'So f***ing weird' Ricky Gervais hits out at actors as he begs them to 'act normal'

Jeremy Clarkson has recalled the time he hit Piers Morgan, 57, at an awards ceremony 18 years ago.Writing in his column for the Sunday Times, the former Top Gear star had his say on Will Smith hitting Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars after the host referred to his wife Jada Pinkett Smith as G.I Jane.The 61-year-old said: “When you boil the incident down to its nub, a man abused another man’s wife and got a slap.”He then referred back to an incident he had with Piers Morgan and recalled hitting the controversial broadcaster for a strikingly similar reason.The presenter explained: “At the 2004 British Press Awards I ran into Piers Morgan, who said something unkind about my wife.”He continued: “So, even though I was calm and sober, having just come from a recording of Call My Bluff, I hit him.”The Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? host explained in his column that you’re likely to witness similar incidents in a pub or a club in any town but revealed that “awards ceremonies seem to make it much more likely.”Speaking previously about the incident on the game show Play To The Whistle, Piers claimed that he was punched in the head three times by Jeremy however, Jeremy’s publicist told The Independent in 2015: "It was a girlie slap."The physical altercation left Jeremy with a broken finger and Piers with a permanent scar on his forehead because of the ring Jeremy was wearing.The pair’s incredibly public feud began when Piers, who was a newspaper editor at the time, published photos of Jeremy with a woman who wasn’t his wife in 2002 – causing upset within his family.A year later, the Grand Tour presenter tipped a glass of water over Piers’ lap during a Concorde flight.Their physical fight at the Press Awards came one year after that

“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.

Jada Pinkett Smith joke he would've told instead at the Oscars - and it didn't centre around her hair. Will Smith, who won Best Actor for his portrayal of Richard Williams in King Richard, walked up on stage and slapped Chris Rock across the face for making a joke about Pinkett Smith's hair. Smith has since issued a statement apologising for his "out of line" behaviour.

Will Smith infamously smacked Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars, Twitter debated whether the incident would’ve happened if Ricky Gervais was in Rock’s shoes. Well, the comic recently weighed in, claiming he wouldn’t have mocked Jada Pinkett Smith’s hair loss as Rock had done — but rather would’ve targeted her open relationship.

A video has emerged showing Jada Pinkett Smith‘s reaction to her husband Will Smith hitting Chris Rock at the 2022 Academy Awards.

Jada Pinkett Smith’s hair had he hosted the Oscars 2022, but would have taken aim at her love life. The comedian, who’s hosted the Golden Globes five times but never the Oscars, spoke out after Jada’s husband Will slapped Chris Rock on stage for making a joke about G. I Jane in reference to her buzzcut.

“What has it got to do with me? “People were going ‘What would have happened if Ricky Gervais had been doing it (hosting Oscars)?“Well, nothing as I would not have made a joke about his wife’s hair. “I would have made a joke about her boyfriend," he added, in show quotes obtained by The Mirror.Ricky's quip comes after Jada made headlines in 2020 when singer August Alsina claimed he was in a relationship with Jada. She later confirmed that the pair had an “entanglement".The joke Chris told on Sunday referred to Jada’s buzz cut, which she opted for after losing hair due to alopecia. Ricky went on to joke during his show: “This new material is going to be for my new show called Armageddon.

Will Smith was asked to leave the Oscars after hitting comedian Chris Rock but refused, the Academy has said. The organisation said the best actor winner’s actions were “shocking” and “traumatic” to witness live on television as it apologised to Rock, praising his “resilience in that moment”. Smith took to the stage on Sunday and slapped the comedian across the face, following a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith and her hair loss.

Ricky Gervais' loyal dog in Netflix smash After Life. And thanks to her role as Brandy, the pup who gives Ricky's character Tony Johnson a reason to live after his wife's death, Antilly's career is booming.The German Shepherd has been to Belfast to shoot scenes with Hollywood stars Chris Pine and Michelle Rodriguez for a blockbuster Dungeons And Dragons film.And she's starring in upcoming BBC drama Sherwood with David Morrissey and Robert Glenister as well as Netflix spy series Treason with Charlie Cox and Olga Kurylenko.Antilly has graced screens since she was a puppy, playing everything from Army hounds to police dogs.She's also worked with A-listers including Tom Cruise and George Clooney, who said she was the best-trained dog he'd seen.Antilly's owner Ashley Foster jokes: "They bring us over to do the serious acting."Ashley started as an animal trainer 10 years ago and worked on Batman flick The Dark Knight Rises with Antilly's parents – he was one of villain Bane's henchmen with the dogs playing attack hounds.Antilly followed in her parents' pawprints and signed with Stunt Dogs & Animals.

Oscars gift bags.After the comedian hit out at the value of the traditional gift bags, estimated to be worth more than $100,000 (£76,000), Lash Fary, founder of Distinctive Assets, responded in a statement to Metro.“Ricky Gervais is a talented comedian, so it’s no surprise that I find the hypocrisy of his ‘goody bag tweet’ hilarious,” he began.“While we do not spend money buying any of the items in our gift bags (much like advertising, this is simply a promotional campaign for brands), the valuation is indeed significant…but not nearly as substantial as Ricky’s recent Netflix deal, the residuals he receives for The Office or his multi-million-dollar home.”He then ended by taking a swipe at Gervais with the same wording he used in his diss tweets. “So if you’re unemployed, take some comfort in the fact that even if you had a job, your salary probably wouldn’t be as much as Ricky Gervais makes for a single episode of After Life.Responding to a fan saying he should have hosted the Oscars, Ricky Gervais imagined his opening speech in a series of tweets.“I’d start with ‘Hello.

Ricky Gervais has weighed in on Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars with a long-awaited response on Twitter - and fans were not disappointed.During Sunday evening's Academy Awards ceremony, the 53-year-old King Richard Oscar winner stormed the stage after the comedian had cracked a GI Jane joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith, who has alopecia. At the time of the joke, Will appeared to laugh along until he saw his wife was not best pleased with Chris' quip.Will then made his way up to the stage where he cuffed Chris straight across the face before heading back to his seat telling him to "keep my wife's name out your f***ing mouth".With the cameras still very much rolling at the swanky red carpet bash it wasn't long before Will's violent outburst went viral, leaving the entire globe in shock.

Will Smith following his altercation with Chris Rock at the Oscars.The comic actor has become the latest celebrity to wade into the row after Will lashed out and hit Chris in the face when he made a cruel jibe about wife Jada Pinkett Smith's bald head.Speaking to CBS This Morning on Tuesday (March 29) Jim, 60, admitted his disgust at Will's Best Actor Oscar win later in the evening still being celebrated by his peers after the dramatic events.Jim didn't hold back as he admitted feeling Will should have been arrested for his actions - and that if it was him he would also be suing him for "$200m", roughly £152m.He said: “I was sickened by the standing ovation. Hollywood is just spineless en masse and it really felt like this is a really clear indication that we aren’t the cool club anymore."CBS host Gayle King then speculated: “If anyone else had walked from the audience and done that, they would’ve been escorted out by security or maybe even arrested.”Jim then interjected: “He should have been.”He then continued to speak about Chris not taking legal action as he confessed: “I would have announced this morning that I was suing Will for $200m because that video is going to be there forever.“If you want to yell from the audience and show disapproval or say something on Twitter, you do not have the right to walk up on stage and smack somebody in the face ‘cos they said words.”With Gayle then suggesting that the incident had “escalated”, Jim quickly quipped back: “It didn’t escalate, it came out of nowhere because Will has something going on inside him that’s frustrated.“I don’t have anything against Will Smith.

Oscars after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at Sunday’s event. Ricky was quizzed on whether he thought that would have happened to him if he presented the award and made that joke.Ricky has hosted several glitzy awards shows in the past, including fronting the Golden Globes for many years.As a dab hand at presenting the events, many have been wondering about his approach if he’d hosted the Oscars.In particular, viewers were wondering what might have happened had he made the same joke Chris had at the event.As viewers will recall, Will took to the stage and slapped the comedian, warning him to keep his wife’s name out of his mouth.This was because Chris had quipped he was looking forward to seeing Jada Pinkett Smith in GI Jane 2 over her short hair.This was a sore point for the actress as she’s been open about suffering from alopecia.Posting on Twitter yesterday, user Michael McKean wondered how Ricky may have responded.He wrote: "Thought experiment: same scene, same joke, but replace Chris Rock with Ricky Gervais."Ricky was quick to reply with a hilarious response to the question.The stand-up comedian quipped back: “You're basically asking if he would slap a much heavier, angrier, drunker man [laughing emoji].”Michael then said: “Maybe you’d have known WS wasn’t coming up for a chummy hug.

Twitter on Sunday to make a dig at the Oscars £100,000 gift bags for degrading "poor people".Since his remarks, the bag's creator has responded with a cruel jibe to the comedian, leading him to release his view.Ricky launched a brutal takedown of the traditional £100,000 Oscar gift bags.Responding to a fan who said they wished the comedian had hosted, the 60-year-old tweeted what he would say in his monologue.He said: "I’d start with Hello. I hope this show helps cheer up the ordinary people watching at home."If you’re unemployed for example, take some comfort in the fact that even if you had a job, your salary probably wouldn’t be as much as the goody bag all the actors have just been given."I’m proud to announce that this is the most diverse and progressive Oscars ever.

Will Smith‘s mom Caroline Bright is breaking her silence on what she saw from her son at the 2022 Academy Awards.

“There is no excuse for what he did. “He’s lucky Chris is not filing assault charges.The excuses he made tonight were bulls**t."Another user penned that he hopes Will has to return his Oscar, as they claimed his actions made him a “bully”, who deserved punishment. The user wrote in a post liked by Ricky: “After all the initial joking I hope Will Smith has to return his Oscar. “His behaviour was unacceptable.

Ricky Gervais has ripped into the gift bags given to nominees at the Oscars, saying he would have referenced them in his opening speech if he had hosted.The After Life star has hosted the Golden Globes five times but has never hosted the Academy Awards. This year’s ceremony was hosted by Amy Schumer, Wanda Sykes and Regina Hall.Responding to a fan who said they wished Ricky had hosted, he 60-year-old imagined his opening speech, tweeting: ‘I’d start with “Hello.

Will Smith infamously smacked Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars, social media debated whether the incident would’ve happened had another comic hosted the event. One name that came up frequently was comedian Ricky Gervais, who responded by teasing his proposed Oscars speech in a series of tweets with thousands of likes.“I’d start with ‘Hello,'” wrote the 60-year-old creator of “The Office,” who has MCed the Golden Globes five times, but never the Academy Awards.The comic continued, “I hope this show helps cheer up the ordinary people watching at home.

Hollywood stars while hosting the Golden Globes previously.The comedian-turned-actor has now hit out at another awards show as he took aim at the Oscars for their expensive "goody bags", pointing out the way they would make "ordinary", "unemployed" and "poor people" feel.Ricky took to Twitter in view of his 14.6 million followers to tweet the material he would use if he opened the Oscars.He penned: "I'd start with Hello. I hope this show helps cheer up the ordinary people watching at home."If you’re unemployed for example, take some comfort in the fact that even if you had a job, your salary probably wouldn't be as much as the goody bag all the actors have just been given."He continued: "I'm proud to announce that this is the most diverse and progressive Oscars ever."Looking out I see people from all walks of life."Every demographic under the sun.

Lorraine Kelly lunged in to defend Will Smith as she appeared on Good Morning Britain to introduce her own ITV programme.Talk swiftly turned to the Oscars after the King Richard actor stormed the stage to slap comedian Chris Rock over an ill-mannered joke about Will's wife Jada Pinkett-Smith's health condition.The 62-year-old star argued that the Fresh Prince star should not be stripped of his first Oscar award as she chatted to hosts Susanna Reid, 51, and Richard Madeley, 65, on Tuesday 29 March.Airing her thoughts on the situation, the Scottish TV presenter argued that "dodgy" actors had won the prestigious award in the past and had not had their honour stripped.She said: "Good morning to you, I know that we've been talking about this all morning the fact that Will Smith apologised over night, we're asking though, should he be stripped of his Oscar?"Lorraine commented: "But when you think about the other people who have had Oscars a fair few dodgy characters... I'm not sure that he should be."The 2022 Oscars went viral on Monday for all the wrong reasons after Will Smith slapped Chris across the face.As he retreated to his seat, he yelled at the comedian to: "Keep my wife's name out of your f***ing mouth."After the televised assault, Chris joked: "Will Smith just smacked the s**t out of me."The movie star became infuriated with the funnyman after he'd landed a quip about Jada's widely known health condition alopecia as she boasted a chic shaved head trim."Jada, I love you, G.I.

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