Golden Globes 2011: Hugh Hefner Responds to Ricky Gervais’ Insults

At Sunday’s Golden Globes 2011, host Ricky Gervais roasted every big name in Hollywood, regardless whether he or she was present at the awards ceremony. Hugh Hefner, who announced his engagement to Crystal Harris over Christmas, was naturally among the easier targets.

As the video below will also show, the British comedian went for the jugular of the Playboy mogul, mocking him for being so old and getting married to such a young woman.

He then went on to mock Hefner’s fiancée, Crystal Harris, imagining how she might force herself to make love to him without having to look at his aging body. Thinking she’d get his money probably made things easier, Gervais hinted.

“Congratulations to Hugh Hefner, who is getting married at age 84 to 24-year-old beauty Crystal Harris,” Gervais said in his opening monologue.

“When asked why she was marrying him, she said, ‘He lied about his age. I thought he was 94.’ Calm down; just don’t look at it when you touch it,” Gervais added.

While others may have taken offense with this – lots of people actually did just that – Hefner is now saying that he’s not the one to take himself so seriously, X17 Online reports.

Moreover, by now, he’s used to this type of jokes and realizes that, above anything, they make for excellent entertainment. It just comes with the territory, The Hef says.

“The Golden Globes was a blast. They made fun of everyone, including Crystal & me. A great night. I’m used to cheap shots... It goes with the territory,” says the mogul.

Still, that doesn’t mean he can’t appreciate the irony of how his life with 3 young women made of him a successful reality star, while marrying just one lands him the butt of all jokes.

“It’s ironic that living with 3 young girls prompted a hit TV show, but marrying one prompts humor. Age is still just a number. Jokes about age will begin to seem lame as we all begin to live longer, fuller lives,” Hefner adds.