Jason Isaacs talking about his former co -star Mel Gibson. “White Lotus” actor played together with Gibson in 2000 film “The Patriot” and later 2022’s “Agent Game.” Isaacs, however, do not stand by Gibson’s actions, especially his Notorious Anti -Semitic Rant in 2006 When you are arrested for a DUI.
Isaacs told us Vulture That he actually confronted Gibson at a party after the incident. “I went, and Mel was there, and he called ‘Jace’ across the room, very friendly. I went, ‘Rabbi Gibson, how are we?’ He came up and he said, “I was really full, man. And he continued to loosen some very personal things, ”said Isaacs.
Isaacs later explained that although he does not really “forgive” Gibson for his actions, he is still open to talking to him. “(Mel) was very charming personally, and he is intelligent and self -reinforcing. He has said and done some things that are unnoticed and unforgivable,” said Isaacs, leaving that Gibson “was there that made himself vulnerable.”
“No, you can’t forgive everything from everyone. I’m not saying I forgive Mel. I’ve seen him once a decade for five minutes,” he added. “But if he knocked on my door tonight and said,“ Look, my hotel is interrupted. Can I stay? “I would say,” Yes, “Probably.”
Yet Isaacs made it clear that Gibson is “not my friend” even though they “text each other once in a blue moon.”
Gibson issued an apology after the arrest in 2006 and said there was no apology “for his comments. The “Lethal Weapon” actor also specifically apologizes to the “Jewish community for the vitriolic and harmful words.” A decade after the incident, Gibson later mentioned In 2016, while promoting “Hersw Ridge” that it was “annoying” and “unfair” to still be hurt by his previous comments.
Gibson’s “Hacksaw Ridge” co -star Andrew Garfield SA 2024 That Gibson is a “real empathetic guy” who “deserves” a “second chance” in Hollywood. Garfield, who is Jewish, says he had “deep, important conversations” with Gibson while he made “Hersw Ridge”, and adds, “He has done very beautiful healing with himself. And thank God, because he is a fantastic filmmaker, and I think he deserves to make movies. He deserves to tell stories, because he has a lot, very much.
Gibson is next Direct “the resurrection of Christ,” A sequel to 2004’s “Passion of the Christ” for Lionsgate.
