Ricky Gervais has opened up about how he would have handled the Oscars situation in which Will Smith hit Chris Rock on stage after the comedian made a joke about Will’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith. Ricky is well known for making risqué jokes at the expense of Hollywood A-listers while hosting the Golden Globes, and has been asked about how he would have responded.
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According to The Mirror, Ricky was performing stand-up in London when he addressed the controversy, saying: "I’ll get it out of the way. I have not got any Will Smith material. I trended when that happened and I was not even there. People were going ‘What would have happened if Ricky Gervais had been doing it [hosting the Oscars]?’ Well, nothing as I would not have made a joke about his wife’s hair. I would have made a joke about her boyfriend."
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Answering another fan on social media, he revealed what he would have said if he was hosting, tweeting: "I’d start with ‘Hello. I hope this show helps cheer up the ordinary people watching at home. If you’re unemployed for example, take some comfort in the fact that even if you had a job, your salary probably wouldn’t be as much as the goody bag all the actors have just been given.’"
Ricky has hosted the Golden Globes five times
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Chris has also spoken about his on-stage altercation, admitting he is "still processing what happened". The comedian referred to the incident during a stand-up comedy show at the Wilbur Theatre in Boston on Wednesday evening, where he was reportedly greeted with a standing ovation as he took to the stage.
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He said: "I don't have a bunch of [expletive] to say about that, so if you came here for that… I’m still processing what happened, so at some point I'll talk about that [expletive]. It'll be serious. It'll be funny, but right now I'm going to tell some jokes."
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