Ricky Gervais tweets how he'd open next year's Oscars, reacts to Will Smith's Slap with a British Office clip

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Gervais tweeted in response to a Twitter user suggesting he host next year: "I'd start with 'Hello. I hope this show helps cheer up the ordinary people watching at home. If you’re unemployed for example, take some comfort in the fact that even if you had a job, your salary probably wouldn't be as much as the goody bag all the actors have just been given. I'm proud to announce that this is the most diverse and progressive Oscars ever. Looking out I see people from all walks of life. Every demographic under the sun. Except poor people, obviously. F*ck them." As for Will Smith's Slap, Gervais tweeted a clip of David Brent joking about alopecia.