ALBAWABA - English Comedian Ricky Gervais is facing backlash on social media after posting and then deleting a post on X (formerly known as Twitter) criticizing the celebrities who called for a "Free Palestine" and a ceasefire in Gaza at the 2025 Emmys.
Hannah Einbinder, who received an Emmy award for her role in "Hacks," concluded her statement with "Go Birds, F*** ICE and Free Palestine," earning praise among human rights and pro-Palestine activists for using her platform to voice her stance about the ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza since Oct. 7, 2023.
Additionally, Spanish actor Javier Bardem attended the 2025 Emmys while wearing a Palestinian Kuffiyeh. He stated during an interview with Variety, "Here I am today denouncing the genocide in Gaza... Free Palestine!"
He added that he "will not work" with anyone who "supports the genocide" in Gaza and that "It's as simple as that. We should not be able to do that, in this industry or any industry."
Ricky Gervais deletes post on Hannah Einbinder's pro-Palestine Emmys comments
Gervais sparked anger on X after referencing his opening monologue at the 77th Golden Globe Awards on January 5, 2020. He shared a photo of his comments, which read:
"If you do win an award tonight, don’t use it as a platform to make a political speech. You’re in no 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."
This prompted several social media users to slam Ricky Gervais. A social media user wrote in response to his post, "He whines about animal rights all day long to the point where he refuses to eat meat and lives off lentil soup. Yet he'll draw the line at trying to stop a genocide (which happens to be supported by some of his best mates)."
Another wrote, "Ricky Gervais the disgusting truth. He posted this and has now deleted, because he didn't like an actress who made a speech that included "Free Palestine". Not only does he ignore Genocide but he tries to smear people who bring it up."
While he deleted the first post, Gervais appears to have reposted a tweet he made on February 3 with the caption "They're still not listening," including a photo referencing his words at the 77th Golden Globe Awards: "You’re in no position to lecture the public about anything."
