Ricky Gervais Rips On Hollywood's Biggest Names At The 2016 Golden Globes
Posted on Sun Jan 10th, 2016 7:10pm PDT By X17 Staff
Is there ANYONE Ricky Gervais didn't pick on? We don't think so!
Gervais hosted the 73rd annual Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, and he kicked things off by noting that the Hollywood Foreign Press gave him a stern warning against making crass jokes. Guess he doesn't care!
Gervais touched on the salary drama with Jennifer Lawrence, and while he didn't totally slam her, he then compared his hosting salary to last year's hosts, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler: "Of course women should be paid the same as men for doing the same job," he said. "I would like to say now that I'm getting paid exactly the same as Tina and Amy did last year for hosting this -- no, I know there was two of them, but it's not my fault if they want to share the money, is it? That's their stupid fault. It's funny 'cause it's true."
He also slammed NBC, saying they were the only network who could host fairly because "they’re the only network with zero nominations.†Yikes! Guess he doesn't care about getting invited back, either! “If you do win tonight, remember that no one cares about that award as much as you do," he later added. "Don’t get emotional. It’s embarrassing.â€
So who else did he pick on? While introducing Matt Damon, Gervais took a swipe at Ben Affleck and said, “[Damon] is the only person who Ben Affleck hasn’t been unfaithful to," and he also took a jab at Caitlyn Jenner. "I'm going to be nice tonight," he said. "I've changed. Not as much as Bruce Jenner, obviously. Now Caitlyn Jenner, of course. What a year she's had. She became a role model for trans people everywhere, showing great bravery in breaking down barriers and destroying stereotypes. She didn't do a lot for women drivers, but..."
As far as current events, Gervais weighed in on El Chapo's escape and said, "I want to do this monologue and then go into hiding. Not even Sean Penn will find me… snitch," and he also dissed the politics behind the Golden Globes. "One Hollywood publication said that me hosting would mean that some film stars would stay away for fear of being made fun of," Gervais said. "As if film stars would stay away from the chance of winning a Golden Globe. Particularly if their film company has already paid for it."
Yeah, he's probably never getting invited back again...