Yes, Ricky Gervais fakes classic Emmys stunt ...

Did you enjoy that stunt on the Emmys on Sunday night when Ricky Gervais marched into the audience and demanded that Steve Carell give him back the Emmy he beat him for last year as best comedy actor?

While the stunt was obviously a put-on, it addressed a somewhat serious situation.

The "Extras" star actually received statuette not long after Steve Carell claimed it at the podium when summoned to the stage by presenters Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert when Ricky Gervais couldn't attend last year.

Ever since then a rumor has persisted that Carell (star "The Office," which was spun off of Gervais' original British production) has refused to give it to the real winner. Carell spread it himself, saying so as a joke, but it was widely believed to be true. Gold Derby asked Ricky Gervais for the real scoop when we chatted with him last month.

"Well, I've got it now," he told us. "It may be a rumor, but when it was taken from him, I sent 'round some very big guys to get it. He held onto it and cried. He just cried and said, 'Why do you have to take this from me as well?' He was holding onto it. I don't know. That may be libelous."

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