HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Will Ricky Gervais return to the Golden Globes?
The British star took to his blog Tuesday to weigh in on the possibility, two weeks after his second turn as host caused an uproar because of some controversial jokes.
"The TV show organizers said they were happy with everything and asked me to not rule out a third gig," Gervais wrote on his blog. "However, it is not entirely up to them. The Hollywood Foreign Press and various other committees need to meet and agree. I have no idea if they want me back again. It depends whether they care about fifty delicate egos in the room or the 200 million people watching at home who want a laugh."
"Also, even if they did want me back, at the moment I'm pretty sure I shouldn't do it," he continues. "But I'll tell you this. If they do invite me back and I accept, I'm going to pull exactly the same s--- again or even worse."
Gervais, 49, was widely criticized after the Jan. 16 show for going too far with some of his jokes, including material about Robert Downey Jr. and gay Scientologists. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter after the show, the head of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, Phil Berk, said Gervais had "definitely crossed the line."
So what does Berk think of the comedian's latest comments?
"We have not asked him to come back," he told THR. "Nice try, Ricky."
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