help in the Philippines after Typhoon Haiyan to promote a “man-of-the-people” persona and being spotted at local bars and dining out in public cafes.Even Victoria tried to downplay her celebrity by identifying publicly as an average mom, and sharing a photo of her donation to victims of Typhoon Haiyan.

It’s not so easy having movie-star good looks.

Martin Lewis has joined pleas to help track down a missing man who once worked on the MoneySavingExpert deals team.

As the 2024 presidential election draws closer, John Oliver is confronting viewers with the realities of what a second Donald Trump term could look like.

“CBS Sunday Morning” on June 16 that he’s willing to return to the hit Paramount series, which recently started production on the second half of its fifth and final season.“If I like the story, where it was going, I would go back,” he said.Costner played rancher John Dutton for four and a half seasons on “Yellowstone,” before he exited the series and started working on his western movie “Horizon: An American Saga.”However, Costner told CBS that his reason for leaving “Yellowstone” had nothing to do with his new multi-film big screen project.“I did everything that I was contracted to do with ‘Yellowstone,’ ” said Costner.In May 2023, news broke that Costner would not return to “Yellowstone” after Season 5. (This was before Paramount said that Season 5 would be the show’s last.) That same month, it was announced that the show would end with Season 5, leading to speculation that the show was ending in part because Costner was leaving.There were also reports that Costner refused to be on set filming for more than one week for the second half of Season 5, which Costner’s attorney denied.The Golden Globe winner finally broke his silence about the feud rumors with creator Taylor Sheridan last month.“I have taken a beating from those f–king guys, and I know a lot of times where it’s coming from.

LOS ANGELES — Some of Hollywood’s brightest stars headlined a fundraiser for President Joe Biden that took in a record $30 million-plus for a Democratic candidate, according to his campaign, in hopes of energizing would-be supporters for a White House contest they said may rank among the most consequential in U.S. history.George Clooney, Julia Roberts and Barbra Streisand were among those who took the stage at the 7,100-seat Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Saturday night.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer President Joe Biden raised more than $28 million for his reelection campaign at a downtown Los Angeles fundraiser on Saturday with guests including George Clooney, Julia Roberts and former President Barack Obama. Jimmy Kimmel moderated a discussion between Biden and Obama at the Peacock Theater, which touched on abortion and the Supreme Court. Biden warned what would happen if former President Donald Trump were reelected.

A birthday dinner for Stephen Colbert turned into a humbling experience for John Oliver.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Johnny Depp reveals in Tara Wood’s still-untitled documentary on Tim Burton (via People) that Tom Cruise, Tom Hanks and Michael Jackson were all in contention for the iconic role of Edward Scissorhands in Burton’s 1990 movie of the same name. Cruise “was not far away from actually playing Edward Scissorhands — true story,” Depp says.

John Oliver poked fun at himself on the latest episode of Last Week Tonight on HBO.

Ahsoka composer Kevin Kiner discussed his Star Wars influences for the Disney+ series at Deadline’s Sound & Screen Television live-music event. He also revealed an homage to Star Wars composer John Williams in episode 5.

Tons of celebrities are protecting their best assets!

interview with People published Thursday, the former “Today” host said she was told she wasn’t pretty enough to star in the TV series “Charlie’s Angels,” which aired for five seasons on ABC from 1976 to 1981. “She goes, ‘Let me tell you right now, you’re not right for Charlie’s Angels,'” Gifford recalled about her meeting with the casting agent. When Gifford asked why, the agent replied, “Because we’re looking for a pretty girl.

Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers, Kenan Thompson, Michael Che and Colin Jost have all hosted the Primetime Emmys in the last 15 years but the late-night community is once again feeling aggrieved by the TV Academy as it heads into the latest awards season.

Teri Hayden, a trailblazing talent agent whose work in early 1980s Ireland helped launch the onscreen careers of Gabriel Byrne and Brendan Gleeson, as well as his son Domhnall Gleeson, died April 18 after a long illness. She was 75.

Marc Malkin Senior Editor, Culture and Events Will Smith and Martin Lawrence arrived at the Los Angeles premiere of “Bad Boys: Ride or Die” on Thursday night atop a double decker bus, where they were greeted by cheering fans lining Hollywood Boulevard. “It’s not just here,” Smith told Variety about the fans who continued to support him, even when his reputation faltered in the wake of the Oscars slap. “It’s all over the world.