--- title: Russell Crowe Names Koala Chlamydia Ward After John Oliver description: Crowe's thank-you gift is truly Australian canonical: https://time.com/5267492/russell-crowe-john-oliver-koala-chlamydia/ author: Melissa Locker article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-05-07T04:57:40.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-03-31T11:36:35.589Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Russell Crowe Names Koala Chlamydia Ward After John Oliver og:description: Crowe was touched by Oliver's “random act of kindness” og:url: https://time.com/5267492/russell-crowe-john-oliver-koala-chlamydia/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte120bf3d6e8b6e3f/69892face76ad22e35631eb2/gettyimages-483444516.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: 2015 Summer TCA Tour - 31st Annual Television Critics Association Awards og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Russell Crowe Names Koala Chlamydia Ward After John Oliver twitter:description: Crowe was touched by Oliver's “random act of kindness” twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte120bf3d6e8b6e3f/69892face76ad22e35631eb2/gettyimages-483444516.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Russell Crowe Thanked John Oliver for Buying His Jock Strap In The Best Way Possible > Sponsored content. 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Brown/Getty Images) John Oliver accepts the TCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in News and Information for 'Last Week Tonight with John Oliver; via video at the 31st annual Television Critics Association Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on August 8, 2015 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)Frederick M. Brown—Getty Images by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker May 7, 2018 4:57 AM UTC A few weeks ago, John Oliver reported on the[ unusual auction ](http://time.com/5231900/russell-crowe-divorce-auction/)that Russell Crowe was hosting called “[The Art of Divorce](http://time.com/money/5231256/russell-crowe-divorce-auction-items/),” where Crowe sold off artifacts from his career, including a now-famous jockstrap_,_ which sold for a whopping $7,000. In an unsurprising turn of events, Oliver bought the jock strap. On the April 18 episode of _Last Week Tonight_, [he announced the purchase](http://time.com/5241164/john-oliver-did-buy-russell-crowes-jockstrap-after-all-heres-why/) and his decision to donate the jock strap and a few other pieces of Crowe’s movie memorabilia to the last Blockbuster video store in Anchorage, Alaska. The only problem with the otherwise foolproof and generous plan was that Oliver didn’t actually know anyone at the last Blockbuster in Anchorage, Alaska. So he put out a call on his show asking the store’s manager to get in touch to take advantage of the unique opportunity. On Sunday night’s episode, Oliver announced his plan had worked and Crowe’s jock strap was on display in the Blockbuster as a mini-shrine to the actor. The Blockbuster was touched, but so was Crowe. He [tweeted](https://twitter.com/russellcrowe/status/986122066138095616) that he was so touched by Oliver’s “random act of kindness” that wanted to use the money earned from the sale to do something nice for the world. Crowe later [tweeted](https://twitter.com/russellcrowe/status/986417541818957824) that he figured out what he wanted to do with the money, and that it would help wildlife. > [](https://twitter.com/russellcrowe/status/986122066138095616) > [](https://twitter.com/russellcrowe/status/986417541818957824) To that end, Crowe teamed up with the first family of Australian wildlife, [the Irwins](http://time.com/5256956/steve-irwin-hollywood-walk-of-fame-star/), and donated the proceeds from the sale of his jock strap to the study of[ koala chlamydia](https://twitter.com/russellcrowe/status/991855197000380417). Oliver was, of course, quite touched by the news. In fact, Oliver so touched to have a koala chlamydia ward named after him, that he realized his show had nothing more to do and he should pack it all in. So he did. It’s been a great run, _Last Week Tonight_. > [](https://twitter.com/LastWeekTonight/status/993333413091389441) Russell Crowe Names Koala Chlamydia Ward After John Oliver ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5267492/russell-crowe-john-oliver-koala-chlamydia/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5267492/russell-crowe-john-oliver-koala-chlamydia/"},"headline":"Russell Crowe Thanked John Oliver for Buying His Jock Strap In The Best Way Possible","datePublished":"2018-05-07T04:57:40.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-31T11:36:35.589Z","description":"Crowe's thank-you gift is truly Australian","url":"https://time.com/5267492/russell-crowe-john-oliver-koala-chlamydia/","keywords":["Television","onetime","overnight"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte120bf3d6e8b6e3f/69892face76ad22e35631eb2/gettyimages-483444516.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Locker","jobTitle":"","url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte120bf3d6e8b6e3f/69892face76ad22e35631eb2/gettyimages-483444516.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"2015 Summer TCA Tour - 31st Annual Television Critics Association Awards","caption":"2015 Summer TCA Tour - 31st Annual Television Critics Association Awards","creditText":"Frederick M. 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