Here’s How Ricky Gervais Would’ve Roasted Diddy & Justin Timberlake If He’d Hosted Golden Globes

Ricky Gervais was feeling a little FOMO ahead of the 2025 Golden Globes, so he went ahead and shared some of the jokes he would’ve told had he hosted the ceremony — and unsurprisingly, he didn’t mince words when it came to roasting the likes of Sean “Diddy” Combs and Justin Timberlake.

The famously crass comedian shared a goofy selfie from his bathtub and wrote on X, “Wondering about what I would say if I were hosting The Golden Globes on Sunday,” noting, “It’s been a pretty good year for material.”

The After Life star went on to let it rip with a few digs at two of the biggest stories in the entertainment industry this past year: the *NSYNC alum’s June DWI arrest and the Bad Boy Records founder’s ongoing legal battle surrounding allegations of sexual misconduct and racketeering. Starting with Timberlake, Gervais wrote, “If he’d have gone to jail he’d have heard the words ‘Sexy Back’ a lot more often,” referencing the musician’s 2006 Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hit.

Timberlake was pulled over in the Hamptons and arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated June 17, 2024. He pleaded guilty to impaired driving in September and was sentenced to a $500 fine with a $260 surcharge, 25 hours of community service at a nonprofit of his choosing and the requirement to make a public safety announcement.

As for Combs, Gervais suggested a joke poking fun at the music mogul’s so-called “freak-offs” — sexually charged parties Diddy allegedly hosted that have spawned multiple accusations of abuse carried out by the producer. “Kevin Hart said that being at one of Diddy’s parties was uncomfortable, as he wouldn’t leave him alone,” Gervais tweeted. “Eventually he had to shout ‘Imma Midget, not a child.’”

Gervais hosted the Globes for three years back-to-back in 2010 and 2012, and then again in 2016 and 2020. This year, Nikki Glaser led the program; and while the U.K. Office star wasn’t there to make a crack at Combs, the Someday You’ll Die stand-up did the job herself. Shouting out Luca Guadagnino’s Challengers, Glaser quipped, “That movie was more sexually charged than Diddy’s credit card.”

“The afterparty isn’t going to be as good this year, but we have to move on,” she’d continued, joking that Italian-American actor Stanley Tucci would be hosting instead. “No baby oil this year; just lots of olive oil.”

Combs is currently being held in prison — having been denied bail multiple times — while he awaits trial for alleged crimes that federal prosecutors have described as a “pervasive pattern of abuse toward women.” The musician has repeatedly denied all accusations against him.

Glaser’s joke about the disgraced hip-hop titan was met with some backlash. Ariel Mitchell, an attorney representing several people accusing Diddy of sexual assault, told TMZ after the ceremony that she “hopes Nikki herself has never been sexually assaulted or mocked for it,” and that “making light of this ugly situation is exactly why so many sexual assault victims never come forward and report their abuse.”

See Gervais’ tweets below.

Kevin Hart said that being at one of Diddy’s parties was uncomfortable, as he wouldn’t leave him alone.
Eventually he had to shout “Imma Midget, not a child.” https://t.co/SwFijcB4EW

— Ricky Gervais (@rickygervais) January 3, 2025