All good between Gervais and HFPA

Looks like the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) and Golden Globe show host Ricky Gervais have kissed and made up - well, not really since there no spat anyway. But what there was, was an uproar to Gervais' er, sense of humour displayed during the show.

"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," says the HFPA. They were still, however, still generally pleased with the show's proceedings. Gervais in turn has said there is no bad blood between him and show's organiser: "Everyone took it well, and the atmosphere backstage and at the after show was great."





ither. "Everyone took it well, and the atmosphere backstage and at the after show was great," he said in a statement.

UPDATE: The Hollywood Foreign Press and now Ricky Gervais have spoken out about last night's show.
But did they call each other out?
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Nope.
According to the Golden Globes givers and the Golden Globes host, all is well.
"We loved the show," the Hollywood Foreign Press said in a statement to E! News. "It was a lot of fun and obviously has a lot of people talking."
"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 group continued. "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."
According to Gervais, there are no hard feelings between him and Hollywood, e
And as for that long gap on Sunday's show in which Gervais was M.I.A.? It was a long gap, Gervais explained—nothing more, nothing less.
"I did every single introduction I was meant to," Gervais said. "…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)."
Mystery solved! Controversy defused! Now about Robert De Niro's acceptance speech…


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