Gervais' 'Gay Scientologist' Joke: Most Awkward Award Show Moment of All Time?
SLIDESHOW: Most Awkward Award Show Moment Ever?
Ricky Gervais Attacks Closeted Scientologists
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Ricky Gervais Attacks Closeted Scientologists
Gervais was hilarious as host of Sunday night's Golden Globes, but some feel he crossed the line when he said that "some famous Scientologists" pretend to be straight.
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Angelina Jolie Kisses Her Brother
At the 2000 Oscars, Angelina, dressed like Morticia Addams, made headlines for saying "I am so in love with my brother right now" and kissing him on the mouth after her win.
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David Letterman's "Uma, Oprah" Incident
Almost 16 years later, Letterman is still trying to live down his 1995 gig hosting the Oscars, when he tried (and failed) to poke fun at Uma Thurman and Oprah Winfrey's unusual names.
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Kanye West's "Imma Let You Finish" Speech
West infamously interrupted Taylor Swift's acceptance speech at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards to announce that Beyonce deserved the award instead.
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Howard Stern Is "Fartman"
It seems tame now, but in 1992, Stern shocked audiences when he entered the VMAs in character as "Fartman," revealing his highly unappealing butt cheeks.
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Sacha Baron Cohen Assaults Eminem
Crazy Sacha Baron Cohen (in character as Bruno) flew into the 2009 MTV Movie Awards and put his private parts in Eminem's face, causing the angry rapper to storm out. Eminem was later revealed to be in on the joke.
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Britney Spears Bombs at the 2007 VMAs
Spears' performance of "Gimme More" was supposed to be her "comeback" after a bout with insanity -- which is why her flabby physique and bad dancing were such a disappointment.
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James Cameron's "King of the World" Speech
James Cameron was just quoting "Titanic" when he proclaimed "I’m the king of the world!" after winning the Oscar for Best Director in 1998, but many found it to be egotistical.
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But it was a certain type of laughter: The type preceded by a gasp, sort of like when you first watch "Borat" and you think to yourself, "I can't believe he just said that."
Yup, he said it.
For us, the most shocking moment of the night was when Gervais went gunning for Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp just minutes into the show. Looking alternately smug and friendly (mostly smug), Jolie sat there like a queen in her green gown, so beautiful that you could hardly believe that she deigned to show up.
But that didn't stop Gervais from taking several knocks at her nominated movie "The Tourist."
"I'd like to quash the rumors that the only reason 'The Tourist' was nominated was so that the Hollywood Foreign Press can hang out with Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie. That is rubbish, that is not the only reason. They also accepted bribes."
You could almost hear the producers thinking, "Lay off Angelina, Ricky! What if she won't come back next year?"
Others were even more insulted by Gervais' not-so-cryptic quip about closeted gay Scientologists in Hollywood.
"Also not nominated was 'I Love You Phillip Morris,' Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor. Two heterosexual characters pretending to be gay," he said. "So the complete opposite of some famous Scientologists, then."
Ricky also took some low blows at Bruce Willis (calling him "Ashton Kutcher's dad"), Robert Downey Jr.'s history with drugs, and the entire cast of "Sex and the City 2" (he said whoever airbrushed the promotional poster for the movie should win an award for best special effects).
Funny? Yes. Offensive? Yes. Awkward? Undoubtedly ... but click through our slideshow and let us know: Will Gervais go down in history for the most awkward award show moment of all time? Or does Jolie kissing her brother still take the cake?
Top Opinion
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bleueyed 2011/01/18 00:01:11None of the above
Why can't Hollywood libs take a joke?
Go Gervais!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
didn't he wright "the genuflection rag" or something like that?