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Comedian Mike Ward can’t get away with saying whatever he wants “under the guise of comedy,” the Quebec Court of Appeal ruled on Thursday, upholding a previous decision that ordered him to pay $35,000 to a disabled boy he mocked.

But an adamant Ward quickly responded to the ruling in a social media statement, saying he once again refuses to pay and intends to bring the case to the Supreme Court of Canada.

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“Comedy is not a crime,” Ward wrote. “I’m telling you right now. I would rather go to prison than pay one-tenth of this stupid fine.”

The 64-page appellate court decision says its findings should not be interpreted as meaning comedians can’t tell jokes about people with disabilities or even about the boy involved in the case, singer Jérémy Gabriel, in the future.

“It’s all about the circumstances,” the decision reads, noting how the Quebec Human Rights Tribunal had found Ward’s comments “exceeded the limits of what a reasonable person must tolerate in the name of freedom of expression.”