Turns Out John Oliver Bought A Bunch Of Pointless Crap In Russell Crowe’s Divorce Auction
Who else would spend $7000 on a leather jockstrap?
John Oliver is now the proud owner of a leather jockstrap worn by Russell Crowe, after the Last Week Tonight host went on a bit of a late night spending spree during the actor’s bizarre divorce auction last weekend.
In case you missed it, Crowe recently auctioned off a bunch of his old crap after finalising his divorce from ex-wife Danielle Spencer. Among the more ludicrous items on offer were a life-size bronze statue of cricketing legend Don Bradman, a dinosaur skull he bought from Leonardo DiCaprio, and a leather groin protector from the movie Cinderella Man.
That last item ended up selling for $7000, a figure so utterly absurd that many people on the internet assumed that Oliver must have been the bidder. But the comedian was quick to shut down these rumours, following a short segment on his show about one of the last remaining Blockbuster Video stores in the United States.
“There has been some speculation out there that we were the ones who bought that jockstrap, and I will admit, it does sound like something we would do,” Oliver said. “You know, buy Russell Crowe’s jockstrap and send it to one of the last remaining Blockbusters in Alaska. Even that sentence is absolutely incredible to say out loud. The bad news is, we didn’t do it. I’m sorry, I’m sorry. It wasn’t us. We didn’t buy it.”
He paused.
“Except we did. We absolutely did.”
Turns out the late night host actually bought a bunch of Crowe’s stuff, including a vest from Les Miserable and a hood from Robin Hood, all of which is destined for that same Alaskan Blockbuster.
“All of this shit is yours,” Oliver proclaimed gleefully. “Just call us in the next 48 hours, and we will send it to you.”