Has Mel Gibson Ruined His Career for Good?

Mel Gibson's career may be in free fall (at least for now) as an explosive new audio tape has surfaced where Gibson allegedly calls ex-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva several obscenities, including a rant about how she dressed too sexy and would get "raped by a pack of n****rs,"
RadarOnline.com exclusively reported. On the tape, Gibson also calls Grigorieva lewd names, including "whore" and "c**t," and threatens to burn her house down.
(For more details about the tape, go to RadarOnline.) While his career has so far managed to bounce back from controversies, the Hollywood community is speaking out about against the 'Braveheart' actor, claiming his career may not survive this round of backlash.
Reverend Jesse Jackson said Gibson has a "fundamental character flaw," adding, "Mel Gibson's outburst demonstrates once again that we are far from a society that is 'beyond race and racism,'"
he told RadarOnline.com. "His penchant for anti-Semitic and racist diatribes reveals the actor's fundamental character flaw. He needs help."
Leon Jenkins, president of the Los Angeles NAACP, said, "An apology is insufficient given his history of racism, sexism and anti-Semitism. He has set one of the worst examples for our young children and adults at a time when this country is making significant progress in moving toward a color-blind society. No amount of words will change his image as an out of date and out of control racist," Jenkins added. "Only [after] a sustained period of positive acts can his legacy be redeemed."
Jenkins continued, "It is unfortunate that a man of his statue and admiration, who has made his millions off of women, African-Americans and Jews, harbors such racist, sexist and anti-Semitic feeling against people who have admired and respected him for decades."
This isn't the first time the actor has been caught yelling obscenities. After cops arrested Gibson in 2006 on suspicion of drunk driving, he started screaming obscenities and anti-Semitic remarks.
"F***ing Jews ... The Jews are responsible for all the wars in the world," Gibson allegedly said at the time.
On June 25, Grigorieva obtained a restraining order against the actor, alleging he'd been physically violent with her. Grigorieva is said to believe Gibson is an "extremely violent" person and poses a threat to their daughter.
Gibson followed with his
own restraining order and a judge upheld their recent custody agreement, which gives him overnight and unrestricted visitation rights.
In the wake of news reports about the incident,
HollywoodLife.com is reporting that child services is planning to investigate the case as well. "The Department of Children and Family Services is absolutely going to look into this," an DCFS insider says.
The DCFS is planning to send two investigators to Grigorieva's home to see their young daughter and then interview both parents. "They may decide that both parents are unsuitable and then give the baby to a grandparent," the DCFS insider says. "This has become a real mess."
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Mel Gibson Snapshots
Mel Gibson laughs between takes while shooting a scene from the upcoming movie "How I Spent My Summer Vacation" on Wednesday June 9, 2010 in Brownsville, Texas.
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Mel Gibson Snapshots
©BAUER-GRIFFIN.COM Oksana Grigorieva has a meeting with her lawyer. A nasty tape recording containing a tirade of abuse, allegedly from Mel Gibson, was leaked to the press causing an even bigger feud between the ex-couple EXCLUSIVE July 1st, 2010 Job: 100701NC1 Century City, California www.bauergriffin.com www.bauergriffinonline.com
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©BAUER-GRIFFIN.COM Oksana Grigorieva has a meeting with her lawyer. A nasty tape recording containing a tirade of abuse, allegedly from Mel Gibson, was leaked to the press causing an even bigger feud between the ex-couple EXCLUSIVE July 1st, 2010 Job: 100701NC1 Century City, California www.bauergriffin.com www.bauergriffinonline.com
Mel Gibson Snapshots
©BAUER-GRIFFIN.COM Oksana Grigorieva has a meeting with her lawyer. A nasty tape recording containing a tirade of abuse, allegedly from Mel Gibson, was leaked to the press causing an even bigger feud between the ex-couple EXCLUSIVE July 1st, 2010 Job: 100701NC1 Century City, California www.bauergriffin.com www.bauergriffinonline.com
Mel Gibson Snapshots
©BAUER-GRIFFIN.COM Oksana Grigorieva has a meeting with her lawyer. A nasty tape recording containing a tirade of abuse, allegedly from Mel Gibson, was leaked to the press causing an even bigger feud between the ex-couple EXCLUSIVE July 1st, 2010 Job: 100701NC1 Century City, California www.bauergriffin.com www.bauergriffinonline.com
Mel Gibson Snapshots
©BAUER-GRIFFIN.COM Oksana Grigorieva has a meeting with her lawyer. A nasty tape recording containing a tirade of abuse, allegedly from Mel Gibson, was leaked to the press causing an even bigger feud between the ex-couple EXCLUSIVE July 1st, 2010 Job: 100701NC1 Century City, California www.bauergriffin.com www.bauergriffinonline.com
Mel Gibson Snapshots
©BAUER-GRIFFIN.COM Oksana Grigorieva has a meeting with her lawyer. A nasty tape recording containing a tirade of abuse, allegedly from Mel Gibson, was leaked to the press causing an even bigger feud between the ex-couple EXCLUSIVE July 1st, 2010 Job: 100701NC1 Century City, California www.bauergriffin.com www.bauergriffinonline.com
Mel Gibson Snapshots
©BAUER-GRIFFIN.COM Oksana Grigorieva has a meeting with her lawyer. A nasty tape recording containing a tirade of abuse, allegedly from Mel Gibson, was leaked to the press causing an even bigger feud between the ex-couple EXCLUSIVE July 1st, 2010 Job: 100701NC1 Century City, California www.bauergriffin.com www.bauergriffinonline.com
Mel Gibson Snapshots
©BAUER-GRIFFIN.COM Oksana Grigorieva has a meeting with her lawyer. A nasty tape recording containing a tirade of abuse, allegedly from Mel Gibson, was leaked to the press causing an even bigger feud between the ex-couple EXCLUSIVE July 1st, 2010 Job: 100701NC1 Century City, California www.bauergriffin.com www.bauergriffinonline.com
Mel Gibson Snapshots
©BAUER-GRIFFIN.COM Oksana Grigorieva has a meeting with her lawyer. A nasty tape recording containing a tirade of abuse, allegedly from Mel Gibson, was leaked to the press causing an even bigger feud between the ex-couple EXCLUSIVE July 1st, 2010 Job: 100701NC1 Century City, California www.bauergriffin.com www.bauergriffinonline.com
Mel Gibson Snapshots
©BAUER-GRIFFIN.COM Oksana Grigorieva has a meeting with her lawyer. A nasty tape recording containing a tirade of abuse, allegedly from Mel Gibson, was leaked to the press causing an even bigger feud between the ex-couple EXCLUSIVE July 1st, 2010 Job: 100701NC1 Century City, California www.bauergriffin.com www.bauergriffinonline.com
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What the heck did Mel do now?? We're all human and have emotions..
Not saying that he was justified or anything..
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Don't always believe what you read. Maybe he lost his temper but then who hasn't. He's a great person and father! I'm a big fan and enjoyed every movie he's made. You know it's always about "dirty laundry" and then about the lawyers. Good luck.
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i still like mel alot and he makes some good movies. hey the guy is very mad and emotional with a woman he has intimate relationship with. We have all been there and said some stupid things, crazy things, and she was setting him up by taping it. that itself is low down. I dont think mel is racist he was just trying to say hurtful things in an emotional rant. take it for what it is. and by the way, go back and watch tequila sunrise. an early mel hit. way cool.
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someone should ask Danny Glover if Mel is a racist, they spent enough time working together?
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Mel is a good actor and I enjoy his movies. He needs to be careful of 2-faced bimbos that just want to feed off of his fame and fortune. Attractive, charming people of the opposite sex are the achilles heel of the rich and famous.
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Mel just calls 'em like he sees 'em. After all, ya can take the monkey out of the jungle but you can't . . . . well you fill in the rest. Let's call a spade a spade. [cue] "Dixie"
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I agree with "G".....and the person in the wrong is the unetical individual who taped the the encounter, then released it and the crap head who released it to the public for their own personal gain.
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Thank you Kristina and thank you Mel !!!!!!!
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This is a non story. Guys talk this way at work all of the time. Although I personally don't like this kind of talk. This will blow over shortly. Mel will be fine. Dave Chapelle, Steve Harvey, Chris Rock,Paul Mooney make a living talking this way and people laugh at it. There is certainly a double standard.
Jerry
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Funny how an everyday person can get away with remarks as well as government officials and say Mel Gibson is sending a bad message to children this is hilarious yet they leave shows like Trailor Park Boys and Family Guy and the Simpsons on TV WHOW they give such a beautiful message to our young youths minds don't they. Really there is such a thing as adult supervision or are we too busy watching the gossip columns and not minding what is going on in our own homes. I know I watch what my children watch and Simpsons, Family Guy and Trailor Park Boys should be banned from everywhere anyone who can think them hilarious has a warped sense of humor. As for all the blood and guts on TV today they banned Bugs Bunny because a "FAKE" Coyote was being hit by a train, or had a rock dropped on him Give me a break. I do not agree that Mel Gibson should spout off but I must say that his Movies have always given a terrific message.
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What Mel says in private, whether drunk or sober, tells us what type of person he really is . . . inside. Do we have the "right" to know? Maybe not, but it will effect how many people view both him and his work. I loved 'Conspiracy Theory" and watched several other movies he made. Now, I just save my money. Don't even get his stuff on Netflix! It's my right to watch what I want and I don't want to support his behavior. I started this process when he did what he did to his kids and Robin. They are all effected by what he does. This is the only way "I" have a voice! I feel the same about Baldwin and several other actors/celebrities that feel they have "special" rights.
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I've delt with men like Mel in my whole life. I stayed in contact with my father because my mother wouldn't leave him. Other wise he wouldn't have heard from me the last 20 years of his life. In the end, he clearly never understood why I'd hold bad feelings because he beat mom and us or because he cheated on us. Yes, it was the entire family. We all suffered from the fall out. Mel and others will never understand either. Their loss.
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IF THE REVEREND JESSE JACKSON COULD GET THE BLACK FOLKS TO STOP CALLING THEMSELFS THE N-WORD THEN MAYBE IT WOULD STOP BUT THEN THEY WOULDNT HAVE ANYTHING TO BIT-H ABOUT.
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Gibson always was a lowlife.You couldn't pay me to see one of his movies.
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Why wasn't the discussion leading up to his rant published? Why aren't two sides told, why be so one-sided? Maybe she deserved his outburst. Obviously this was intended to be a private matter between the two yet only one side was told. Could this have been a set-up where she goaded him into his fit of rage? I think so. Jesse Jackson has no right preaching about anyone's personal problems. He has never been forth-right with his own.
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Mel Gibson was tempted by the evil one ,and one of them is alcohol, that is where you taken by the evil one, he is the target because he has produced a reality film about the Lord Jesus,alcohol diminished the capacity of the brain to right. We cannot judge him, because Jesus said, cast the first stone who does not sin, and we are all sinners and he is just a celebrity that is why he has no privacy about his life. People do more than what he did,those people who are yelling racist, are the ones who are more racist, because i have seen it with my own eyes how they treat other people to show that they deserve more and can't bully them around, they have some putty mouth, but I have seen people who are really educated like Bill Cosby.
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I from Russia, I live in a city where Oksana Grigoriev was born. She is very good and decent woman, careful mother. And the Mel the intemperate ill-mannered person. The house tyrant
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So everyone agrees...Mel's ex looks exactly like the OCTOMOM right????
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Gibson is a actor, and a director; I don't care what his personal thoughts are, any more than I care about the thoughts of the person that rings up my Big Mac. If the move is good I'll watch it, If the big Mac is Hot cheep, and made by someone with clean hands I'll eat it.
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Every liberal creepy artist gets away with everything -- but sure they pick on Mel Gibson. I don't like Tom Cruise, but I watch his movies -- I enjoy all of Mel Gibson's films-- so there!!!
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