A US healthcare director is suing John Oliver for defamation following a Last Week Tonight episode on Medicaid in which the British-American comedian quoted him as saying it was OK for a patient with bowel issues to be “a little dirty for a couple of days”.
Dr Brian Morley, the former medical director of AmeriHealth Caritas, argues that Oliver – an outspoken comic whose show has not only addressed muzzling lawsuits but been subject to them – took the quote out of context in an April 2024 episode on Medicaid.
