Mel+Gibson-Dan+and+Grant

You should create the following headings on your group link: -The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Gibson accused Gibson of Homophobia after December after he made derogatory comments about Homosexuals in a Spanish Newspaper - In Gibson’s Film The Passion of the Christ anti-sematic imagery - On July 8th 2010, Gibson made a racial slur against one of his Latino employees, telling him that he would turn him into the boarder patrol - After Gibson was arrested for his DUI. According to the TMZ, Gibson then exploded into an angry tirade at the arresting officer. Gibson climaxed with the words, "Fucking Jews... the Jews are responsible for all the wars in the world." - There were tapes released in which Gibson made threats against his wife and racist remarks Mel Gerard Gibson was born on January 3, 1956. Mel Gibson is an Irish-American actor, film director, producer and screenwriter. Mel Gibson has been seen in many movies such as Mad Max and Lethal Weapon. After these Gibson went on to direct and act in the Academy Award Winning movie Brave Heart. After this he directed and produced The Passion of the Christ, which was a controversial and successful film portraying the last hours in the life of Jesus Christ. Gibson has been seen as a homophobic, anti-Semitist, racist, and misogynist. - ABC Cancelled his ABC Mini series Flory: Survival in the Valley of death after his anti-sematic marks. A spokesperson for America's National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People said, "An apology is insufficient given his history of racism, sexism and anti-Semitism. No amount of words will change his image as an out of date and out of control racist." Many people Boycott his movies and he hasn’t been in a major motion picture since "The Patriot" in 2000 Many people do not agree with what Mel Gibson has done. Many people feel that he is homophobic and a racist. Many people believe this destroyed his wonderful career. Amy Brownstein, a New York entertainment publicist says, that "I just don't think he's (Mel Gibson) got a career at this point. If he wants to produce a movie, there are people that will take his money," but "he's not going to do a studio movie, unless it's released somewhere else. Gibson was never viewed the same way again. There were boycotts to his movies and he hasn’t had a role in a major motion picture in 10 years. Gibson. The William Morris Endeavor Agency, have dropped the actor/director in the wake of the scandal caused by his rants, according to July 12, 2010 news reports on CNN. Audiences are not giving Gibson another shot any time soon to make another movie or star in another film. He has never made it back into acting following his past issues. Institute for Crisis Management President Larry Smith says."If he lays low for a little a while and wants to continue his career, he'll probably be OK," he says. "But it certainly just should remind everybody in the public eye that they have to remember that they live in the public eye."
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">http://articles.cnn.com/2010-02-03/entertainment/mel.gibson.controversy_1_alan-nierob-dean-richards-anti-semitic-remarks?_s=PM:SHOWBIZ <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/gibsons-career-stained-by-controversy-20100715-10cgt.html <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeHOzDdwYrQ <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2010-07-13-gibson13_CV_N.htm
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