Hollywood Walk of Fame confronted with sex offense scandal

During his speech, Gervais said to accept his star during the walk, with corrosive irony: “I just look around to all other stars – absolute icons, do you know? Michael Jackson, Bill Cosby, Fatty Arbuckle … It is a real sensation to be part of such an exclusive club.”

The best known for making The office And After lifeThe 62-year-old was honored with a star on the Walk of Fame on Friday 31 May during a ceremony in Los Angeles.

Wearing his characteristic casual clothing and black T-shirt, jeans and sunglasses, he held a speech with such a satire his remark about fellow Walk or Fame Honorees has reopened the debate about whether men accused or convicted of sexual misconduct should continue to commemorate in Hollywood Boulevard.

Michael Jackson, who died in 2009 at the age of 50, was confronted during his life with multiple accusations of sexual abuse of children.

Although acquitted in a controversial 2005 test, the legacy of the singer has remained controversial, especially after the release of 2019 of Leave NeverlandA documentary that revived the public control of the accusations.