Richard Gere scolded by Savannah Guthrie after making 'obscene gesture' live on Today

Richard Gere got a stern talking to aft flipping disconnected Savannah Guthrie astatine the commencement of his interrogation connected the Today show.

Just 1 time aft legendary vocalist Cher dropped an F-bomb connected the NBC program, chaos ensued connected the web erstwhile again – this clip with the Pretty Woman actor, 75, wreaking havoc with an 'obscene' gesture.

The programme rapidly derailed erstwhile the amusement aired a clip of Richard starring successful his caller governmental thriller, The Agency.

Producers, however, chopped the country earlier the A-lister's quality Bosko gave the mediate finger, truthful Richard took matters into his ain hands and acted retired the infinitesimal unrecorded successful Studio 1A.

As Savannah introduced him to viewers, Richard proudly flipped her disconnected leaving her wholly shocked.

Defending the move, Richard said: 'Sorry, but that's what I did successful the piece.'

A stunned Savannah instantly attempted to fell Richard's manus with her script, portion declaring that she was 'bleeping' him.

'You conscionable did an obscene motion connected this household greeting show,' she said.

'You cognize Cher was connected present doing an F- weaponry yesterday, truthful I don't cognize what's happening.'

'No, no, no, no, no,' Richard interjected, clarifying that his motion was simply a re-enactment of the clip that the amusement had previewed.

'That's what the clip was, but we chopped that portion out,' Savannah snapped.

'I could spot that, but it didn't marque immoderate consciousness without that,' Richard continued.

At this point, Savannah began to salvage the chat and get the interrogation backmost connected track.

'So that was the archetypal clip you've seen that, though?' she asked, referring to the clip.

'I haven't seen anything, no,' her impermanent responded. 'This is the archetypal that I'm seeing it.'

Savannah probed: 'Why is that? 

'Because you're going to spell to the premiere time night, but bash you not similar to ticker your work?'

Richard replied: 'I don't similar looking successful the mirror, to archer you the truth. 

'I don't similar seeing myself precise much.'

Richard stars alongside Michael Fassbender and Jodie Turner-Smith successful the caller Paramount Plus thriller, which has been produced by George Clooney and Grant Heslov.

Set for merchandise connected November 29, the amusement is acceptable wrong the section liable for grooming and handling deep-cover agents connected semipermanent missions who unrecorded nether mendacious identities for years, aiming to place and enlistee quality sources.

'It's terrific,' Richard said of the series. 'We changeable it similar a movie.'