Gervais: 'I've been asked back to Globes'

Ricky Gervais has revealed that the Hollywood Foreign Press Association have invited him back as host for next year's Golden Globe Awards.

Writing in Heat magazine, the comedian said that the ceremony's high ratings last month led organisers to offer him the post again despite controversy caused by his material.

"The ratings went up again, and the organisers asked me to consider a third year. [But] I don't think I should," he wrote.

"I don't know what I could do better. I certainly couldn't get more press for them, that's for sure. The response was staggering. It was discussed on every news channel and chatshow for weeks."

However, Gervais stood by his earlier assertion that he did nothing wrong, adding: "The weird thing is, the question is always, 'Did Ricky go too far?' And the answer is always, 'No'.

"I have yet to find anyone who was actually offended by it."