The singer responded: “Ricky, if I am just like a virgin why don’t you come over here and do something about it?” 
 
 His final gift to broadcasters, who air the programme in primetime on America’s notoriously-sensitive public airwaves, was to swear while discussing the Spanish-speaking Salma Hayek and Antonio Banderas. Ricky always has all the best lines, but Mel has a $70m private church compound in the Malibu hills. “Mel blames…well, we know who Mel blames.” 
 
 The comedian also joked about Gibson’s alcohol problem, but said he’d rather have a drink with Gibson than Bill Cosby. While being arrested for a DUI, Gibson asked a female police officer “what do you think you’re looking at, sugar t–s?” 
 
 Gervais didn’t just call out Gibson though during his time hosting the award show. It was cold out there for a few years, despite two starring roles: one in an Edge of Darkness remake, and one in The Beaver, a domestic drama flop about an alcoholic in crisis – yup – directed by his friend Jodie Foster. Mel Gibson has taken on Jesus and Jews. I like a drink as much as the next man. “So for this question to keep coming up, it’s kind of like … I’m sorry they feel that way, but I’ve done what I need to do.” 
 
 Quite so. The stage is now set for the final chapter in this quasi-redemptive story, in which Mel wins next year’s best actor Golden Globe – and is presented with it by none other than highway patrol officers Jew and Sugartits.
– Mel Gibson has been persona non grata for some time in Hollywood, following a string of headline-making infractions, including DUI troubles and accusations of anti-Semitism and domestic violence. As the Guardian puts it, "There was a time when you would have remarked that Mel couldn't get arrested in Hollywood, except for the fact that arrested was pretty much all he could get." But Gibson showed up on the Golden Globes stage tonight, and that put host Ricky Gervais—who had poked fun of Gibson at the 2010 awards—on the spot. "I like a drink as much as the next man—unless the next man is Mel Gibson," Gervais said six years ago, and he chastised the Globes' network Sunday night for making him face his target, saying, "I blame NBC for this terrible situation" and adding, "Mel blames ... well, we know who Mel blames," Variety reports. Still, he noted, "I'd rather have a drink with him in his hotel room tonight than with Bill Cosby." Gibson, for his part, played the straight man and just introduced clips from Mad Max: Fury Road—though he did say, "I love seeing Ricky every three years because it reminds me to get a colonoscopy."