Leave it to comedian Ricky Gervais to have the last laugh in the generally unfunny Will Smith saga.
Jada’s hair is no joke — but her boyfriend is: Ricky Gervais goes off during set
31.03.2022 - 18:47 / nypost.com
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.
While performing in London, the 60-year-old “Afterlife” creator said, “I’ll get it out of the way. I have not got any Will Smith material,” per the Mirror.Of course, Gervais was referring to the incident that occurred at Sunday’s Academy Awards, when the 53-year-old Best Actor winner smacked Rock, 57, after the comedian made a bald joke about Jada, who’s been open about her ongoing struggle with alopecia.“I trended when that happened and I was not even there,” added the “The Office” mastermind, who has hosted the Golden Globes five times but never the Oscars.
“People were going ‘What would have happened if Ricky Gervais had been doing it (hosting Oscars)?'”Then he dropped the bombshell.“Well, nothing as I would not have made a joke about his wife’s hair,” said Gervais. “I would have made a joke about her boyfriend.” The comedian was likely referring to 50-year-old Jada’s “entanglement” with much younger R&B singer August Alsina, 29, who had claimed that he had an intense affair with the actress.
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Ricky Gervais Calls Chris Rock’s Oscars Joke “Tame,” Reveals Line He Would Have Used Instead
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07.04.2022 / 18:09
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clip of his reaction to Twitter on April 3, but reposted it to TikTok Tuesday, where it boasts 7.5 million views.“That was like the tamest joke I would’ve ever told,” the UK comic, 60, scoffed on camera regarding Rock’s joke.Gervais, for one, thought they were overreacting, claiming incredulously, “Someone said it was joking about her disability.”“Well I’m going a bit thin, I’m disabled,” “The Office” mastermind mocked while pointing at his head. “I can park right up next to Tesco’s now [in disabled parking].” “I’m fat, that’s a disease.
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07.04.2022 / 14:33
Ricky Gervais defends Chris Rock’s Oscars joke
Will Smith‘s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, during last month’s Oscars ceremony.The comedian and actor said that it wasn’t a “bad” joke as he appeared to poke fun at the gravity that people have applied to Pinkett Smith’s alopecia condition, the apparent subject of which was what offended her and her husband, who slapped Rock in response.Despite Rock’s joke, in which he said that Pinkett Smith’s cropped haircut made her look like “GI Jane”, Rock had “no idea” about her alopecia, according to a source.Now, responding to fans on a Twitter live after being asked for his thoughts about the incident, Gervais said: “You don’t hit someone over a joke, however bad it is – and it wasn’t bad” [via The Independent].“That was like the tamest joke I would’ve ever told,” the comedian added.Gervais had previously said during a stand-up show in London last week that he would have joked about Pinkett Smith’s “boyfriend” August Alsina instead of her appearance.“People were going, ‘What would have happened if Ricky Gervais had been doing it [hosting the Oscars]?’” Gervais continued.“Well, nothing, as I would not have made a joke about his wife’s hair. I would have made a joke about her boyfriend.”Pinket Smit and US singer Alsina have been involved in an “entanglement”, which she has discussed on her Red Table Talk show.Gervais also mocked people criticising Rock for “joking about [Pinkett-Smith’s] disability”.“Well, I’m going a bit thin – I’m disabled,” Gervais said, pointing to his head.
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01.04.2022 / 12:35
Ricky Gervais reveals the Jada Pinkett-Smith joke he'd have told
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.
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31.03.2022 / 14:45
Ricky Gervais insists he wouldn't have joked about Jada Pinkett Smith's hair at Oscars
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.