News that Mel Gibson was to present an award at last weekend’s Golden Globes may have come as a shock to some, but host Ricky Gervais used the event to take a pot shot at the disgraced actor’s antisemitic past.
After the list of presenters was released last week Mr Gervais tweeted: “Mel Gibson is presenting an award at the Golden Globes. Thank you, Jesus.”
In 2010, Mr Gervais introduced Gibson at the Emmy Awards and quipped: “He’s been through a lot. Not as much as the Jews.”
On Sunday night, Mr Gervais pretended to be embarrassed at coming face-to-face with Gibson again. "I blame NBC for this terrible situation,” he said. “Mel blames ... we know who Mel blames.
