Ricky Gervais has slammed celebrity cancel culture after insisting that stars can no longer make jokes without receiving backlash.
The Afterlife star, 59, has claimed that people who challenge others for saying things they don’t agree with 'don’t agree with freedom of speech'.
Cancel culture is the practice of withdrawing support for or cancelling public figures or companies after doing something offensive or deemed as such.
Speaking to Metro, Ricky, who is known for his sarcastic and often caustic humour, defended his right to tell contentious jokes as a form of 'freedom of speech'.
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