Richard Gere caused a scene on Wednesday’s episode of the Today show, as he flipped show host Savannah Guthrie the bird during his interview. This coincidentally followed a similar occurrence with Cher the previous day, as she said the F-word while sharing Lucille Ball’s advice to her after her divorce from Sonny Bono.
Savannah was taken aback after Richard Gere flipped her off, and she quickly hit his hand behind some papers she was holding. She asked if something was wrong while referencing Cher’s slip-up, which caused a buzz among viewers online.
Richard Gere flips off Savannah Guthrie while talking about his new movie
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Today showed a clip from his upcoming film, The Agency, which is set to be released by the month’s end. As the snippet closed out, Richard Gere could be seen flipping Savannah Guthrie, who explained that his gesture would be cut out in production.
Richard Gere immediately defended himself, saying the flip was a reference to the show and that he couldn’t help it. Fans can watch The Agency on Paramount Plus or Showtime once it drops, and maybe they would see why he flipped the bird on the family morning show.
Fans react as Richard Gere flips off Savannah Guthrie
After having to deal with Cher’s swearing in the preceding episode of the show, fans wondered if Richard Gere’s recent flipping was a mere coincidence. “He could have simply described what he did instead of demonstrating,” someone protested, while another added that they were tired of the lack of morality on television lately.
A good number of viewers did not have a problem with Richard Gere’s profanity and wondered why critics were being so sensible. “I can only assume that people making such a fuss never leave their home, never listen to the radio or any modern music,” a fan argued, adding that the controversial moment brought more attention to his film.