John Oliver mocks soon-to-be business daddy David Ellison
John Oliver took a dig at Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison during his piece on UnitedHealth Group on "Last Week Tonight".
During a recent episode of Last Week Tonight, John Oliver took aim at American health care giant UnitedHealth Group and its subsidiary UnitedHealthcare. However, Oliver also managed to fit in a brief jab at David Ellison, the CEO of Paramount Skydance. The aim of the dig was to highlight the irony of Ellison potentially acquiring Warner Bros.
Discovery, which would also give him control over HBO, the network that airs Oliver's own show. Oliver pointed out the potential hypocrisy in the situation, remarking that having wealthy parents should not be the key to accessing crucial healthcare services, even if it does allow someone to be in charge of HBO. Oliver showed a photo of Ellison with his father, Larry Ellison, who pledged $40 billion to support Paramount's bid for the acquisition.
Oliver acknowledged that his "soon-to-be business daddy" has a "literal business daddy," but made it clear that he deeply respects this situation, unlike other late-night hosts.
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