Ricky Gervais doesn’t care if he offended you or Caitlyn Jenner supporters

Ricky Gervais is standing by the Caitlyn Jenner joke he made during his Golden Globes opening monologue.

The sharp-tongued host, who promised to be nicer as he emceed the awards show for the fourth time on Sunday, threw a barb at the former Olympian that drew ire and was dubbed transphobic.

“I’ve changed. Not as much as Bruce Jenner, obviously. Now Caitlyn Jenner, of course. What a year she’s had. She became a role model for trans people everywhere, showing great bravery in breaking down barriers and destroying stereotypes,� he said, before referring to her fatal February 2015 car accident. “She didn’t do a lot for women drivers, but you can’t have everything, can ya?�

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And in defending himself on Tuesday, he threw another public figure under the bus.

“Suggesting a joke about Caitlin Jenner is automatically transphobic is like suggesting a joke about Bill Cosby is automatically racist,� Gervais wrote, referring to “The Cosby Show� star’s sexual assault scandals.

Still, people took issue with the slight against Jenner, which “The Office� alum framed as a joke about her driving, not her transition into a woman.

“But it WAS Bruce Jenner who changed. Into Caitlyn Jenner. And I respect that. Just not her driving,� he said in response to a follower. He then tweeted: “I made a joke about Caitlyn Jenner killing someone in her car. I’m #TransportPhobic.�

Gervais’ monologue and controversial antics throughout the show swiped at Jenner, Cosby, Mel Gibson and others, as well as the gender pay gap in Hollywood, despite his promise to go easier on his subjects. In all, the NBC telecast brought in about 18.5 million viewers, a dip of about 5% from last year’s show, which was hosted by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler.

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But the “Derek� star didn’t stop at his Jenner joke on Tuesday. He also launched into a diatribe about offending people and not apologizing for his jokes, saying that he loves it when Twitter users argue and in the future, everyone will be offended by him “for 15 minutes.�

“You have every right to be offended. Just don’t cry when no one cares,� he added.

Then in a series of tweets, and using saltier language, he said that hosting the Globes made him want to go back to stand-up comedy, which would be where people are “allowed to be offended.�

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Comedian and host Ricky Gervais opened the show with jokes that made some laugh hysterically, and others cringe.

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Jennifer Lawrence accepts the award for actress in a motion picture comedy for her role in “Joy.� “Every time I’m up here, it’s because of you,� Lawrence said of her director David O. Russell.

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In the final award of the night, Alejandro G. Inarritu accepts the honor for motion picture drama for his film “The Revenant.�

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Brie Larson accepts the award for actress in a motion picture drama for her role in “Room.� After a long list of folks to shout out, she said, “I’m sorry to anyone I forgot, I’ll write you a thank you card.�

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As Taraji P. Henson walked to the stage to accept her award for actress in a TV drama, she passed out cookies to those around her, including one to Lady Gaga. “Cookies for everyone tonight, my treat,� she said for her winning role playing a character named Cookie in “Empire.� And just as she was asked to wrap up her speech, she refused. “I waited 20 years for this,� Henson said.

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After being announced as a two-time Golden Globe award winner, Jim Carrey made it known that he isn’t just a regular person, he is a two-time Golden Globe award winner. Though, of course, his dreams won’t be fulfilled, as he said, until he becomes a three-time Golden Globe award winner.

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Presenter Morgan Freeman announces the nominees for directing.

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Alejandro G. Inarritu accepts the award for director for “The Revenant.�

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Presenter Andy Samberg sparks laughs.

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Michael Keaton takes the stage to present an award.

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Sophia Bush, left, and Kate Bosworth present an award onstage.

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Maggie Gyllenhaal introduces the nominated film “The Room.�

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Music, what music? Ridley Scott made sure to get in all this “thank yous� while accepting the award for motion picture comedy for “The Martian.�

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“Do people not realise that when they say they are offended by a joke it makes that joke even funnier for the rest of us,� he said, adding, “Outrage is the comedian’s alchemy.�

“Don’t offended people realise they are doing my marketing for me,� Gervais continued, posting a photo of himself flipping the bird.

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