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Ricky Gervais brags he got 500k to insult Golden Globes'weirdos, luvvies and pervs'

Star of The Office and Afterlife pocketed monster payout for presenting five of the glitzy Hollywood awards bashes between 2010 and 2020 - shocking a host of the worlds biggest stars with no-holds-barred putdowns many of which have gone viral

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Ricky Gervais hit back at cheeky social media wag

Ricky Gervais has crowed he was paid 500,000 ($673,000 )to fling insults at `weirdos, luvvies and perverts' when hosting the Golden Globes.

The star of The Office and Afterlife presented five of the glitzy Hollywood awards bashes between 2010 and 2020 - shocking a host of the worlds biggest stars with no-holds-barred putdowns many of which have gone viral.

One fan suggested on X the telly comic had done it for the thrill of speaking 'truth to power on a work night out'.

But Ricky replied he had done it for the cash.

The fan messaged him: Ricky Gervais really thinks his hosting the golden globes was brave. He really thinks he spoke truth to power at a work night out.

Gervais, 64, replied: Nope. I think I got paid 500 grand to insult weirdos, luvvies & perverts.

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Ricky Gervais honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame (Image: Variety via Getty Images)

He has said previously of the dos: Do I pander to the 200 billionaires in the room or the 200 million people at home sitting in their (underwear) drinking beer who arent winning awards, who arent billionaires?

Its a no-brainer for a comedian. Im a jester. I play to the other peasants in the mud. I wasnt going in terrible.

"Think of the things I could have said. Think of the f****** terrible things I could have joked about. Its off the charts the terrible things I could say.

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Ricky on stage during the 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in 2012 (Image: NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images)

One frequently-shared Gervais gag featured film director Roman Polanski who fled to Europe in 1978 the night before he was due to be sentenced for unlawful sex with a minor.

Gervais praised 2015 movie Spotlight, saying: The Catholic Church are furious about the film as it exposes that 5% of all their priests have repeatedly molested children and been allowed to continue to work without punishment.

Roman Polanski called it the best date movie ever.

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