{"id":133879,"date":"2024-11-20T20:53:17","date_gmt":"2024-11-20T20:53:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/20\/richard-gere-flips-the-bird-on-the-today-show\/"},"modified":"2024-11-20T20:53:17","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20T20:53:17","slug":"richard-gere-flips-the-bird-on-the-today-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/20\/richard-gere-flips-the-bird-on-the-today-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Richard Gere Flips The Bird on &#8216;The Today Show&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Richard Gere flipped the bird on live television. But he says that it was out of his control.<\/p>\n<p>Though <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/09\/hoda-kotb-qutting-today-show\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Today <\/em>show drama<\/a> pales beside reports from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/09\/gma-host-feud\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>GMA <\/em>behind the scenes<\/a>, the NBC news program has its moments.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, living legend Cher dropped an f-bomb with Hoda Kotb.<\/p>\n<p>Now, Richard Gere is flipping off Savannah Guthrie. Whoops?<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1120_richardgere_01-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Richard Gere on The Today Show on 20 November 2024.\" class=\"wp-image-513630 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1120_richardgere_01-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1120_richardgere_01-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1120_richardgere_01-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1120_richardgere_01-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1120_richardgere_01-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1120_richardgere_01-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1120_richardgere_01-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1120_richardgere_01.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1120_richardgere_01.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">On NBC\u2019s Today show, Richard Gere appeared as a November 20, 2024 guest to discuss his upcoming film.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit; NBC)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-richard-gere-flipped-the-bird-on-today\">Richard Gere flipped the bird on \u2018Today\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>On the Wednesday, November 20 episode of <em>The Today Show<\/em>, Richard Gere promoted <em>The Agency<\/em>, his new spy thriller.<\/p>\n<p><em>Today <\/em>played a clip from the 10-episode series, which is a Paramount+ and Showtime project.<\/p>\n<p>The video helped set up Gere\u2019s whole segment. But the clip also cut off right before Gere\u2019s character flipped his middle finger \u2014 showing the actor making the gesture in the studio instead.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Richard Gere talks \u2018The Agency,\u2019 moving family to Spain, more\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Sjlm35W6Zeo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cYou just did an obscene gesture on this family morning show!\u201d Savannah Guthrie exclaimed.<\/p>\n<p>While hastily holding up a stack of papers to hide his fingers, she joked: \u201cI\u2019m bleeping you!\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_7-0\">Guthrie also recalled the previous day\u2019s slip-up: \u201cYou know, Cher was on here doing an F-bomb yesterday so I don\u2019t know what\u2019s happening!\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1120_richardgere_03-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Richard Gere on October 8, 2024.\" class=\"wp-image-513637\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1120_richardgere_03-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1120_richardgere_03-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1120_richardgere_03-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1120_richardgere_03-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1120_richardgere_03-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1120_richardgere_03-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1120_richardgere_03-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1120_richardgere_03-scaled.jpg 1706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1120_richardgere_03-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Richard Gere on October 8, 2024.\" class=\"wp-image-513637 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1120_richardgere_03-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1120_richardgere_03-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1120_richardgere_03-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1120_richardgere_03-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1120_richardgere_03-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1120_richardgere_03-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1120_richardgere_03-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1120_richardgere_03-scaled.jpg 1706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1120_richardgere_03-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Richard Gere attends the \u201cWisdom of Happiness\u201d green carpet during the 20th Zurich Film Festival at Corso Green Carpet on October 08, 2024.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Joshua Sammer\/Getty Images for ZFF)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-but-why-did-richard-gere-flip-the-bird\">But WHY did Richard Gere flip the bird?<\/h2>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_16-0\">\u201cYou didn\u2019t show but that\u2019s what I did in the piece!\u201d Richard Gere hastened to explain. \u201cThat\u2019s what the clip was!\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_18-0\">\u201cThat\u2019s what the clip was but we cut that part out,\u201d Guthrie countered. \u201cBut then you did it live!\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_20-0\">\u201cI could see that but it didn\u2019t make any sense without that!\u201d Gere explained. The scene was apparently so ingrained, he added, that: \u201cMy hand did that, I have no control!\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Agency | Official Trailer #2 | Paramount+ with SHOWTIME\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zv817ouw7qE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Many people find themselves mouthing the words to scenes or gesturing along with characters on screen. One has to imagine that the impulse is even stronger for the actor who appears on screen.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Agency<\/em> is an American adaptation of <em>The Bureau<\/em>, which is a French spy thriller. It stars Michael Fassbender who is a covert agent for the CIA. The story is set at the agency in question\u2019s London office.<\/p>\n<p>Other members of the cast include Jeffrey Wright, Katherine Waterston, Jodie Turner-Smith, Dominic West, and Hugh Bonneville.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1120_richardgere_02-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Richard Gere salutes on September 1, 2024.\" class=\"wp-image-513638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1120_richardgere_02-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1120_richardgere_02-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1120_richardgere_02-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1120_richardgere_02-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1120_richardgere_02-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1120_richardgere_02-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1120_richardgere_02-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1120_richardgere_02-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Richard Gere salutes on September 1, 2024.\" class=\"wp-image-513638 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1120_richardgere_02-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1120_richardgere_02-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1120_richardgere_02-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1120_richardgere_02-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1120_richardgere_02-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1120_richardgere_02-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1120_richardgere_02-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1120_richardgere_02-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Richard Gere attends the Filming Italy Venice Award red carpet during the 81st Venice International Film Festival on September 01, 2024.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Annalisa Ranzoni\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-the-agency-was-an-easy-sell\">\u2018The Agency\u2019 was an easy sell<\/h2>\n<p>Richard Gere shared that he and his wife, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/videos\/richard-gere-dating-alejandra-silva-shes-how-young\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Alejandra Silva<\/a>, had watched <em>The Bureau<\/em> before the American adaptation approached him.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, this is Gere\u2019s first-ever appearance on a TV series. \u201cWe shot it like a movie,\u201d he said, apparently in praise. \u201cWe do it the same way. Movie directors, movie actors, the schedule is like a movie schedule. It feels the same to me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_16-0\"><em>The Agency<\/em> premieres on streaming on November 29 on Paramount+ and on Showtime. That\u2019s Black Friday this year!<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/11\/richard-gere-today-gaff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Richard Gere flipped the bird on live television. But he says that it was out of his control. Though Today show drama pales beside reports from GMA behind the scenes, the NBC news program has its moments. On Tuesday, living legend Cher dropped an f-bomb with Hoda Kotb. Now, Richard Gere is flipping off Savannah [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":133882,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-133879","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133879","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=133879"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133879\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/133882"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=133879"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=133879"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=133879"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}