Notable Jewish leaders across the US are rallying against Warner Bros. after the studio’s announcement that they are developing a movie that tells the story of iconic Jewish hero Judah Maccabee, with controversial screen star Mel Gibson tapped as a producer and potential director of the biopic.
What’s next David Duke stepping behind the lens to revamp A Raisin in the Sun?
In an interview with Australia’s Sunday Times, Andrew Gibson — the adopted gay sibling of tabloid-bait Mel — said that when he heard those infamous audio tapes released by Mel’s ex-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva, he didn’t believe it was really his famous brother.
“When I heard them I just thought, ‘That isn’t Mel’. He has never said anything abusive, aggressive or racist in his life.”
(Except for all those times he has, of course.)
Actor Mel Gibson is speaking out for the first time since those profanity-laced, racially and sexually-charged audiotapes were released, saying that he regrets what he said to ex-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva and that his words don’t represent what he truly believes.
Uh-huh…
Why so glum, Sugar Plum?
Actor Mel Gibson slipped into a Los Angeles police station late Wednesday night to be fingerprinted and photographed following his no contest plea last week for domestic battery on his ex-girlfriend.
Hence the mugshot…
Mel Gibson has plead no contest to misdemeanor battery charges in a Jan. 2010 incident involving his ex-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva. Gibson is accused of shattering the Russian-born singer’s teeth in a fit of rage.