Flashback: Apple Ripped at the Golden Globes over China ‘Sweatshops’ from Comedian Ricky Gervais

TRANSCRIPT:

GERVAIS: “Apple roared into the TV game with The Morning Show, a superb drama — yeah [applause] — a superb drama about the importance of dignity and doing the right thing, made by a company that runs sweatshops in China. So — well, you say you’re woke but the companies you work for — I mean, unbelievable. Apple, Amazon, Disney. If ISIS started a streaming service you’d call your agent, wouldn’t you? So, if you do win an award tonight, don’t use it as a platform to make a political speech. You’re in no position to lecture the public about anything. You know nothing about the real world. Most of you spent less time in school than Greta Thunberg. So if you win, come up, accept your little award, thank your agent, and your God and fu*k off, okay?”