Mel Gibson Still Doesn’t Get It: ‘Forgive Me? I Didn’t Hurt Anyone’
Mel Gibson finally addressed his craziness of late in a rare, candid interview, but unfortunately for the few left waiting patiently for the Australian-born actor to redeem himself, it wasn’t exactly the mea culpa we’ve been expecting.
Though it seems true that when a scandal is willfully ignored and underplayed, it mysteriously vanishes, the sentiment doesn’t hold true for actor Mel Gibson, whose increasingly erratic behavior over the past several years has put the once box-office dominating star at the back of the queue. Though the actor has been mostly scandal-free for the past several months, he has failed to escape the bad press and poor public reception stemming from his drunken antisemitic rants and his infamous personal life. In a recent interview, Gibson proved that he’s hardly apologetic for his strange antics, and might possibly be the least self-aware celebrity of all time, reports Newser.
A rare, in-depth interview would pose the perfect opportunity for the infamous actor to finally settle his multiple indiscretions. All we really want is a “hey, sorry guys, I don’t know what’s been going on with me lately, but I understand I’ve hurt and offended a lot of people, and for that, I am truly sorry,” and I bet you all would be forgiven. Instead, Gibson balked in his interview with ComingSoon.net this week, saying that he doesn’t really understand why we’re all so peeved with him.
“I don’t think they think there’s reason to forgive. And forgive what to begin with? What are they asking for? It’s almost like can you please forgive me for what? What did I do, really?”
Gibson continued:
“It is kind of ridiculous,” he said. “So it’s kind of hard to pinpoint exactly what needs to be forgiven and I don’t consider that anything does because I didn’t hurt anyone. But you know, hey that’s life. It ain’t easy and it’s not fair. You’ve just got to slip the old water off the back and move on.”
Several high-profile public figures have defended Gibson amid the fallout stemming from his indiscretions. Among them, former co-stars Danny Glover and Jodie Foster, as well as personal friends Robert Downey Jr. and Whoopi Goldberg. Though they haven’t given Gibson a pass for his actions, they have firmly stood by the actor despite his scandals and flaws.
Now if we could just get Gibson to admit to them, we’d be getting somewhere.
Do you think that Mel Gibson should fess up to his indiscretions? Would we forgive him?
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Posted: August 16, 2012
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Aug 23, 2012
Who is this "we all" that you speak of as waiting for an apology from Mel Gibson? I'm pretty sure he doesn't owe me an apology and I can extrapolate from that to presume he dosn't owe "you all" one either.
Aug 23, 2012
Mel Gibson was born in New York NOT Australia. In your rush to write something negative about Mel you failed to correctly list his birth place. I wonder what else is made up in the article. Additionally, he doesn't owe me an apology anymore than any other actor that's done stupid stuff.
Jan 6, 2013
If I said the Jews fucked up the world (or whatever he said) would anybody care? Don't think so! In America we are free to say whatever we want without being financially hurt by it. So I believe it's the Press that should tell Mel Gibson that they are sorry & then go the fuck away!!! Why? Cause they all run around looking little pigs in heat & if they get raped by a pack of niggers it's their own fault!!!
Jan 6, 2013
What is the point in waiting for an apology from Mel Gibson. All he has proved is that he is in real live the same kind of malcontent and despicable person that he played in most of his movies that he was paid millions of dollars for and we flocked to see. The only time he was really acting was when he made us think that there was possibly a good guy underneath. The public still flocked to see the movies of the producer who had to flee the country after he was charged with having sex with a minor. Another actor was fired from two and a half men because his real life was the same life that he lived in the much loved television show. But because his acting could still make movie companies millions movie makers were praying that he would become at least stable enough to get another television show.
If Mel Gibson produces or stars in another movie we love go see it, why make him an exception. If he doesn't don't. If you think Mel Gibson's character in real life is so despicable or another public personality real life is so despicable than boycott movies and sports events where this kind of behavior is depicted or at least glorified for instance televised and non televised professional wrestling and demolition truck shows because there are a lot of people, not all, who are in real life the same despicable people we love to see in their performances so why should it matter. When we make people rich for portraying despicable characters as heroes and role models can we really blame them for not thinking it is ok to act like that in their real lives. And if they really are despicable characters whom we have made rich, do you really think that they are really going to care, and apologize to us for just existing and being their authentic selves.
Oh yes, I am aware that many individuals who portray nice people personalities in their public appearances are really despicable people in real life and many individuals who portray despicable people in their public appearances are the nicest people in their private lives.
But the joke is on us because Mel Gibson was not really acting in his movies, he was being his authentic self. Mel is more honest then most because he won't even pretend to apologize to protect his pocket book. He is, who he is, so at least when we buy or go see his movies we at least know that what we are getting is authentic and some times there is truth in packaging.
Jan 7, 2013
He's human he's a great actor I hold nothing against him personally hes entertained me with his movies for many years he owes me nothing.