Mel Gibson, 'In Shock,' Keeps Filming After Rants

By PopEater Staff Posted Jul 15th 2010 06:57AM

Mel Gibson Keeps Filming After Rants, In 'Complete Shock'

Despite all the talk of Mel Gibson's career being over after vicious audio rants against then-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva leaked recently, it's been barely noted that the 54-year-old actor still has a movie in post-production and another that's reportedly filming, according to IMDb.

The feature in post-production, Jodie Foster-directed 'The Beaver,' actually went to reshoots after Mel Gibson's thunderous audio rants began leaking, the New York Post reports.

"Mel was in complete shock," an inside source tells the newspaper, who calls Foster a friend of Gibson's. "Everyone was walking on eggshells around him. It was the weirdest set ever."

If the rampant speculation that the controversy will be a career-ender for Gibson is correct, these films in progress could be his last.

"Can his career as a movie star, which was already in mid-slide, recover? It's seriously doubtful. Apart from the sheer shameful stigma of it all (how many people are there left who will now work with him? produce his movies? distribute them? go to see them?), who could Mel Gibson now conceivably portray in a movie?" wrote Owen Gleiberman at Entertainment Weekly. "If he tries to play someone smiley and nice, it would look like a bad joke. But if he takes on the role of someone brutish and mean, a walking-tall cauldron of righteous payback -- in other words, a typical Mel Gibson character -- it will put the scandal of his domestic explosion front and center all over again."

Career concerns may not be all for Gibson -- many of his friends are reportedly finished with him in the wake of the scandal. "Mel is in a very dark place. None of his friends, even those who have defended him in the past, want anything to do with him publicly or privately," an insider told PopEater's Rob Shuter.

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Thursday 15 July

By John

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All the media attention will arouse the curiosity of moviegoers and boost his audience. Gibson will absolutely survive this. When people begin to realize how evil it was to leak these recordings, Oksana will probably have to leave the country. I will predict that she will do exactly that and illegally take their daughter with her creating a highly public custody battle.

By NELL EARHART

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I will still watch Mel Gibson's movies. They are always entertaining. If you only watch movies of perfect movie stars, you would not watch any movies. There aren't any. They are all screwed up. If they weren't screwy before they became famous, fame does them in.

Friday 16 July

By YKariem

Some of the things Mel said were shocking, hitting a woman is unacceptable; but is it legal for her to record the conversation without mel knowing she is doing so? The racist rants were also unacceptable. What are her intention?

By D

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Gibson needs to be neutered.

By lynn

You just believe what you want. Use your brain and think. Where are these teeth she says he broke? Listen to the voices on the tapes. She sounds rehearsed or reading from a script. She is in control of what is being taped. What was said by either party that we haven/t heard?

By sharon

First of all mel gibson is a great actor,2nd I disagree with the girlfriend's recording of THEIR private conversation. What was said between the 2 of them was THEIR business not the publics! That was immaturity on her part. I do agree he needs some major counseling so that he is able to pick a more meaningful relationship with someone and be able to hold onto that relationship. Mel needs to learn how to chose his friends and women wisely,stop going out with these girls that think big breast are in,get in a relationship with a woman who is happy with who she is and happy within herself.

By gorden

MEL I THINK YOUR A GREAT DIRECTOR&ACTOR THEIR JUST OUT TO GET
YOU.

By Penny W. Balto, Md.

I'm no Mel Gibson fan, but theres 2 sides to every story and theres more to this then meets the eye...everybody says thing they don't really mean, but at the time,we're so angry, we'll say anything, to piss off each other, now when u record it for personal gain, make me think ur setting him up, then u broadcast it to the tabliods, why didn't she just use it in court and get ur kid...

By Michael

I think the media should stay out of people's personal lives. They are absolutely overjoyed with someone's misery. It is clear Mel Gibson is having a setback in his alcoholism fight...I don't think anyone that posted negative items about Mr. Gibson would want their personal issues all over the news. No one knows all the facts of what happened. But people in this country should be more concerned with the disaster in the White House than they are with someone's private matters.

By Isaiah

I don't have any worries about his career. there are plenty of projects he can play its really up to him if he wants to.. There is The Apostle John, in the movie "Revelations" . "Timothy McVey" another, it's not just Gibson, the tea party, this country is going through and an extreme phase where they are questioning, government, authority, our financial institutions... in general those who are suppose to be responsible in directing this country and keeping it together but who are only into it for themselves

Isaiah

By Elliemae

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She turned down 20 mil to just go away. Wonder how much she thought she could get off him?

By gary d

he just could not handle that fine russian boody,I knew she was to much for him....mel has a very high opinion of hiself.....he is so done! if you read between the line on what he was actually saying including the bleeped out words....the man is going crazy......these released audio s to the media should finish him!!! and she will take a nice chuck of his wealth with her.....he will go nuts!!!!!

By applesnails59

Mel probably has Bipolar Disorder. The hostile ranting and alcohol abuse are so often signals of Bipolar.

By Anthony S

he just a 2 face douchebag racist with money boycott his movies

By nyla

Gibson needs to blow himself and quit abusing women. Seriously, the man is ill and dangerous.

By JDD

You said a mouthful there..Nyla!..No pun intended..lOL.. The way he goes on about the need to be blown is down right gross. He is a PIG.. Sorry, don't mean to put down pigs.

I feel really sorry for his X wife and kids to have had to deal with this sick and sorry excuse of a human being all their lives.

GET SOME HELP MEL...

By Keeper

Sticks and stones...
Mel should have never insulted or especially threatened.

But these European broads are always after one thing. And they'll do anything to get it.

NO excuse for abuse. "She made me do it " is sick.

By Elaine

I like Mel Gibson and his movies. Is he crazy? Yes. Was it uncalled for? Yes. Goes to show you men. Cap that thing and becareful who you stick it in. She is one of many women who have an alterior motive for having your kid, ESPECIALLY money and to be married. Don't believe me? Look around.

By dana

You hit it right on the head, Elaine. LOL - again, no pun intended!

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