Gervais denies Radio One defection

Ricky Gervais has denied reports in the tabloids this weekend that he was negotiating a deal with Radio 1. Gervais' early media career was in radio, of course, as head of speech at the original Xfm. He returned to the London to present a popular weekend show a couple of years back, but is currently not on air, being too busy coordinating the filming of the American version of The Office. Commenting on the tabloid stories Gervais told Xfm online yesterday: "I've never worked as a pizza delivery man..I haven't got a boxing ring in my house... Steven Spielberg has never called me and Radio 1 has not offered me a show"