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Ricky Gervais ‘condemned for ableist slur’ in new Netflix special

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Disability charity Scope has been forced to moderate its social media accounts after receiving hateful messages in response to Ricky Gervais’ comedy routine.

The British charity had criticised a joke made by the 62-year-old comedian, who used the term “baldy” while referring to terminally ill children.

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