Ricky Gervais Weighs in on Rumors that he Shed Pounds

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3:53 pm, September 17th, 2009

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Yesterday, the Mirror – and several other outlets – reported, “Ricky Gervais goes on the Hollywood Diet,” and lost 42 pounds. It just so happens that Gossip Cop was at lunch today with Gervais, and when asked to share the craziest rumor he’s heard about himself, the comedian replied, “that I’m on a Hollywood diet,” adding, “It’s just not true.”

In fact, the “Extras” star, now in the film, “The Invention of Lying,” enjoyed a nice carbo-rich plate of pasta. (Gossip Cop had the fish.)

Gervais told Gossip Cop that while he hasn’t “lost a pound,” he has shed a couple of inches from his waist from working out.

Gossip Cop bonded with Gervais, who keeps a blog “to keep the record straight,” because, while we both love how the Internet is such a great resource, we both regret that it’s also given rise to unsubstantiated claims and people being, as Gervais said, “unaccountable.”