Is Mel Gibson cancelled?*
Mel Gibson
American actor and filmmaker (born 1956)
Over the years Mel Gibson has been criticized for homophobic, racist, and anti-semitic comments, including a widely publicized incident during one (of his several) drunk driving arrests.
Additionally, in 2011 Gibson plead "no contest" to a misdemeanor battery charge for striking his then-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva.
"The Passion of the Christ", one of Gibsons' most recognizable projects, and which he co-wrote, co-produced, directed, has been criticized for its depictions of Jews in its plot. John T. Pawlikowski Professor of Social Ethics at the University of Chicago writes:
... it was one of the most troublesome texts relative to anti-Semitic potential that any of us had seen in 25 years. It must be emphasized that the main storyline ... is precisely the storyline that fueled centuries of anti-Semitism within Christian societies. This is also a storyline rejected by the Catholic Church at Vatican II in its document Nostra Atate and by nearly all mainline Protestant churches in parallel documents.
- A timeline of Mel Gibson's controversies over the years - Business Insider
- Mel Gibson pleads no contest to battery charge - CBC
- Christian Anti-Semitism: Past History, Present Challenges Reflections in Light of Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ - Journal of Religion and Film