“There’s no way he’d get away with it”: Ricky Gervais Reveals James Corden Apologized For Copying Jokes Amidst Being Called the Biggest D—khead in Hollywood By Mel B
It seems talk-show host James Corden keeps getting into the bad books of fellow celebrities and such. A month ago he found himself in the midst of a joke-stealing scandal. The joke he made in front of a live audience had been almost-identical to comedian/actor Ricky Gervais’ 2018 quip during his Netflix stand-up special. But soon after Corden apologized publicly via Twitter after criticism started pouring in on him about “stealing Jokes”.
The Late Late Show host called it an “inadvertent” mistake. Recently, on a podcast, Gervais revealed that Corden personally reached out to him and apologized for his mistake. It Seems all is good between the two. However, Corden has frequently got himself into the bad books of other celebrities such as Spice Girls’ member Mel B in recent times.
Ricky Gervais Reveals James Corden Apologized Personally
In November, James Corden while addressing a live audience made a joke around “Town Squares” and “Guitar Lessons”. Afterward, people came to realize that the jokes were too similar to the one comedian Ricky Gervais had said in his 2018 Netflix Stand-up special Ricky Gervais: Humanity. And following the shower of criticisms, Corden immediately went to set the record straight. He publicly apologized on Twitter for his unintentional mistake. He tweeted,
“Inadvertently told a brilliant Ricky Gervais joke on the show last night, obviously not knowing it came from him”.
Although at the time, Gervais had also posted a tweet poking fun at Corden for stealing lines, he deleted it soon afterward. When asked why he deleted his initial tweet, the comedian admitted he “started to feel sorry for him.”
Recently, in a podcast, the After Life actor revealed that the Late Late show host had directly apologized to him. Gervais said,
“there is no way he knowingly ripped off my joke and thought he’d get away with it.”
Further, he admitted that at the time he had found it really funny as the lines were obviously a rip-off. However, Gervais shared that he was still a bit confused as to how it got to that point.
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James Corden Gets Criticized for His Behaviour
The Joke-stealing scandal is not the only time, James Corden has been criticized. Recently Mel B appeared on the Big Narstie show where she was asked to name the celebrities she thought were the worst while encountering them. Along with various names such as her fellow Spice Girls member Geri Halliwell, Mel B mentioned also mentioned, James Corden.
Although Halliwell was named just as a joke, she called Corden one of the “biggest Di**head” in showbiz on a more serious note. The Singer said, “I think you always have to be nice to the people that you work with”. Suggesting that the talk-show host was not pleasant toward people working with him.
Additionally in October, Corden was widely criticized for his unpleasant and “nasty” behavior against the New York eater Balthazar. He got banned from the eatery and was called out by the owner Keith McNally. Corden has since apologized for his behavior towards Balthazar staff.
Source: Geo News
