Caitlyn Jenner Speaks Out About Ricky Gervais' Golden Globe Comments

In a press conference for the second season of the E! Network reality show I am Cait, Jenner responded to Gervais' taunts.

"On Ricky, I think what I'm gonna do is call the Golden Globes and see if they need a new host for next year," Ms. Jenner said at the Television Critics Tour in Pasadena, California according to EW. "And we'll solve that problem."

Gervais faced further backlash over the car accident joke from many on Twitter and elsewhere. This prompted the comedian to tweet a defense of his intentionally humorous observation. He wrote, "Suggesting a joke about Caitlin Jenner is automatically transphobic is like suggesting a joke about Bill Cosby is automatically racist."

Gervais, like many other comedians, is at the forefront of the debate over political correctness in comedy. While many feel that no topic should be off limits in terms of humor, others find that certain jokes trigger memories of traumatic experiences or make them feel alien and disrespected. This chasm between comedians and audiences has caused some funnymen to cancel their dates at politically sensitive universities.

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