Ricky Gervais not banned from hosting Golden Globe
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oi-Shekhar Hooli
By By: Shekhar H Hooli
Comedian
Ricky
Gervais,
who
made
a
big
news
by
insulting
many
A-lister
at
Golden
Globe
Awards
2011,
has
reportedly
not
been
banned
from
hosting
award
shows
in
the
future.
The
Hollywood
Foreign
Press
Association's
(HFPA)
statement
has
put
an
end
to
the
speculations
about
his
ban
on
the
next
year
show.
The
rumours
about
his
ban
started
making
rounds
in
the
air
immediately
after
Gervais
disappeared
for
an
hour
at
the
second
half
of
the
Golden
Globe
Awards
event.
Many
speculated
that
HFPA
would
chastised
him
for
insulting
many
A-listers
in
the
audience.
It
would
ban
him
hosting
the
show
in
the
future.
But
the
HFPA
official
statement
made
it
clear
that
the
Golden
Globes
organisers
'loved'
Ricky
Gervais'
controversial
jokes
on
the
show,
The
statement
reads,
"We
loved
the
show.
It
was
a
lot
of
fun
and
obviously
has
a
lot
of
people
talking."
Talking
about
his
jokes,
it
states,
"When
you
hire
a
comedian
like
Ricky
Gervais,
one
expects
in
your
face,
sometimes
outrageous
material.
Certainly,
in
this
case,
he
pushed
the
envelope
and
occasionally
went
too
far.
The
HFPA
would
never
condone
some
of
his
personal
remarks.
Overall,
however,
the
show
was
among
the
best
we've
ever
had
and
we
were
pleased."
Meanwhile,
Ricky
Gervais
has
also
defended
his
jokes
on
the
stage
by
telling,
"I
did
every
single
introduction
I
was
meant
to.
There
just
happened
to
be
a
long
gap.
This
is
because
I
was
allowed
to
choose
who
I
would
introduce
in
advance.
I
obviously
chose
presenters
who
I
had
the
best
jokes
for.
(And
who
I
knew
had
a
good
sense
of
humor).