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Variety - How Does Mel Gibson Still Have a Career?
Posted on 7/2/20 at 11:00 am
Posted on 7/2/20 at 11:00 am
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Last week, Winona Ryder spoke about a time in the 1990s when she recalls Gibson making anti-Semitic and homophobic comments – calling her an “oven-dodger,” a reference to the Holocaust — which Gibson aggressively denied, calling her a liar. It wasn’t the first time Ryder has spoken of the alleged incident, which first came up in a magazine interview over a decade ago, but with her recent comments, the public was reminded of Gibson’s history of bad behavior. In the age of cancel culture, when one slip-up can kill a career, Gibson has managed to survive, despite insulting and denigrating gay, Black, and Jewish people at several different times.
As social justice movements have swept Hollywood, the entertainment industry has taken notice and is holding its own members accountable. Amid anti-racism efforts following George Floyd’s killing, a number of comedians from Jimmy Kimmel to Jimmy Fallon to Howard Stern have apologized for wearing blackface in skits; reality stars from “Vanderpump Rules” have been fired for racist tweets; and Lea Michele lost endorsement deals when a former co-star accused her of bad behavior on set.
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Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of the Anti-Defamation League, tweeted, “Winona Ryder’s account is another example of Mel Gibson’s disgusting anti-Semitism and homophobia. But it’s not just about hate. The same white male privilege and power that props up a bigot like Gibson also safeguards a system that holds back so many talented, diverse artists.”
This week, Gibson’s latest film, Lionsgate’s action thriller, “Force of Nature,” was released, and Lionsgate declined to comment on Ryder’s allegations. The actor has a healthy number of projects lined up, albeit from lower-profile production companies. These include low-budget films “Fatman,” “Last Looks” and “Boss Level,” and one major studio flick — the reboot of “Wild Bunch,” which Gibson is set to direct. Warner Bros. confirmed to Variety this week that Gibson is still attached to direct “Wild Bunch,” which is in early development.
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Posted on 7/2/20 at 11:03 am to RLDSC FAN
Are we going to talk about the White Male Privilege of Roman Polanski?
No, ok. Then this is pointless.
No, ok. Then this is pointless.
Posted on 7/2/20 at 11:09 am to RLDSC FAN
There has to be a better witness than Winona Ryder. She's a bit nutso herself.
Posted on 7/2/20 at 11:17 am to RLDSC FAN
What she's claiming has been refuted multiple times.BTW,has Kimmel or Stern paid any type of price?
Posted on 7/2/20 at 11:19 am to RLDSC FAN
I always thought it was so funny how South Park portrayed him with his actual face rather than as a cartoon.
Posted on 7/2/20 at 12:28 pm to RLDSC FAN
Apocalypto might be one of the best viewings I’ve ever had. Seems like a forgotten film nowadays.
Posted on 7/2/20 at 12:36 pm to RLDSC FAN
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How Does Mel Gibson Still Have a Career?
Because he's a great director/actor. The fact that he's not a lefty liberal, is why he's attacked.
Posted on 7/2/20 at 12:42 pm to RLDSC FAN
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This post was edited on 8/23/21 at 11:08 am
Posted on 7/2/20 at 12:48 pm to RLDSC FAN
well Variety is trash so...
Posted on 7/2/20 at 12:51 pm to RD Dawg
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BTW,has Kimmel or Stern paid any type of price?
No, because one side doesn't throw a hissy fit and get offended at everything
Posted on 7/2/20 at 12:52 pm to BugAC
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The fact that he's not a lefty liberal, is why he's attacked.
Those times he was shouting a bunch of racist stuff probably didn't help.
Posted on 7/2/20 at 12:56 pm to BugAC
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Because he's a great director/actor.
and he makes people money, lots of money. You make people money, you can get away with a lot of shite. Just don't stop making people money.
and Polanski is a Polish Jew, he survived the Holocaust. Well a Jew in Poland at the time.
This post was edited on 7/2/20 at 12:57 pm
Posted on 7/2/20 at 1:21 pm to saintsfan22
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Those times he was shouting a bunch of racist stuff probably didn't help.
What racist stuff?
Posted on 7/2/20 at 1:22 pm to Philzilla2k
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and Polanski is a Polish Jew, he survived the Holocaust. Well a Jew in Poland at the time.
And he's a sodomite that raped an underage girl.
Posted on 7/2/20 at 1:27 pm to RLDSC FAN
Gibson is talented. He has his demons.
I thought “Kill the Gringo” was great.
I thought “Kill the Gringo” was great.
Posted on 7/2/20 at 1:28 pm to BugAC
Are you not familiar with the various tapes from his then girlfriend? Or the transcript from his DUI arrest?
He's attacked because he's done some crazy shite.
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You're an embarrassment to me," Gibson tells ex-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva, according to gossip site RadarOnline.com. "You look like a f---ing pig in heat, and if you get raped by a pack of n----rs, it will be your fault."
On the tapes, Gibson repeatedly refers to Grigorieva as a "whore," "c--t" and "b----h," the Web site says.
The audio clips are reportedly also laden with sickening threats. "I am going to come and burn the f---ing house down," Gibson reportedly tells her. "How dare you act like such a b---h when I have been so f---ing nice?"
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The report says Gibson then launched into a barrage of anti-Semitic statements: "F*****g Jews... The Jews are responsible for all the wars in the world." Gibson then asked the deputy, "Are you a Jew?"
He's attacked because he's done some crazy shite.
This post was edited on 7/2/20 at 1:29 pm
Posted on 7/2/20 at 1:31 pm to Paluka
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I thought “Kill the Gringo” was great.
Get the Gringo.
Basically it's his character from Payback, which is awesome.
Posted on 7/2/20 at 2:06 pm to RLDSC FAN
Mel knows all about the nasty things that the Hollywood Execs do. I would guess that he still works and they leave him alone because the PTB in Pedowood know that he will name names and he probably has a dead man's switch.
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