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Ricky Gervais is one of the few comedians who doesn’t hold back what he’s thinking. Known for his iconic and offensive jokes, Gervais and Robert Downey Jr. had quite an alleged feud back in 2011 when the comedian hosted the Golden Globes.
As is the usual case, Downey Jr. was involved in Gervais’ joke but people took the matter very seriously. With rumors that the duo had engaged in an all-out war, Gervais had to clear the rumor up the next day that none of the actors were offended and that he was“drinking with them after”.
Ricky Gervais And Robert Downey Jr. Were In On The Joke!
Back in 2011, Gervais couldn’t help but roast most of the Hollywood actors present at the Golden Globes award ceremony because he could! Being the host of the event, Gervais didn’t hold back a single joke that entered his mind and had quite an offensive collection of jokes aimed at several big names.
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One of those jokes was Ricky Gervais calling Robert Downey Jr. a prn star and his 2008 filmIron Mana prn movie. Well, here’s something about the Iron Man actor. Robert Downey Jr. is a man who can take a joke very well. However, in the frenzy and chaos, media outlets created a rumor that the joke caused a feud betweenRicky Gervaisand Robert Downey Jr. The comedian had to take to hisblogthe next day to clear the air.
“All the same conspiracy theories as last year too… ‘So and so was offended’… “hasn’t been invited back yet’… exactly the same as last time.’Paul McCartney was furious’… no he wasn’t. And nor was Tim Allen and Tom Hanks. I was drinking with them after. Why do people have to embellish? They’re allowed to say they hated it. They’re allowed to say they didn’t find it funny, that it was tasteless, over the top, or whatever. But why do they speculate and make stuff up?”
As for those who stand in support of the comedian, Robert Downey Jr. jokingly retaliated against the comedian by coming up on stage and calling the joke“mean-spirited”.Veteran actor Christian Bale on the other hand… loved the joke!
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Alongside calling Robert Downey Jr. an adult entertainment star, Gervais also took a deep dive into the actor’s dark past as reported byThe Hollywood Reporter. Comedy is indeed subjective but it seems that Christian Bale loved the joke too much.
“But many of you in this room probably know him [Robert Downey Jr.] best from such facilities as the Betty Ford Clinic and Los Angeles County Jail.”said Gervais.
Robert Downey Jr. counter replied (jokingly, of course),
“Aside from the fact that it’s been hugely mean-spirited with mildly sinister undertones, I’d say the vibe of the show has been pretty good so far, wouldn’t you?”
And from the alleged “feud” that happened between the two (it didn’t happen), Christian Bale came to show his support for Gervais by encouraging him!
“Thank God for comedians. I’m hoping he’s going to keep going further.”
To clarify the whole ordeal, Ricky Gervais’ jokes were indeed taken as jokes and no offense was given and none taken. The comedian is currently busy working on other stand-up specials and thinking of controversial jokes that people like so much!
Visarg Acharya
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Visarg Acharya is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 3000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past three years and a copywriter at a corporation. Visarg usually covers news and theories on the MCU and the DCU, with an emphasis on Avengers and Superman; Game of Thrones, and more.A Tarantino fan, Visarg, spends his time critiquing various directors’ filmographies and watching them with curiosity. Medieval fantasy like The Lord of the Rings or sci-fi movies like Interstellar, watching the latest horror movies, and listening to Hans Zimmer become his comfort zone. When idle, he can be found reading fantasy novels with a terrible cup of coffee in hand.
