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Ricky Gervais Says Men and Women Who Hunt Animals Are “Equally Vile” After Rebecca Francis Claims He’s Targeting Women

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Ricky Gervais continued to slam hunters on Friday, April 17, after Rebecca Francis claimed he was only targeting women hunters

He's just getting started. Ricky Gervais continued to slam hunters following his buzzed-about spat with Eye of the Hunter co-host Rebecca Francis. His new comments are in response to Francis claiming he's only targeting women in the hunting industry.

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"We need to stamp out this terrible sexism in the noble sport of trophy hunting," he tweeted on Friday, April 17. "The men & women that do it are EQUALLY vile & worthless."

The British comedian-actor, 53, was appalled earlier this week when he saw a photo of Francis lying down — and smiling — next to a dead giraffe she just killed. "What must've happened to you in your life to make you want to kill a beautiful animal & then lie next to it smiling?" he wrote via Twitter on April 13.

Francis began to receive death threats following Gervais' post, which has garnered over 30,000 retweets. On April 14, Francis released a statement saying she preserved the animal by providing locals with its meat. On Friday, she gave a second statement to Hunting Life.

"Ricky Gervais has used his power and influence to specifically target women in the hunting industry and has sparked thousands of people to call for my death, the death of my family and many other women who hunt," she said, via The Telegraph. "This has evolved into an issue about the morality of threatening human lives over disagreeing with someone else’s beliefs. It shocks me that people who claim to be so loving and caring for animals can turn around and threaten to murder and rape my children."

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Gervais, however, doesn't seem to be backing down. He's continued to show his love for animals all week. "Enjoy the lovely weather and don't leave your dog in the car. Have a great day," he tweeted on April 17. On Friday, he gushed about his adorable "furry bagpipe" cats and snapped a selfie with his "new duck friends" near a lake.

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