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Yeah, consider yourself finished at the Golden Globes, mate. They're NOT pleased with you.
Not too many people are please with Ricky Gervais this morning. His hosting gig with the Golden Globes is seriously in jeopardy after he made the show "hugely mean-spirited with mildly sinister undertones." (Robert Downey Jr.'s words - not ours!)
But know one is more displeased with the event's host than the HFPA's President, Philip Berk. When asked to comment on last nights show and Ricky's remakes, Philip was nothing but adamant that he did no approve. He told sources:
"He definitely crossed the line. And some of the things were totally unacceptable. But that's Ricky. Any of the references to individuals is certainly not something the Hollywood Foreign Press condones."
But what we've been wondering every since all the hullabaloo start was why exactly Ricky got away with as much as he did? We're under the impression that hosts have to submit their material for review, so the censors and execs can sign off on the jokes he makes.
We were apparently wrong, as Philip explains:
"That's not how Ricky works. I had absolutely no idea what Ricky was going to say so anything I heard was at the same time you heard it. When you hire Ricky Gervais, you expect the unexpected."
Well, then you got exactly what you paid for, didn't you then? Sounds like you knew you could have been headed for trouble, but you chose to ignore the signs. That's on you then, isn't it?
Course, in the end, its still Ricky that loses out. Though Philip wouldn't confirm that he has no intention of inviting Ricky back to host again, we think its a safe bet that he won't. Probably wasn't such a good idea to call him old in front of the entire crowd.
[Image via WENN.]
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