Ricky Gervais defends Chris Rock's Oscars joke by mocking Alopecia

Comedian Ricky Gervais has defended fellow comedian Chris Rocks Oscars joke in a controversial mannerThe comedian who is no stranger to provoking celebrities at awards shows thanks to his fiveyear stint hosting the Golden Globes said Rocks joke at the 94th Academy Awards that resulted in Will Smith slapping him wasnt even that offensiveGervais then proceeded to joke about disabilities reports VarietyRocks Oscars joke revolved around the comedian telling Jada Pinkett Smith he was excited to see her star in a GI Jane sequel because of her shaved bald headRidley Scotts GI Jane memorably featured Demi Moore sporting a shaved head Pinkett Smith has alopecia which causes hair loss and she shaved her head last DecemberYou dont hit people over a joke however bad it is And it wasnt bad That was like the tamest joke I would ever have told Gervais said during a live Twitter QampA via UproxxSomeone said it was joking about her disability Well Im going a bit thin so Im disabled That means I can park right up next to British supermarket Tesco now And Im fat Thats a disease isnt it Im fat and balding I should get fucking benefitsGervais mocking of alopecia and questioning if its a disability or not ignited outrage on social mediaRocks brother Kenny Rock said in a statement this week that he was certain Chris did not know about Pinkett Smiths alopecia before making the joke at the OscarsThe joke was funny Kenny Rock saidIt wasnt hilarious funny but I know that if he knew that she had alopecia he wouldnt make a joke about that But he didnt knowGervais first made comments about the Oscars slap during a comedy show in London saying Ill get it out of the way I have not got any Will Smith material I trended when that happened and I was not even there What has it got to do with me People were going What would have happened if Ricky Gervais had been hosting the Oscars Well nothing as I would not have made a joke about his wifes hairI would have made a joke about her boyfriendSince slapping Rock at the Oscars Smith has issued an apology to the comedian and has resigned from the AcademyThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever