Gervais stated throughout his speech to simply accept his star on the stroll, with biting irony: “Simply trying round earlier in any respect the opposite stars — absolute icons, you recognize? Michael Jackson, Invoice Cosby, Fatty Arbuckle… it is a real thrill to be a part of such an unique membership.”
Greatest recognized for creating The Workplace and After Life, the 62-year-old was honored with a star on the Stroll of Fame on Friday Might 31 throughout a ceremony in Los Angeles.
Sporting his trademark informal apparel – a black T-shirt, denims, and sun shades – he delivered a speech laced with such satire his comment about fellow Stroll of Fame honorees has reopened debate about whether or not males accused or convicted of sexual misconduct ought to stay memorialized on Hollywood Boulevard.
Michael Jackson, who died in 2009 at 50, confronted a number of allegations of kid sexual abuse throughout his lifetime.
Although acquitted in a high-profile 2005 trial, the singer’s legacy has remained contentious, particularly following the 2019 launch of Leaving Neverland, a documentary that reignited public scrutiny of the accusations.