Ricky Gervais blasts Apple's Tim Cook at the Golden Globes:

[marble falls]

Ricky Gervais blasts Apple’s Tim Cook at the Golden Globes: ‘You’re not in a position to lecture the public about anything’

Published Mon, Jan 6 20208:44 AM EST
Lauren Feiner
@lauren_feiner

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/01/06/ricky-gervais-blasts-apple-ceo-tim-cook-at-the-golden-globes.html






Apple came home with no awards and a punch to the gut after Sunday’s Golden Globe Awards.

Comedian Ricky Gervais, who hosted the event, used Apple’s nominations for “The Morning Show” as an opportunity to skewer the company over its business dealings. The series, which premiered last year on the new streaming service Apple TV+ and follows a morning news show that becomes embroiled in workplace scandal, was nominated for best television series drama and received two nominations for best performance by an actress in a television drama series.

“Apple rolled into the TV game with a superb drama about the importance of dignity and doing the right thing, made by a company that runs sweatshops in China,” Gervais said as the camera panned to Apple CEO Tim Cook in the audience. “So, you say you’re woke, but the companies you work for, unbelievable. Apple, Amazon, Disney. If ISIS started a streaming service, you’d call your agent, wouldn’t you?”

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“If you do win an award tonight, don’t use it as a platform to make a political speech,” Gervais said. “You’re not in a position to lecture the public about anything. You know nothing about the real-world. Most of you spent less time in school than Greta Thunberg. So, if you win, come up, accept your little award, thank your agent and your god, and f--- off.”

Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment. ‘You’re not in a position to lecture the public about anything’


Lauren Feiner
@lauren_feiner

[AJT]

1. Ouch.....a well deserved ouch.

[yesphan]

2. I had the impression

from watching that he was directing his comments to everyone in the room, not just Tim Cook.

[marble falls]

4. I think he was but he did point out Tim Cook specifically.

[NoMoreRepugs]

5. I thought so too.

[HAB911]

3. I love that guy

[BSdetect]

6. We all need to be "outspoken" like that.

[OnlinePoker]

7. What a rewriting of who the target was.

This was an attack on everybody in Hollywood who are willing to sell their souls to the highest bidder in order to get their next gig. That the camera was on Tim Cook does not mean the Gervais comments were directed at him specifically.

on edit, here's a clip of that part of the monologue: https://streamable.com/zclft

[marble falls]

8. Maybe I should have posted the entire thing ...

Comedian Ricky Gervais, who hosted the event Sunday, used Apple’s nominations for “The Morning Show” as an opportunity to skewer the company over its business dealings. The series, which premiered last year on the new streaming service Apple TV+ and follows a morning news show that becomes embroiled in a workplace scandal, was nominated for best television series drama and received two nominations for best performance by an actress in a television drama series.

“Apple rolled into the TV game with a superb drama about the importance of dignity and doing the right thing, made by a company that runs sweatshops in China,”


Oh, I did post that.

[OnlinePoker]

13. I know you did, but CNBC makes it like Cook was the only target

He was the lead in to an attack on the whole Hollywood system.

[mountain grammy]

9. Love Ricky, but I think he sounded a little drunk.

[marble falls]

10. He always sounds like he has had a couple. I'm glad he's an entertainer rather than a ...

bus driver!

[mountain grammy]

12. True that!

But he’d be a hilarious bus driver.

[AwakeAtLast]

39. He was drinking in stage!

[dalton99a]

11. Kick

Link to tweet

[BigOleDummy]

14. lol,

Man, that speech was freaking awesome! Makes me wished I'd tuned in , at least for that opening monologue (I'm assuming that what it was) and I couldn't agree more.

[amuse bouche]

20. I loved every minute of the show

A couple of women gave fantastic speeches too. A big ol Fuck you to traitor rump and his sycophants.

[geardaddy]

15. I love Ricky.

He was spot on all night. The only joke he said that I thought crossed the line was his joke about not hiring women directors.

[amuse bouche]

19. That was pure sarcasm

[geardaddy]

37. Yeah, I was hoping so.

[progressoid]

16. He really sounded like he didn't have any more fucks to give.

He seemed a lot more acerbic than normal.

[marble falls]

32. He said days ago that he was "the wrong person" to be asked to do the gig ...

I don't think he gives a fig, he was being honest.

[aggiesal]

17. Diverting profits to accounts outside the US to save on paying US taxes was enough for me ...

You are headquartered in Silicon Valley but you're an Irish company.
Makes sense to me.

[unblock]

30. 90,000 employees in america can't seem to generate much of a profit

somehow nearly all of the profit is in the form of licensing fees to apple ireland, which now owns most of apple's patents.

6,000 employees there.


apple routinely transfers patents to an irish division, probably for $1, or in any event, clearly massively undervalued. then they pay apple ireland massive licensing fees to use those patents.

to the lay person, this is blatant tax evasion through transfer pricing, but i'm sure apple has an army of lawyers who know what's legal. well, who know what they can get away with....

[aggiesal]

38. Things that make you go ...

[amuse bouche]

18. Gervais was fearless. I love him

I snorted and guffawed I loved every minute.

[brooklynite]

21. What kind of computer does Gervais use, and where was it built?

[marble falls]

25. Curiously, are there any computers being built ethically? Or even domestically?

[brooklynite]

28. Apple builds their highest end Mac Pro's in Texas.

They start at $6,000.

[marble falls]

33. A computer for the people!

[Mr.Bill]

22. On conservative websites

they are hailing Gervais for his "smackdown of liberals".

I guess they think everyone that ever received an award is a liberal.

[marble falls]

24. My guess is they don't know much about either Ricky or Tim.

[Mr.Bill]

26. Not only that, but they always swear that they

never watch any Hollywood award shows. But it seems lots of them saw this one.

[marble falls]

27. They read about it on Breitbarf. Or their wives were watching and they only ...

"accidentally" saw this in between reading the prepper and the gun magazines.

[Amishman]

29. Gervais speared just about everyone

We liked his targeting of Cook and the big business side of Hollywood, so we are talking about it

Conservatives liked his targeting of Hollywood activism, so they are talking about that.

In a way it is a testament to the evenhandedness of his cutting humor.

I loved it

[Buckeyeblue]

23. At the end he was funny...

Go drink your booze and take your drugs and fuck off...

[marble falls]

34. Who are you asking to fuck off???

[Buckeyeblue]

35. It's what Rickie Garvis said.

I took it as him telling the entire room to fuck off.

[MyNameGoesHere]

31. Why is he bashing Tim Apples cook?

[BeckyDem]

36. It was a beautiful moment.