Anonymous HFPA source says Ricky Gervais is totally in Hollywood trouble for acerbic Golden Globes remarks
Apparently, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association is displeased with Ricky Gervais, a man who is famous for being bitchy and making people uncomfortable, for being bitchy and making people uncomfortable- if an anonymous source allegedly from the association is to be believed.
Gervais unsurprisingly attacked some of Hollywood’s most snarked about celebrities, even throwing in a gay joke about Tom Cruise and John Travolta. According to the anonymous source quoted by PopEater, not only did the comments DQ him from future Golden Globes hosting gigs- whomever made the comment insinuated Gervais could be retaliated against professionally:
“Ricky will not be invited back to host the show next year, for sure,” a member of the HFPA tells me, adding that Gervais’ relentlessly mean shtick could have even larger consequences. “For sure any movie he makes he can forget about getting nominated. He humiliated the organization last night and went too far with several celebrities whose representatives have already called to complain.”
It’s been widely speculated that Gervais was dressed down for his cheek during the event, and the comedian was notably absent for a large portion of the evening- disappearing for over an hour before he returned to the stage just before the ceremony concluded. Whatever may have been said to Gervais, it didn’t stop him from a controversial closing remark:
“Thank God for making me an atheist.”
Since most of celebrity news is snark-infused these days, is the HFPA being a bit touchy here? Does America want to see a kissy-lovefest, or is roasting celebrities a bit more in line with the public’s tastes nowadays?
