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Gibson and Foster are a dynamic duo. Can't wait to see them back on the big screen together again. ;-)
Commented Apr 21, 2011 on Jodie Foster: Even female studio execs 'see female directors as a risk' at 24 Frames
Jodie Foster: Even female studio execs 'see female directors as a risk'
In an era when women account for only 7% of the directors of Hollywood movies, Jodie Foster is the rare female whom financiers will back to helm any film, never mind a marketing challenge like "The Beaver," her upcoming $20-million tragicomedy about depression starring Mel Gibson. When asked a...
The magnitude of antipathy generated toward Mel Gibson via Hollywood and the tabloid media is both unwarranted and absurd. Anyone with the least bit of common sense must realize that Gibson has been vilified to a degree that is both excessive and unprecedented in tinseltown circles. At some point, the circus of sensationalism and "politics of personal destruction" surronding Mel will hopefully no longer be center stage.
Commented Mar 18, 2011 on Mel Gibson fingerprinted, booked on misdemeanor battery conviction [Updated] at L.A. NOW
Mel Gibson fingerprinted, booked on misdemeanor battery conviction [Updated]
Actor-director Mel Gibson avoided the prying cameras of the paparazzi by going to the El Segundo Police Department at night to be fingerprinted and booked in connection with his misdemeanor battery conviction. Gibson arrived at the station about 9:30 p.m. Wednesday and was released a half-hour...
Hollywood is entirely hypocritical in its condemnation of Mel Gibson. Can't wait to see "The Beaver."
Commented Mar 18, 2011 on Poll: Can Mel Gibson win an Oscar for 'The Beaver'? at Awards Tracker
Poll: Can Mel Gibson win an Oscar for 'The Beaver'?
Mel Gibson has never won an Oscar for acting. He has two Academy Awards on his mantle -- for directing and producing "Braveheart," best picture of 1995 -- but voters didn't even nominate his performance in that film, "The Patriot" (2000), "Ransom" (1996) or any others. Now Mel Gibson is getting...
Oksana already deployed every piece of ammunition possible to score a financial package but extortion doesn't pay. Didn't she see "Ransom"?
Commented Mar 4, 2011 on Mel Gibson case went to prosecutors with no recommendation on possible charges at L.A. NOW
Mel Gibson case went to prosecutors with no recommendation on possible charges
Mel Gibson and his ex-girlfriend, Oksana Grigorieva, will learn soon whether they will face criminal charges connected to their ugly breakup. Senior officials in the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office are to be briefed next week on the evidence against Grigorieva, the final step in ...
Did anyone ever consider the possibility that Jame Mee was passed over for other positions because he is profoundly incompetent? Imagine that...
Commented Feb 22, 2011 on Lawsuit tied to Mel Gibson’s anti-Semitic rant must go to trial, judge rules [Updated] at L.A. NOW
Lawsuit tied to Mel Gibson’s anti-Semitic rant must go to trial, judge rules [Updated]
A judge refused Tuesday to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy who arrested Mel Gibson on suspicion of drunk driving in 2006 and subsequently alleged he was retaliated against for not removing the actor's anti-Semitic slurs from an initial arrest report, the depu...
When Mel Gibson is acquitted from the domestic abuse charges, he should emerge from the courthouse & yell "FREEDOM!" just like in Braveheart.
Commented Feb 5, 2011 on Mel Gibson extortion case largely completed, officials say at L.A. NOW
Mel Gibson extortion case largely completed, officials say
L.A. County sheriff's detectives have largely finished their investigation into whether actor Mel Gibson was the victim of extortion and plan to present it to prosecutors next week. "The investigation is substantially done," sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore said. "We anticipate the district ...
Why is it that some of the most talented and creative people around don't blink twice about working with a Roman Polanski or a Mike Tyson?
Commented Dec 17, 2010 on Winona Ryder's comments make things hairier for Mel Gibson's 'The Beaver' at 24 Frames
Winona Ryder's comments make things hairier for Mel Gibson's 'The Beaver'
There's only 14 weeks to go before the release of Mel Gibson's "The Beaver," and the film's publicity problems keep mounting. In the new issue of GQ magazine, “Black Swan” co-star Winona Ryder recounts a moment sure to make Gibson’s publicity team (and plenty of others) cringe. "I remember, ...
Oksana already deployed every piece of ammunition possible to score a financial package but extortion doesn't pay. Didn't she see "Ransom"?
Commented Nov 18, 2010 on Report: Mel Gibson to seek full custody of Lucia at Ministry of Gossip
Report: Mel Gibson to seek full custody of Lucia
Mel Gibson on Monday will petition a court for full custody of Lucia, his child with Oksana Grigorieva, TMZ reports. Citing court documents, the website says Gibson's lawyers will ask that Grigorieva get only monitored visitation -- with no overnights. The actor, who has been ordered to pay ch...
If you plug the keyword "gold digger" into the Google search box, Oksana Grigorieva's name is a top ten result. Poetic justice?
Commented Nov 15, 2010 on Confirmed: Mel Gibson tapes were all from the same day at Ministry of Gossip
Confirmed: Mel Gibson tapes were all from the same day
Though their once-a-day release over the course of more than a week painted a picture of nonstop ranting, the tapes of a profane, angry Mel Gibson were all from the same day, according to an e-mail from Oksana Grigorieva that was submitted to the court. "The only recording i have made were on ...
Sorry but Oksana Grigorieva is certainly no poster child for domestic abuse. The fact that she has taken such a serious issue and exploited and trivialized it to her own material advantage is truly shameful. Seems as if Oksana will stop at nothing in her effort to manipulate the media and blackmail Mel Gibson in the process.
Commented Nov 15, 2010 on Document: Mel Gibson admits slapping Oksana Grigorieva, not punching her at Ministry of Gossip
Document: Mel Gibson admits slapping Oksana Grigorieva, not punching her
Mel Gibson says that he slapped Oksana Grigorieva during a heated argument but never hit her with a closed fist and that he did it only because she was out of control and he feared for daughter Lucia's safety, according to a sworn declaration obtained by TMZ. "I slapped Oksana one time with an...
Oksana Backlash???
Commented Oct 8, 2010 on Mel Gibson's former girlfriend says actor brandished gun, punched her at L.A. NOW
Mel Gibson's former girlfriend says actor brandished gun, punched her
As prosecutors are mulling whether to file domestic-violence charges against Mel Gibson, his alleged victim is claiming in a new interview that the actor punched and kicked her and once brandished a gun in front of her. Oksana Grigorieva, a model and Gibson's ex-girlfriend, alleged in an intervi...
If you plug the keyword "gold digger" into the Google search box, Oksana Grigorieva's name is a top ten result. Poetic justice?
Commented Oct 2, 2010 on Judge gives Oksana Grigorieva a 300% child support raise from Mel Gibson at Ministry of Gossip
Judge gives Oksana Grigorieva a 300% child support raise from Mel Gibson
A judge on Thursday ordered Mel Gibson to boost his child support payments to Oksana Grigorieva to $20,000 a month from the $5,000 he's been giving his ex-girlfriend. Hey, now we all know of someone who's getting a nice raise! Eleven-month-old daughter Lucia reportedly needs round-the-clock se...
Oksana has brought out every piece of ammunition imaginable to score a financial package but extortion doesn't pay. Didn't she see "Ransom"?
Commented Oct 2, 2010 on Judge gives Oksana Grigorieva a 300% child support raise from Mel Gibson at Ministry of Gossip
Judge gives Oksana Grigorieva a 300% child support raise from Mel Gibson
A judge on Thursday ordered Mel Gibson to boost his child support payments to Oksana Grigorieva to $20,000 a month from the $5,000 he's been giving his ex-girlfriend. Hey, now we all know of someone who's getting a nice raise! Eleven-month-old daughter Lucia reportedly needs round-the-clock se...
Oksana has brought out every piece of ammunition imaginable to score a financial package but extortion doesn't pay. Didn't she see "Ransom"?
Commented Sep 30, 2010 on Mel Gibson domestic violence probe delayed as detectives focus on extortion claims at L.A. NOW
Mel Gibson domestic violence probe delayed as detectives focus on extortion claims
A decision about whether to prosecute Mel Gibson over allegations of domestic violence is unlikely to happen until authorities finish their probe of an alleged extortion plot targeting the actor. The Sheriff's Department has completed an investigation into whether the actor hit ex-girlfrien...
Oksana Backlash?
Commented Sep 30, 2010 on Mel Gibson domestic violence probe delayed as detectives focus on extortion claims at L.A. NOW
Mel Gibson domestic violence probe delayed as detectives focus on extortion claims
A decision about whether to prosecute Mel Gibson over allegations of domestic violence is unlikely to happen until authorities finish their probe of an alleged extortion plot targeting the actor. The Sheriff's Department has completed an investigation into whether the actor hit ex-girlfrien...
As bad as things look now for Gibson, in time his misdeeds will fade into the rich tapestry of misbehavior woven by the pantheon of American celebrities. Personally, I look forward to his next film...
Commented Sep 22, 2010 on Is it really Oscar time for Mel Gibson? Or just Oscar hype? at The Big Picture
Is it really Oscar time for Mel Gibson? Or just Oscar hype?
Just yesterday I was chiding the Hollywood Reporter for making something of an empty case for Ben Affleck's "The Town" for an Oscar run, but lo and behold, when it comes to wild Oscar hype, nothing can top Deadline's Pete Hammond, who is beating the drum today for (yikes!) Mel Gibson, who Hamm...
When your career has reached the heights that Gibson’s has, there’s no depths so low from which he can’t bounce back.
Commented Sep 22, 2010 on Is it really Oscar time for Mel Gibson? Or just Oscar hype? at The Big Picture
Is it really Oscar time for Mel Gibson? Or just Oscar hype?
Just yesterday I was chiding the Hollywood Reporter for making something of an empty case for Ben Affleck's "The Town" for an Oscar run, but lo and behold, when it comes to wild Oscar hype, nothing can top Deadline's Pete Hammond, who is beating the drum today for (yikes!) Mel Gibson, who Hamm...
Unlike Leonardo DiCaprio who proved he was a pusillanimous poltroon by backing out of Mel's upcoming Viking epic, Jodie Foster is a true friend who does not easily succumb to phony sensationalism, mock outrage and media condemnation. Glad to see someone besides Whoopie Goldberg finally stepping up to the plate for Mel.
Commented Sep 22, 2010 on Jodie Foster isn't throwing Mel Gibson under the bus [poll] at Ministry of Gossip
Jodie Foster isn't throwing Mel Gibson under the bus [poll]
Is Jodie Foster wandering into Whoopi Goldberg territory, putting her personal experiences with Mel Gibson ahead of the general rush to shun him? "When you love a friend, you don't abandon them when they are struggling," Foster said in an interview to run in the October issue of More magazine....
Oksana and her sinister sister, Natalie, are laughing all the way to the bank. The mainstream media has swallowed Oksana's elaborate scam hook, line and sinker. Since when did sleazy tabloids like Radar Online start dictating the news cycle and become authoritative voices worthy of our collective adulation?
Commented Jul 23, 2010 on Anti-Semitic death threat by Mel Gibson alleged, debunked almost simultaneously [Updated] at Ministry of Gossip
Anti-Semitic death threat by Mel Gibson alleged, debunked almost simultaneously [Updated]
Oksana Grigorieva says she told authorities that Mel Gibson made a hate-filled death threat toward a Jewish Hollywood figure who allegedly "humiliated him," Radar Online reported Friday — and TMZ chimed in with word that the allegedly endangered Hollywood figure cited in the story was none oth...
It’s the public that will ultimately determine Mel Gibson’s prospects. Not a vile gossip rag like Radar Online. The tabloid media feeding frenzy and lack of fact checking surrounding this whole fiasco is risible.
Commented Jul 23, 2010 on Anti-Semitic death threat by Mel Gibson alleged, debunked almost simultaneously [Updated] at Ministry of Gossip
Anti-Semitic death threat by Mel Gibson alleged, debunked almost simultaneously [Updated]
Oksana Grigorieva says she told authorities that Mel Gibson made a hate-filled death threat toward a Jewish Hollywood figure who allegedly "humiliated him," Radar Online reported Friday — and TMZ chimed in with word that the allegedly endangered Hollywood figure cited in the story was none oth...
Appears more and more that Gibson got railroaded by the mainstream media on this one. Since when did Radar Online become a valid and authorative source of information anyway? More importantly, why did CBS, ABC etc. stoop to playing tapes that were secretly recorded and obtained in a shady fashion? Everything is so salacious and sensational these days that it is hard to believe anybody that reports the news.
Commented Jul 22, 2010 on Detectives examining alleged extortion attempt by Mel Gibson's ex-girlfriend at L.A. NOW
Detectives examining alleged extortion attempt by Mel Gibson's ex-girlfriend
Los Angeles County sheriff's detectives were "looking into" whether Mel Gibson's ex-girlfriend tried to extort money from him in connection with a series of taped phone calls and allegations of domestic abuse, an official said Wednesday. Sheriff's detectives already have been examining alle...
When it comes to Mel Gibson, it seems that the bad stuff about him instantly rises to the top of the media heap and the good stuff gets conveniently buried. There was never any media mention of Gibson donating large sums to help build houses for the poor in Mexico's Veracruz state during the filming of "Apocalypto" (Mel has shown his philanthropic side to Mexico in the past, donating $1 million to the victims of hurricane Stan as well).
Commented Jul 12, 2010 on PREACH IT! The Mel Gibson mess: Could it get any worse? [Updated] at Ministry of Gossip
PREACH IT! The Mel Gibson mess: Could it get any worse? [Updated]
Before we go any further into the world of Mel Gibson and Oksana Grigorieva, let's answer the question posed in the headline: Yes, it can get worse, as Radar Online on Friday afternoon posted audio it says is the taped rant we've been hearing about since the beginning of the month. Just mo...
When it comes to Mel Gibson, it seems that the bad stuff about him instantly rises to the top of the media heap and the good stuff gets conveniently buried. There was never any media mention of Gibson donating large sums to help build houses for the poor in Mexico's Veracruz state during the filming of "Apocalypto" (Mel has shown his philanthropic side to Mexico in the past, donating $1 million to the victims of hurricane Stan as well).
Commented Jul 12, 2010 on New Mel Gibson tape to be reviewed by detectives at L.A. NOW
New Mel Gibson tape to be reviewed by detectives
A tape released Monday in which actor Mel Gibson apparently acknowledges that he hit the mother of his child will be added to evidence being reviewed in a domestic violence investigation involving the actor. Los Angeles County sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore said detectives did not have the ...
This open letter to Ari Emmanuel bears rereading. Ari was the fellow who spitefully called on Hollywood to shun Mel Gibson:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/harry-shearer/a-dear-ari-letter_b_26512.html
Commented Feb 7, 2010 on Mel Gibson calls WGN's Dean Richards an '[expletive]' at About Last Night
Mel Gibson calls WGN's Dean Richards an '[expletive]'
WGN-TV entertainment reporter Dean Richards turned his interview with Mel Gibson into a walk down memory lane by bringing up the actor's alcoholic past and infamous anti-Semetic rant. Gibson handled the personal questions pretty well at first ("It's a real roller coaster ride...you learn as y...
There's a lot of pent up anger out there in Hollywood that finally found a pretext (Mel Gibson) to allow its release. What else could explain the disproportionate amount of insipid questions that continue to be spewed his way despite his contrition? Smells like the politics of personal destruction to me...
Commented Feb 7, 2010 on Mel Gibson calls WGN's Dean Richards an '[expletive]' at About Last Night
Mel Gibson calls WGN's Dean Richards an '[expletive]'
WGN-TV entertainment reporter Dean Richards turned his interview with Mel Gibson into a walk down memory lane by bringing up the actor's alcoholic past and infamous anti-Semetic rant. Gibson handled the personal questions pretty well at first ("It's a real roller coaster ride...you learn as y...
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