‘I know he’s your friend, but I don’t care’: The day Ricky Gervais drew awkward laughs from Hollywood actors and directors by mentioning Jeffrey Epstein at the Golden Globes

The so-called Jeffrey Epstein list has turned Hollywood upside down. These are a series of documents released to the public by a United States federal court last Wednesday, January 3, 2024. They include testimony, emails and legal documents that mention several famous figures.

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These names appear in the context of the investigation of a billionaire accused of sexually abusing dozens of minors and who took his own life in a cell in August 2019.

However, this does not mean that all the famous people who appear in the texts have committed a crime or are guilty of anything. Some do have bills to settle with the law, and others may be relevant to the case.

Despite this, many users on social media reacted with indignation and condemned these celebrities for their relationship with Epstein.

Among the names appearing in the declassified documents are England’s Prince Andrew, Michael Jackson, former US President Bill Clinton, Stephen Hawking, illusionist David Copperfield, host Oprah Winfrey, actor Tom Hanks, actress Cate Blanchet, Leonardo DiCaprio, Cameron Diaz, Bruce Willis, Kevin Spacey and other prominent members of the cinematic mecca.

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More documents are expected to be released in the coming days, according to CNN en Español.

Given this fear-mongering situation among celebrities, the speech of the controversial Ricky Gervais at the Golden Globe Awards is gaining importance again.

What did Ricky Gervais say in his speech about Jeffrey Epstein?

In 2020, British comedian Ricky Gervais hosted the Golden Globes and held nothing back in his opening monologue. Among his most controversial jokes, he mentioned the case of Jeffrey Epstein.

Gervais took the opportunity to make scathing comments about the Hollywood actors and producers who attended the ceremony, insinuating that some of them were friends or associates of Epstein.

“In this room are some of the most important executives in film and television, from different backgrounds. But they all have one thing in common: they are all terrified of Ronan Farrow. “He’s coming for you…” he said. Farrow is a journalist who exposed the scandal of Harvey Weinstein, a powerful producer convicted of rape and sexual harassment, reports La Vanguardia.

But Gervais didn’t stop there. He also alluded to the series “Afterlife”, which he created and stars in, and which tells the story of a man who wants to commit suicide after his wife dies of cancer.

“You can watch the entire first season of “Afterlife”. The series is about a man who wants to commit suicide after his wife dies of cancer. But it has a second season, so obviously he doesn’t commit suicide at the end, like Jeffrey Epstein”, he said and caused nervous laughter from the audience, which included Tom Hanks and Alan Driver. And he concluded: “I know he was your friend, but I don’t really care…”.

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