The mum of a boy who died from cancer has blasted Ricky Gervais’ joke about terminally ill children – after her son received a heartfelt message from the comedian. A clip from Gervais’ new Netflix special “Armageddon” sparked backlash after he mocked children with terminal cancer calling them ‘baldy’ and referring to them as ‘r*tarded’.
The star was joking about making videos for dying children through the Make-a-Wish Foundation, saying: “Why didn’t you wish to get better?”. Mum Louise Fox, 49, whose child received one of these video clips from Gervais, has branded the joke “disgusting”.
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