Ricky Gervais slams backlash at teacher for showing Prophet Mohammed cartoon in class

Sir Paul McCartney has told how he thought a "girl fan" had got hold of his phone number but was surprised to learn it was superstar Michael Jackson.The singer, 79, said he didn't recognise the softly spoken voice on the other end of the phone and became annoyed, thinking that it was a "groupie" who had managed to get his number.In an interview with Daily Star, the British hitmaker spoke of his shock at learning who he was speaking to.Paul recalled: "Somebody rang me up, and this high voice I didn’t recognise said, ‘Hi, Paul.'"I thought, ‘This is a girl fan, and how the hell did she get my number?’ I was quite annoyed," he admitted.The former Beatles member revealed who was actually on the other end of the phone.He explained: "Then the voice said, ‘It’s Michael,’ and suddenly it dawned on me."It wasn’t a girl, it was Michael Jackson, and he basically said, ‘Do you want to make some hits?’"Following the phone call, the duo went on to work together to write the 1983 hit, Say Say Say.The song became Jackon's best performing Hot 100 chart single and led the list for six weeks in December 1983.Elsewhere, former Good Morning Britain presenter Piers Morgan opened up about a time that The Beatles star had called him up to scold him.Speaking on The Brett Lee podcast last month, spoke about having a scary phone call with Paul after meeting him for a few drinks earlier in his career.Piers said: “I was walking to the pub in Canary Wharf. We had a story on page 7 (in The Sun) about Paul McCartney.“He had a new girlfriend at the time called Heather Mills.

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Giovanni Pernice has laughed off the rumours that he is romantically involved with The Inbetweeners actress Emily Atack.MORE: Who is Strictly Come Dancing's Giovanni Pernice dating?Taking to his Instagram Stories on Thursday, the Strictly Come Dancing star reacted to the reports by sharing a tears of joy memoji of himself. He also included Abba's famous Mamma Mia song, which featured the words, "Here we go again".WATCH: Giovanni Pernice kisses Strictly partner Rose Ayling-EllisThe social media post comes two days after he was allegedly seen getting close with the British actress.

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remains popular for the hilarious — and sometimes inappropriate — hijinks of four single, aging women who share a home in Miami. But while the on-camera chemistry between Rose Nylund (Betty White), Dorothy Zbornak (Bea Arthur), Blanche Devereaux (Rue McClanahan) and Sophia Petrillo (Estelle Getty) still charms viewers, the mood was decidedly different behind the scenes.The latest episode of “The Originals,” a podcast hosted by entertainment journalist Andrew Goldman and produced in partnership with Los Angeles Magazine [LINK TK], includes an April 2021 interview with the sitcom’s casting director Joel Thurm, who recounts how the leading ladies, especially Arthur, really felt about White — who died this past New Year’s Eve, weeks before her 100th birthday.“Literally Bea Arthur, who I cast in something else later on, just said, ‘Oh, she’s a f – – king c – – t,’ using that word,” Thurm says on the podcast.

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Kevin Hart talks about the time his wife Eniko got bit by a shark as he chats to Ellen DeGeneres on her show Thursday.

Ricky Gervais has taken to Twitter to mock those protesting against a teacher using a cartoon drawing of the Prophet Mohammed during a class.Protestors have been chanting outside Batley Grammar School in West Yorkshire after the teacher showed the cartoon to the children during lesson about religion.The depiction of the Prophet Mohammed is deemed 'deeply offensive' to many muslims.The teacher has been suspended following the incident with a petition being launched to save their job.Taking to Twitter on Friday, Ricky, 59, hit out writing to his 14.5million followers: "Blasphemy? F***ing Blasphemy?"It's 2021 for f***'s sake.

gathering outside Batley Grammar School, West Yorkshire, calling for the unnamed teacher to be fired for blasphemy.‘Blasphemy? F***king Blasphemy? It’s 2021 for f**k’s sake,’ Gervais wrote. ‘What next? People being punished for insulting unicorns?’BBC 5 Live presenter Nicky Campbell responded, writing: ‘That’s offensive.

Ricky Gervais believes mankind will be heartbroken when we eventually meet aliens as they'll be "f** useless" talking slugs that eat their own poo.The funnyman reckons the blobby extra-terrestrials probably won't have much intelligence as being smart could be a handicap on their planet.Ricky, 59, who doesn't believe in God, does believe in aliens, citing the existence of humans as proof that life could spring up anywhere in the cosmos under the right circumstances.He said: "Some people say, 'Well, if you don't believe in God, do you believe in aliens?'"Well, it's not the same thing, because I don't believe in God because I have no evidence, and it seems man-made and very unlikely."Whereas, however unlikely aliens are, we're proof that there

Ricky Gervais has only bothered to put his underpants on twice in over a year. The comic confessed the only reason he completed the “chore” of wearing his undies during lockdown was for work reasons.

Comedy star Ricky Gervais has slammed plans to create intensive rabbit farms that could see 30,000 bunnies slaughtered every year.