Thanks to his sometimes risqué jokes and savage comments at showbiz events over the years, Ricky Gervais has managed to annoy many of Hollywood's biggest names at times.
During his multiple past stints hosting the Golden Globes, the comedian, 60, never shied away from mocking the rich and famous sat in the audience - famously taking swipes at the likes of Leonardo DiCaprio, Mel Gibson and many more throughout the years.
Some celebrities take the ribbing well - with Leo even laughing when Ricky mocked his relationships with women half his age - but some sit in the audience stony-faced and unimpressed with the comic.
Tom Hanks became a reaction meme back in 2020, when a photographer caught the Oscar winner looked not-best-pleased with host Ricky's stream of controversial gags whilst sitting in the audience at the Golden Globes.
Reflecting on the Forrest Gump star's less-than-impressed face later the same year, the British comedian accused the legendary actor of being on his "high-horse", after Tom failed to crack a smile following his jokes about "woke" culture.
Speaking on Christian O'Connell's Stuff Of Legends podcast in November 2020, The Office creator said: "The big meme was Tom Hanks going: 'Why is he saying that?'
"And people are going, 'Oh look he's on his high horse'. But when Leonardo DiCaprio laughed, people loved him for it.
"I could say a lot worse things about them, but I don't want it to get really nasty and for no reason."
He added: "I think people who laugh at a joke, they get a round of applause because people go, 'Oh that's good, they can take it,' we don't want people to be above it.
"We even let people be privileged as long as they say, 'I know I'm privileged but I'm nothing really,' we don't like people to go 'Oh I deserve it, how dare you talk to me like that'.
"And we sense that, if we really think these people start believing their own hype, we want to bring them down a peg or two."
One of the reasons Tom may have not been chuckling at the comedian's quips on the night could date back to an encounter the pair had on-stage way back in 2011.
Introducing Tom and fellow actor Tim Allen on stage at the Golden Globes that year, Ricky told the audience: "What can I say about our next two presenters?"
"The first is an actor, producer and director whose movies have grossed over $3.5bn at the box office. He’s won two Academy Awards and three Golden Globes for his powerful and varied performances, starring in such films as Philadelphia, Forrest Gump, Castaway, Apollo 13 and Saving Private Ryan. The other... is Tim Allen."
Despite not being a professional comedian, Tom hit back with a perfect response.
"We remember when Ricky Gervais was a slightly chubby but very kind comedian – neither of which he is now," the Castaway star quipped when he and Tim arrived on stage.
In 2020, ahead of hosting the Golden Globes for a fifth time, Ricky admitted it was the one joke he regrets making.
"It’s a fine joke. I’m teasing Tim Allen," the After Life creator told the Hollywood Reporter.
"But anyone standing next to Tom Hanks, unless it’s Dustin Hoffman or Robert Redford or Robert De Niro, that could be me. But it happened to be Tim Allen. And I have nothing against Tim Allen. He’s a good actor. He’s probably a nice bloke."
The comic went on the add that there was no "malice" intending when he cracked the joke, and admitted he didn't want Santa Clause actor Tim to feel targeted by it.
Ricky's comments came just before Tom's infamous reaction to his jokes at the 2020 Golden Globes, and prior to the comedian criticising the actor for not laughing along with his gags.
So it appears the two stars may not have patched things up just yet.
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