Being that I’m not Jewish or have any other religious affiliations, I couldn’t care less with regard to what anyone says about any religious (or non-religious) group. Most of the problems in this world are the result of people taking their religions too seriously, and in Hollywood these people are Jews, who are very thin-skinned.
The bottom line (for me) is that Mel Gibson makes great movies. Whether he insults Christians, Muslims, Jews, Mormons, atheists, etc. is immaterial. He isn’t the first nor will he be the last movie star to have personal biases against certain people, get drunk and go off on a tirade.
As for his other transgressions, especially slapping the mother of his baby daughter, although quite disgusting, they are personal in nature. Again, and unfortunately, he isn’t the first nor will he be the last movie star to slap a woman. Anyway, who knows what Oksana Grigorieva is really like? She may be a “saint,” and then again she may be anything but… TGO
Refer to story below. Source: Reuters
By Jill Serjeant | Reuters
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Actor Mel Gibson will pay the mother of his 22 month-old daughter $750,000 and get joint custody of the child, ending a bitter custody and financial dispute that badly damaged his Hollywood career.
The “Braveheart” director and his former musician girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva agreed to a settlement detailed in a Los Angeles Superior Court hearing on Wednesday following a more than year-long war of words.
Judge Peter Lichtman banned both Gibson and Grigorieva from writing books about their relationship, which unraveled in early 2010 amid accusations of violence and extortion.
“I would like to thank your honor for bringing this matter to a reasonable conclusion,” Gibson told Lichtman at Wednesday’s hearing.
Grigorieva, who had been seeking millions of dollars from the Oscar-winning actor, thanked Lichtman for “the tremendous help to resolve this situation.”
The acrimony between the couple became public a year ago when taped phone calls were leaked online in which Gibson was heard ranting, cursing and insulting Grigorieva.
The leak appeared to have been aimed at putting pressure on the actor to increase an initial settlement offer to Grigorieva that was reported to be around $15 million. Los Angeles prosecutors later decided against charging Grigorieva with extortion.
In March, Gibson admitted slapping Grigorieva during an argument and was sentenced to three years probation.
The widely-heard tapes further tarnished a reputation damaged by Gibson’s 2006 anti-Semitic tirade following a drunk driving arrest in Malibu.
His manager quit, he lost a cameo role in “The Hangover: Part Two” because other people refused to work with him, and the release of his movie “The Beaver” was delayed and ultimately flopped at box offices in May.
Gibson, who was once estimated to be worth $900 million after a string of hit movies like “Lethal Weapon” and “The passion of the Christ”, reached a private settlement with his wife Robyn in June that wrapped up their divorce after 28 years of marriage.
(Reporting by Jill Serjeant; Editing by Bob Tourtellotte)
