Alopecia community comes for Ricky Gervais: ‘It’s not a disability’

Ricky Gervais offered Les Dennis a bum deal when he convinced him to play himself in the hit comedy Extras. He told him there would be a scene where he’d need to flash his behind.But thoughtful Ricky, 60, offered to spare his blushes and hire a bum double.Les, 68, revealed: “I got the call from Ricky and he said, ‘Will you come in and meet me and Stephen Merchant? We’re doing this show.“We’re interested in you playing a twisted, demented version of yourself’.“As I was walking out they went, ‘Oh, we didn’t mention the a**e scene? You’re going to be in the dressing room’.“And I went, ‘Oh yeah, fine’.

Leave it to comedian Ricky Gervais to have the last laugh in the generally unfunny Will Smith saga.

Oscars and any other event hosted by the Academy for the next ten years.The move comes after the actor slapped comedian Chris Rock, 57, on stage at the 2022 ceremony after he made a jibe about Jada Pinkett Smith's shaved head following her battle with alopecia.The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air star stormed the stage after Chris made a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith - who has alopecia - sporting a buzzcut.Ricky has now taken to Twitter, where he enjoys a following of 14.7 million, to react to the latest development following the incident.Sharing a news article about the Academy’s decision, Ricky wrote: “Hopefully, he'll only do 6 years with good behaviour.”The After Life star's reaction comes as The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced its ruling yesterday as it explained its reasoning for the measure.In an open letter to the Academy "family”, David Rubin, President, and Dawn Hudson, CEO, said this year’s Oscars ceremony was “meant to be a celebration of the many individuals who did incredible work this past year”.“However,” they continued, “Those moments were overshadowed by the unacceptable and harmful behaviour we saw Mr Smith exhibit on stage”.They also apologised for being “unprepared for the unprecedented” and issuing a delayed response.“During our telecast, we did not adequately address the situation in the room,” they wrote.“For this, we are sorry.This was an opportunity for us to set an example for our guests, viewers and our Academy family around the world, and we fell short — unprepared for the unprecedented.”Following Ricky’s tweet, social media users were quick to weigh in regarding the controversial scenes.Rustle_Dust_ said: “I'm not sure we should have a culture where people can be

attend Academy events for 10 years after he slapped Chris Rock onstage at the 2022 ceremony.Responding to the ban, 50 Cent tweeted: ‘Got Damn they doing Will dirty, This is too harsh so he cant come back till he 63 years old. And the law suit ain’t even hit yet.

Ricky Gervais gave fans a more fulsome idea of what his jokes would have been, had be been in Chris Rock’s place at the Oscars.

Ricky Gervais is hitting back at claims Jada Pinkett-Smith’s Apolecia is a “disability” following the controversial Oscars joke that shook Hollywood last weekend.The Office funnyman has defended Chris Rock’s Oscars joke about Jada Pinkett Smith’s shaved head, calling the comedian’s GI Jane quip “tame”.Many have slammed comedian Rock for the gag, but former awards show host Ricky has jumped to his defence branding it the “tamest joke I would’ve ever told.”Speaking to his followers on Instagram Live, the 60-year-old said: “You don’t hit someone over a joke, however bad it is – and it wasn’t bad. That was like the tamest joke I would’ve ever told.”“I’m going a bit thin – I’m disabled,” he added, pointing at his head.

Will Smith‘s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, during last month’s Oscars ceremony.The comedian and actor said that it wasn’t a “bad” joke as he appeared to poke fun at the gravity that people have applied to Pinkett Smith’s alopecia condition, the apparent subject of which was what offended her and her husband, who slapped Rock in response.Despite Rock’s joke, in which he said that Pinkett Smith’s cropped haircut made her look like “GI Jane”, Rock had “no idea” about her alopecia, according to a source.Now, responding to fans on a Twitter live after being asked for his thoughts about the incident, Gervais said: “You don’t hit someone over a joke, however bad it is – and it wasn’t bad” [via The Independent].“That was like the tamest joke I would’ve ever told,” the comedian added.Gervais had previously said during a stand-up show in London last week that he would have joked about Pinkett Smith’s “boyfriend” August Alsina instead of her appearance.“People were going, ‘What would have happened if Ricky Gervais had been doing it [hosting the Oscars]?’” Gervais continued.“Well, nothing, as I would not have made a joke about his wife’s hair. I would have made a joke about her boyfriend.”Pinket Smit and US singer Alsina have been involved in an “entanglement”, which she has discussed on her Red Table Talk show.Gervais also mocked people criticising Rock for “joking about [Pinkett-Smith’s] disability”.“Well, I’m going a bit thin – I’m disabled,” Gervais said, pointing to his head.

Netflix success with the series ending in January this year.The creator, writer and producer Ricky Gervais, 60, has taken to Twitter to address accusations he "lied" about the dog Brandy's death in the show.Social media user CathsTake wrote on Twitter: "Hello @rickygervais, I know you said you're done with #Afterlife."But how do you think Tony carried on after Brandy passed? Would you ever consider writing a special episode on his life without her?"In view of his 14.7 million Twitter followers, Ricky replied: "I think he was strong enough by then to cope. Maybe he even got another dog."JamesSedge was infuriated with this response, as he added: "That may be so.

supports HTML5 videoRicky Gervais has gone off on people who have described alopecia as a ‘disability’.The comedian and After Life star has been outspoken on his opinion of the now-infamous altercation between Will Smith and Chris Rock at the Oscars last month, making several scathing remarks.In case you’ve been living under a rock, King Richard actor Will stormed the stage where Chris was presenting an award and slapped him in the face after the comedian made a joke about Jada, Will’s wife, comparing her haircut to that of GI Jane.Jada, 50, lives with alopecia, a hair-loss disorder, and shaved her head last year as she began getting noticeable bald spots.The backlash to Will’s violent outburst has been swift, with the actor coming under investigation by the Academy – which he later resigned from – and production being paused on several of his upcoming films.Now The Office creator Ricky has again condemned Will’s actions in a Twitter Q&A with fans – and scoffed at those who described Jada’s condition as a ‘disability’.In a Twitter live event last week, Ricky said: ‘You don’t hit people over a joke, however bad it is. And it wasn’t bad!‘That was like the tamest joke I would ever have told,’ he added.‘Someone said it was joking about her disability,’ he said in a deadpan voice, before letting out a laugh.‘Well I’m going a bit thin,’ he continued, touching the top of his head.

Another one of Chris Rock’s brothers is coming to his defense after he was slapped for the whole world to see!

Chris Rock‘s younger brother Kenny defended the comedian more after the “slap heard ’round the world” when Will Smith rushed the stage at the 2022 Academy Awards and slapped him after Chris jokingly compared Jada Pinkett-Smith to the movie G.I. Jane. Kenny reiterated that Chris didn’t know that Jada suffered from alopecia in an interview with Los Angeles Times published on Monday April 4.

He was speaking out in a live Twitter Q&A session, during which he was responding directly to fans' most pressing questions.One had asked: "What was your first reaction when you read about the Oscars slap?""Well first of all, I woke up on the Monday morning and I got texts from American friends going: 'Ah, f*** that! Poor Chris!' and I'm going: 'Who is Chris?!'" he recalled."And then I saw it.

Twitter on Sunday to address his 14.7 million followers in a live Q&A session. During the video, Ricky told his fans there was “no justification” for Will Smith’s actions at the Oscars, adding that “gentle” Chris Rock only weighs “about 140 pounds”. On March 27, viewers were shocked when Will struck Chris across the face live on the Oscars stage after the comedian made a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith.During his Q&A session on Sunday, Ricky was asked what his first reaction was to the slap. “I was annoyed, I was really annoyed,” Ricky replied, before elaborating on his point moments later. “The main thing for me was: totally unnecessary,” he said.

“Can you pls stop pronouncing David Bowie like... bow of a ship or bow wow??” The update comes after Ricky previously spoke up about his thoughts on the Oscar debacle. He explained that if he was the presenter instead of Chris, he would have joked about Jada's “boyfriend”, rather than her hair. The Office star was asked for his opinion on the now-notorious Oscars moment on social media. The incident occurred last Sunday at the 2022 Oscars, when Chris Rock, 57, who was hosting the ceremony and giving the speech for Best Documentary Feature, decided to quip about Jada’s hair.  Jada suffers from alopecia, which causes rapid hair loss. Chris joked in reference to The Matrix sequel actress' shaved head: “Jada, can't wait for G.I.

Good Morning Britain presenter Ranvir Singh has opened up on her personal experience of having alopecia, as she expressed her support for actress Jada Pinkett Smith. Pinkett Smith first revealed that she had the condition, which is an autoimmune disorder that causes hair loss, in 2018, when she said that beginning to lose her hair was "a really scary experience" and explained: "That's why I cut my hair and continue to cut it". Her condition was thrown into the spotlight at last weekend's Academy Awards ceremony, when her husband Will Smith and comedian Chris Rock got into an altercation live on stage after Rock made a joke about Pinkett Smith's hair and compared her to fictional character GI Jane, who has been depicted with a shaved head.

Jerrod Carmichael made his hosting debut on Saturday Night Live this weekend just days after coming out as gay in his new comedy special.The comedian delivered a hilarious opening monologue which addressed his recent confession, as well as Will Smith's much talked about Oscars disaster and how he's over talking about it.Meanwhile, SNL favorite Pete Davidson made a triumphant return to the show following a brief hiatus as he appeared in a sketch with this week's musical guest Gunna. Big week: Jerrod Carmichael made his hosting debut on Saturday Night Live this weekend just days after coming out as gay in his new comedy special Welcome back!Meanwhile, SNL favorite Pete Davidson made a triumphant return to the show following a brief hiatus as he appeared in a sketch with this week's musical guest GunnaAfter touching on the Will Smith debacle in his monologue, the star launched into a sketch that recreated the moments when the Academy Award winner slapped comedian Chris Rock on stage during the ceremony.Carmichael - famous for his successful sitcom The Carmichael Show that ran from 2015 to 2017 on NBC - made his appearance on SNL just one day after officially coming out as gayin his new comedy special for HBO, titled Rothaniel.

“Thank you. Thank you very, very much. I’m not going to talk about it,” actor-comedian Jerrod Carmichael said up top, in his first opening monologue as host of SNL. “I want to be clear up top: I’ve talked about it enough, kept talking about it, kept thinking about it. I don’t want to talk about it, and you can’t make me talk about it.”

Gogglebox star Mica Ven revealed her own personal battle with alopecia on last night’s show. The cast, including Mica and her partner Marcus Luther, viewed the viral Oscars moment where Will Smith slapped Chris Rock for a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett-Smith. In case you missed it, Will stormed the stage at the awards ceremony and slapped comedian Chris after he likened Jada to the fictional action character GI Jane, who shaves her head.

Bill Maher is addressing Will Smith and Chris Rock‘s 2022 Oscars incident.

Bill Maher weighed in on the Oscars slap, sharing his view of Will Smith’s open-handed smack across the face of Chris Rock due to an unfortunate “G.I. Jane” joke about Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, who suffers from alopecia.

Bill Maher gave his two cents on Sunday’s Will Smith/Chris Rock Oscar drama, when Chris joked about Will’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s bald head onstage, prompting Will to jump up and slap the stunned comedian. During the April 1st episode of HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher, Bill downplayed Jada’s struggle with her hair loss caused by alopecia, suggesting she should have “worn a wig” if the condition was such a concern for the actress.