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Here at Scandalist, we love a good showbiz scrap, especially when it’s between a couple of blokes. (They’re as bitchy as the ladies, you know.) Hence proved by British film star Simon Pegg, who’s laid into fellow countryman Ricky Gervais by dubbing him an “idiot” and “fat”. Ooohh!

In an interview on UK radio station Heart FM, the How to Lose Friends and Alienate People star (sounds prescient, right?) grew testy when asked if he was feeling the pressure of the LA lifestyle, like Gervais. “He says a lot of things, that man. He said there’d been no good British films since 1950. What an idiot.” Pegg, who also starred in last year’s Run, Fatboy, Run, continued his verbal assault by calling The Office star Ricky “one of the fat people in LA.”

We think that deserves a round two. Ricky? — Becky Howard

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Ricky Gervais, creator of The Office and Extras, and star of upcoming film Ghost Town, has teamed with PETA to take a stand for the teddies of the North! He, along with most of Britain, is sick and tired of Queen Elizabeth’s guards donning Canadian black bear fur on their silly hats. Kudos to the busy actor, director, and screenwriter for taking on yet another role: animal rights activist!

See his open letter to Prime Minister Gordon Brown after the jump. [Photos: Getty Images]

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