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Mel Gibson
Mel Colm-Cille Gerard Gibson is an American actor and filmmaker. The recipient of multiple accolades, he is known for directing historical films as well for his action hero roles, particularly his breakout role as Max Rockatansky in the first three films of the post-apocalyptic series Mad Max (1979–1985) and as Martin Riggs in the buddy cop series Lethal Weapon (1987–1998).
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2026· 6 entries
“I had really good highs but some very low lows.”
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“People think that modern man is so enlightened, but we”
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“If anyone has distorted Gospel passages to rationalize cruelty towards Jews or anyone, it”
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AOL: EXCLUSIVE: Mel Gibson, 70, Panics Fans With Action Comeback Vow
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Snopes.com rated the claim “Actor and director Mel Gibson exposed a sex cult in Congress in April 2026.” False.
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2025· 15 entries
The Guardian: A conversation between Joe Rogan and Mel Gibson summed up 2025 for me – and not in a good way | George Monbiot
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Mel Gibson posted a message on his X account vowing to expose pedophiles and human traffickers in Hollywood, including "Epstein’s network and the Diddy connections"” Not Mel's X.
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The Guardian: Braveheart at 30: Mel Gibson’s gory, hokey Oscar winner plays like a biblical epic
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The Guardian: Armed agents almost sent to home of DoJ official ‘fired over Mel Gibson case’
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Reported claimRated False. The claim comes from a satirical article and Mr Gibson’s publicist has confirmed it is “not true”. · Full Fact
Full Fact rated the claim “Mel Gibson and Mark Wahlberg have partnered with Elon Musk to invest between $1 billion and $3 billion into a non-woke film studio committed to traditional family values.” False. The claim comes from a satirical article and Mr Gibson’s publicist has confirmed it is “not true”..
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The Guardian: DoJ official says she was fired after refusing to restore Mel Gibson’s gun rights
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PolitiFact rated the claim ““Mel Gibson passes on $100 million Netflix deal to work with Robert De Niro, declares: ‘Keep that woke clown away from me.’”” False.
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The Guardian: Flight Risk review – Mel Gibson’s airborne thriller is a B-movie blast
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The Guardian: Flight Risk review – Mel Gibson serves up white-knuckle fun in airplane suspense thriller
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Claimed: “Febendazole and ivermectin cure cancer” — rated Unsubstantiated by AFP Fact Check.
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The Guardian: You’re really spoiling us: Trump miscasts Gibson, Stallone and Voight by making them mere ambassadors
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The Guardian: Trump names Mel Gibson, Jon Voight and Sylvester Stallone as Hollywood ‘special ambassadors’
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It was announced by president-elect Donald Trump that Gibson would serve in a new role as one of three "special ambassadors" to Hollywood, sharing the role with fellow actors Jon Voight and Sylvester Stallone
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The Guardian: Mel Gibson to cast de-aged Jim Caviezel in ‘acid trip’ sequel to Passion of the Christ
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Gibson said that he believed that the Catholic Church was instituted by Jesus Christ and he believed in Catholic Christianity "to the full
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2024· 8 entries
Reported claimRated This is not true. The claim comes from a satirical article and Mr Gibson’s publicist has previously confirmed no such production studio exists. · Full Fact
Full Fact rated the claim “Elon Musk has invested between $1 billion and $3 billion into Mel Gibson and Mark Wahlberg’s ‘un-woke’ film studio committed to family values.” This is not true. The claim comes from a satirical article and Mr Gibson’s publicist has previously confirmed no such production studio exists..
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The Guardian: Monster Summer review – Mel Gibson finds berth in teens v supernatural forces throwback
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PolitiFact rated the claim “Actor Mel Gibson told talk show host Oprah Winfrey, “You sell children!”” Pants on Fire.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Mel Gibson says Oprah Winfrey is selling children” Rep Denies.
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Snopes rated the claim “Actor James Woods left Hollywood to join Mel Gibson’s new “anti-woke” production studio.” Labeled Satire.
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Snopes.com rated the claim “Robert Downey Jr. is the new member of Mel Gibson's "anti-woke movie production studio."” Labeled Satire.
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PolitiFact rated the claim ““Elon Musk invests $1 billion in Mel Gibson and Mark Wahlberg’s new un-woke production studio.”” False.
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PolitiFact rated the claim ““James Woods leaves Hollywood to join Mel Gibson’s new non-woke film studio.”” False.
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2023· 2 entries
The Guardian: Desperation Road review – Mel Gibson still after redemption in southern crime yarn
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The Guardian: The Continental: From the World of John Wick review – there was no need to cast Mel Gibson in this prequel
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2022· 1 entry
The Guardian: Mel Gibson can testify in Harvey Weinstein’s Los Angeles trial, judge says
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2021· 2 entries
Gibson confirmed that he will direct the fifth Lethal Weapon film following the death of director Richard Donner
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After the death of the Lethal Weapon director, Richard Donner, Gibson said he would direct and star in Lethal Weapon 5
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2019· 1 entry
– he and the director both disowned the film
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2016· 2 entries
Gibson's film Hacksaw Ridge, which received six Academy Award nominations, resulted in what was perceived as a "thaw" in his reputation
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That he is anti-war but has an appreciation for the sacrifices made by "warriors"
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2014· 1 entry
Gibson signed on to direct Hacksaw Ridge, a World War II drama based on the true story of conscientious objector Desmond T
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2013· 2 entries
Grigorieva sued her attorneys, accusing them of advising her to sign a bad agreement, including a term that taking legal action against Gibson would compromise her financial settlement
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Opposite Danny Trejo, and Conrad Stonebanks in The Expendables 3 opposite Sylvester Stallone in 2014
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2012· 1 entry
“s script, which he called substandard. Eszterhas then claimed his son had secretly recorded a number of Gibson”
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2011· 6 entries
And the settlement with his ex-wife was said to be the highest in Hollywood history at over $400 million
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That the film had cleared just about $1 million, making it a certified "flop"
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It was announced that Gibson had commissioned a screenplay from Joe Eszterhas about the Maccabees
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In a 2011 interview, Gibson said of his philanthropic works, "It gives you perspective.
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“It gives you perspective. It”
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Reported net worth: $425M (as of 2011).
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2010· 4 entries
Some audio recordings of a rant, allegedly directed by Gibson toward Grigorieva, were posted on the internet
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Grigorieva filed a restraining order against Gibson to keep him away from her and their child
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Gibson appeared in Edge of Darkness, which marked his first starring role since 2002 and was an adaptation of the BBC miniseries, Edge of Darkness
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Following an outburst at his ex-girlfriend that was made public, Gibson was dropped from the talent agency of William Morris Endeavor
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2009· 4 entries
Gibson made a red carpet-appearance with Grigorieva
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Bought a house in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, built in 2006 with designs inspired by architect Frank Lloyd Wright
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“Throughout our marriage and separation we have always striven to maintain the privacy and integrity of our family and will continue to do so.”
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That Gibson denies neither the pope nor Vatican II; even so, as of 2021, Gibson attended the Church of the Holy Family, a traditionalist church he founded and funds in Southern California
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2008· 1 entry
Purchased the Malibu home of actors David Duchovny and Téa Leoni
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2007· 1 entry
While on a business trip to Singapore in September 2007, Gibson donated to a local charity for children with chronic and terminal illnesses.
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2006· 4 entries
Gibson pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor drunken-driving charge and was sentenced to three years' probation
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Gibson was arrested in Malibu, California, for driving under the influence (DUI) while speeding in his vehicle with an open container of liquor
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Directed the action-adventure film Apocalypto, his second film to feature sparse dialogue in a non-English language
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Gibson said that the "fearmongering" depicted in his film Apocalypto "reminds me a little of President Bush and his guys
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2004· 2 entries
Released the controversial film The Passion of the Christ, with subtitles, which he co-wrote, co-produced, and directed
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Publicly spoke out against taxpayer-funded embryonic stem-cell research that involves the cloning and destruction of human embryos
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2003· 3 entries
And 2004, Gibson said that despair in his mid-30s led him to contemplate suicide, and he meditated on Christ's Passion to heal his wounds
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Was awarded an honorary doctorate by the Loyola Marymount University
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“s Passion to heal his wounds. He took more time off acting in 1991 and sought professional help. That year, Gibson”
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2002· 2 entries
Gibson appeared in the Vietnam War drama We Were Soldiers and M
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While promoting We Were Soldiers and Signs to the press, Gibson mentioned that he was planning to pare back on acting and return to directing
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1999· 2 entries
When asked about the comments to El País, Gibson said, "I shouldn't have said it, but I was tickling a bit of vodka during that interview, and the quote came back to bite me on the ass
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The project was indefinitely postponed because of scheduling conflicts
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1997· 2 entries
Gibson was named an honorary Officer of the Order of Australia (AO), in recognition of his "service to the Australian film industry"
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Awarded Honorary Officer of the Order of Australia (1997).
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1996· 4 entries
Won Golden Globe Award for Best Director for Braveheart (1996).
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Awarded Academy Award for Best Picture for Braveheart (1996).
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Awarded Academy Award for Best Director for Braveheart (1996).
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“[On criticism of Catherine Emmerich, the 19th century Augustinian nun whose visions greatly influenced Gibson's film The Passion of the Christ] Why are they calling her a Nazi? ... Because modern secular Judaism wants to blame the Holocaust on the Catholic Church. And it's a lie. And it's revisionism. And they've been working on that one for a while.”
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1995· 4 entries
As a protest against France's resumption of nuclear testing in the Southwest Pacific
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Gibson directed, produced, and starred in Braveheart, a biographical film of Sir William Wallace, a Scottish patriot and resistance fighter who was executed in 1305 for high treason against King Edward I of England
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Gibson later backed away from such conspiracy theories saying, "It was like: 'Hey, tell us a conspiracy'... so I laid out this thing, and suddenly, it was like I was talking the gospel truth, espousing all this political shit like I believed in it." In the same 1995 Playboy interview, Gibson argued against ordaining women to the priesthood.
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Gibson produced, directed, and starred in the war film Braveheart for which he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Director, the Academy Award for Best Director, and the Academy Award for Best Picture
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1994· 1 entry
For $9 million) for $40 million to an unnamed buyer
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1993· 1 entry
With The Man Without a Face, followed two years later by Braveheart, which earned Gibson the Academy Award for Best Director
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1992· 1 entry
Gibson provided financial support to Hollywood's Recovery Center, saying, "Alcoholism is something that runs in my family
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1990· 1 entry
“God is the only one who knows how many children we should have, and we should be ready to accept them. One can”
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1989· 1 entry
To try directing, an idea he rebuffed at the time
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1985· 2 entries
After working on four films in a row, Gibson took almost two years off at his Australian cattle station
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Gibson was named the "Sexiest Man Alive" by People, the first person to be named so
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1984· 1 entry
After rear-ending a car in Toronto while under the influence of alcohol
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1980· 1 entry
Gibson and Moore were married in a Catholic church in Forestville, New South Wales
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1977· 2 entries
Soon after filming Mad Max, in Adelaide, South Australia
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Gibson immediately began work on the filming of Mad Max, but continued to work as a stage actor, and joined the State Theatre Company of South Australia in Adelaide
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1976· 1 entry
With a role on the Australian television series The Sullivans
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1968· 1 entry
(equivalent to $1,342,464 in 2025), and soon afterwards relocated his family to West Pymble, New South Wales, Australia
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1956· 2 entries
In Peekskill, New York, a suburb of New York City
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Born 1956-01-03.
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