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Jewish human rights group tells Hollywood to drop Mel Gibson ‘Maccabee’ film
The Simon Wiesenthal Center has called on Hollywood to drop plans for a Mel Gibson film about the legendary Jewish warrior Judah Maccabee after the actor and film-maker was accused of making antisemitic remarks by screenwriter Joe Eszterhas. Deadline reports that the LA-based international Jewish human rights organisation said it…
Cop who endured Mel Gibson’s anti-Semitic tirade gets trial
LOS ANGELES — A US sheriff’s deputy who endured an anti-Semitic rant from Mel Gibson for arresting the star won the right to a trial Thursday, over his treatment by bosses after the notorious incident. A judge ruled that James Mee could take his lawsuit to trial on the grounds…
Wingnuts just don’t change that quickly
Peter Daou tweeted this Frank Rich op-ed yesterday, and expressed suspicions that Rich is reading way too much into the fact that the right cut Mel Gibson loose when it became apparent that his private willingness to spew all sorts of anti-Semitic, racist, misogynist crap made him less an asset…
A sea of violins for the poor hurting woman-abusers
Every time I hear or read an excuse for Mel Gibson or Roman Polanski, I immediately flash to this song in the movie “Run Ronnie Run”. Lyrics: I thought that my home was my castle With no one scrutinizing me No pigs, no lyin’ bitch, no hassle Y’all are brutalizing’…
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