Mel Gibson's Friends Turn Their Backs on Him
With more Mel Gibson
tapes set to be exposed, friends who once defended the troubled 'Edge of Darkness' actor are now running for cover. "Mel is in a very dark place," one insider tells me.
"None of his friends, even those who have defended him in the past, want anything to do with him publicly or privately."
Back in 2006, when Gibson's anti-Semitic rant was exposed, several Hollywood big wigs, including 'The Patriot' producer Dean Devlin and actress Jodie Foster, stood by his side.
"Is he an anti-Semite?" Foster asked. "Absolutely not. But it's no secret that he has always fought a terrible battle with alcoholism."
It was widely believed that Gibson has been sober since the early '90s, although people close to him say he has been on and off the wagon for years. "I have been with Mel when he has fallen off, and he becomes a completely different person," producer Devlin said back in 2006.
Now those close to Mel worry it has happened once again. Mel knows his career is over with the release of this tape and is hoping he can still save his legacy. Ten to fifteen years from now, he wants to be remembered as a great actor and father, not the man of those tapes. But I fear that ship has sailed already, Mel.
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You're an idiot
She did not get Mel to do anything!! He made all his own decisions. He decided to cheat on his wife. He decided to not protect again more children,,etc etc etc..HE IS A GROWN MAN. I don't like her BUT he makes his own decisions.
You are disgusting! You probably knock women around too. Probably do it just FEEL like a man even though you are a lousy excuse for one.
Booze doesnt "make" you say things. It lets you say things that you feel and know you can't say when sober. These feelings of hatred are there in Mel, the booze just allows him to say them. What a sad guy he is...
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100% true. Alcohol does not place thoughts in your head or cause you to change. It just removes some or all of the inhibitions keeping you in check.
As they say in the movie biz.. "It's a wrap."
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This guy is in TOTAL MELT DOWN MODE!
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Something ain't right here. He loved her, and now his heart is broken and he's ready to kill her. Why? What happened? No man goes from being deeply in love with a woman to hating her enough to kill her for no reason! Nobody, not even a drinker, can change his feelings that much, and that fast, for nothing! We're only hearing 1 side of the story, the side she wants us to hear. Something had to bring him to this point. Usually, there's only 1 reason a man would suddenly hate the woman he once loved with all his heart. I know,,,been there, done that. Hmmm....I wonder!!
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Such a load of bull crap.
I tend to agree with you. This man loved that woman at some point but listening to the tape you can hear in his voice the pain. This man is hurting. He said he wanted her out of his live.What did she do or say? nobody knows because we were not there. Something set him off. You don't go from loving to hating so much without a reason. Mind you I am not defending his actions but I am just wondering why. I have been in a similar situation (alcohol related - him not me) and never could understand the two faces of that man. An event, situation set off this ranting and we cannot judge at this point.
He is a narcissistic drunk?
Google it and I bet you see his name.
Mel's divorce was just a formality. Mel and his wife were living apart before his 2006 trouble.
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Think it should be referred to as a total "MEL-DOWN"
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THOSE WHO TURNED THEIR BACK ON MEL ARE DISGUSTING TO SAY THE LEAST. THEY WERE NEVER HIS FRIENDS. ONLY BY FACE TO BE SEEN AROUND HIM, BUT NOT BY HEART AND SOUL AS A TRUE FRIEND IS. TRUE FRIENDS ALWAYS STAND BY THEIR FRIENDS, ALWAYS. SO IT JUST GOES TO SHOW WHAT PEOPLE IN HOLLYFRIGGINFAKEWORLD ARE ALL ABOUT....FAKENESS! THEY ARE ALL PLASTIC NO GOOD FAKES. IF THEY WERE MELS TRUE FRIENDS THEY WOULD STAND BESIDE HIM IN THICK AND THIN, AND CRY WITH HIM, AND PICK HIM UP AND DUST HIM OFF IN BAD TIMES. OH NO, NOT IN FAKE PLASTIC BS HOLLYFAKEWOOD! MEL SHALL SURVIVE THIS WITHOUT HIS FAKE PHONY FRIENDS AND HE SHALL FIND OUT WHO HIS TRUE FRIENDS ARE WHEN THEY ARE STILL STANDING NEXT TO HIM AFTER THE DUST HAS SETTLED. PRETTY SICK IF YOU ASK ME. I WOULD NEVER WANT TO BE ONE OF THOSE HOLLYWOOD FAKE PHONIES. NO THANKS! AND I THINK THE NUTCAKE GOLD DIGGING SKANK HE DUMPED SHOULD BE TARRED AND FEATHERED FOR HER BS SHE IS PULLING. I FOR ONE DO NOT BELIEVE A WORD OF HER BS. SHE IS PLAYING DIRTY POOL AND FOR A REASON TRUST ME. I HIGHLY DOUBT ANY OF HER CLAIMS AGAINST MEL. THERE IS A BIGGER PICTURE TO THIS...AND IT IS CALLED FAME, AN FORTUNE. SHE IS OUT FOR THE MONEY!!!!! HIS!!!!!!
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linda AMEN
like they are not ALL after what that man did.. enough said you said it well
There is only one reason a person treats someone like Mel does.... they are no longer in control of that person and they are FURIOUS.
Bravo Linda!!!
Lets pray for Mel
Put the man in jail,(and probably rehab)end of story; hes injured another person (his girlfriend) and he is threatening to endanger her life; this is absolutely unacceptable,illegal, dangerous, and he is nothing now but a disturbed individual, that needs help fast
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I love Mel Gibson as an actor and director. I do believe that we do blow up when we are angry and we say/do things we regret however, it doesn't make him an evil person. I wonder how many other celebrities have done the same thing, they just don't have a vindictive ex who is willing to expose them for a profit. And yes, we don't know why he got so angry. It could have been for a number of reasons. As for all his friends turning their backs on him, they weren't true friend to begin with!
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We do not ALL make disgusting, violent threats to others. What he said is unforgivable and in fact CRIMINAL! The man is a raging alcoholic with anger issues so deep I doubt they can ever be fixed. He deserves to be shunned and he deserves to lose his career. Until 2006, I was a Mel fan, now you couldn't pay me to watch one of his movies. People have to be held accountable for this kind of behavior and anyone who thinks otherwise is a blithering idiot!