Source: Daily Mail [UK]
“Last Week Tonight host John Oliver is being sued over comments he made about a former Medicaid medical director. Dr. Brian Morley, once a medical director at AmeriHealth Caritas, is suing Oliver and his production company, alleging that the Emmy-winning comedian took his words grotesquely out of context, irreparably harming his career and reputation. At the center of the lawsuit is Oliver’s claim made in an episode broadcast in 2024 that Morley ‘thinks it’s okay if people have s*** on them for days.’ … ‘People have bowel movements every day where they don’t completely clean themselves, and we don’t fuss over [them] too much,’ Morley testified, according to the Des Moines Register.’ Audio of Morley’s testimony was played by Oliver on the show. ‘People are allowed to be dirty … You know, I would allow him to be a little dirty for a couple of days.'” (04/01/25)