Ricky Gervais: 'I don't care' who's offended at Globes - New York Daily News

PASADENA â€" Ricky Gervais says he still doesn’t know exactly whom he offended when he hosted the Golden Globes last year - but that if he did offend somebody, “I don’t care.”

Gervais’ return to host the Globes a third time this Sunday night came as something of a surprise after some of his jokes last year were criticized as offensive.

Gervais told TV critics here Friday morning that “I wasn’t going to come back, but then I read some people didn’t want me to, so I did it just to annoy them.”

But seriously, he added, he doesn’t know which celebrities he lampooned last year could be offended.

“What did I say that was so outrageous?” he asked. “Everyone I spoke with took it well.”

Anyhow, he said, the only critique that ultimately matters to him is his own.

“If I’m happy with my own performance,” he said, “I’m bulletproof. My conscience never takes a day off. I can defend every joke I do, as I did last year.”

He said his game plan for this year is the same as last year: “I’ll do the monologue about the year, then introduce six to seven people through the night.”

It was noted that betting is currently under way about his targets, and Gervais recoiled.

“What sort of bet is that?” he said. “Really?”

He said he has people in mind, but added that “I wouldn't call them targets. They’re subjects.”

From his own perspective, he said, “What’s the worst that can happen? I end my career every week. I only do things that end my career â€" it’s my extreme sport.”

The thing to remember, he said, is that he’s a comedian.

“I’d rather get laughs than gasps, but I cherish the gasps, too.”

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