Golden Globes: Is this what really happened?

Well, no. But Gervais cartoon is funny...

A Taiwanese TV station has made an animated film speculating what happened to Ricky Gervais backstage at the Golden Globes.

There was speculation that he had been reprimanded for his near-the-knuckle gags aimed at Hollywood’s elite when he went missing from the stage for almost an hour at the weekend. Although in reality he didn’t miss any of the links he was supposed to do.

Philip Berk, president of Golden Globes organisers the Hollywood ForeigN press Assocaiton said: ‘He definitely crossed the line. And some of the things were totally unacceptable. But that's Ricky. Any of the references to individuals is certainly not something the Hollywood Foreign Press condones.’

Next Media Animation – which specialises in 3D cartoons of news stories – has now offered its explanation of what happened in that missing hour.

In the 72-second clip, a rather tubby looking Gervais is shown being beaten by sticks, attacked by a dildo-wielding Hugh Heffner and pounced on by Scientologists who leap out of a closet. Robert Downey Jr smashes a bottle over his head, while Tim Allen removes his funny bone

Here is the footage:

Published: 19 Jan 2011

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