Thanks to Trump, Mel Gibson can again smear the rifle. But wasn’t it an anti -Semitic, a racist and an Abuser?

The actor Mel Gibson69 years old, will still be able to have weapons. The Department of American Justice in fact gave him the port of arms – together with nine other citizens – who had been revoked after the accusations of domestic violence raised by his former partner, Oksana Grigorieva – In many American states, those who are condemned for similar crimes can lose the right to possess weapons. We had heard of him in January, when his Malibu house had gone in smoke because of the terrible fires around Los Angeles: the current partner Rosalind Ross from which he had the youngest of his nine children, the seven year old Larsand his hens, the actor explained, had been saved because the area had been evacuated for some time.

Mel Gibson and the controversies

Now, with this decision, the spotlight returned to One of the most controversial actors in Hollywood. The judicial affair that involved Mel Gibson dates back to 2010, when the Russian singer Oksana Grigorieva accused him of having attacked her physically and verbally during their report, which began in 2009. The report of Grigorieva had been accompanied by a series of audio recordings in which Gibson felt to pronounce violent and threatening phrases towards him and also Insults against blacks. A reputation scandal that was added, at the time, to a whole series of behavior of the actor, such as the anti -Semitic and racist outputs. Before he had already been accused of being homophobic, for an interview released in the 90s a El País in which gays derived, and to be anti -Semitic during the filming of the film The Passion of Christ In 2004.
Later in 2011, Gibson declared himself guilty of domestic violence against Grigorievathus avoiding a longer and more complex process. In return, he received a three -year sentence of supervised freedom and the obligation to attend a consultancy program for anger management. The sentence had been interpreted as an attempt to remedy his violent actions, but the damage to his reputation had now been done.

It wasn’t the first time

The disputes concerning Mel Gibson did not stop at the story with Grigorieva. His past is dotted with problematic episodes, including An arrest for driving in a state of intoxication In 2006, in which during the interrogation he made anti -Semitic comments that cost him enormous criticisms. His public image was irreversible undermined, so much so that Gibson remained far from the Hollywood productions for a long time. His career, albeit partly rehabilitated thanks to films such as The battle of Hacksaw Ridge (2016) presented in Venice and praised by critics, she continued to be compromised. Over the years, he has been talked about for him for political shooting than for cinema: He does not believe in Darwin’s evolution theory And he often expressed himself against the Biden administration, which has accused of “Marxism”.

The old friend …

The actor, in an interview a Esquireremembering his fall to the underworld, he recalled the episode of the arrest – substantially minimizing it – and publicly thanking the colleague Robert Downey Jr To be the only one to tend to hand him while Hollywood ignored him. «Once I found myself in a slightly difficult situation that put an end to my career. I was drunk on the rear seat of a police car And I said some nonsense, and all of a sudden I was on the black list. They are the symbol of Cancel Culture ». And he added: “After a couple of years Robert invited me for a prize he was supposed to receive … at the time I was practically non -existent in Hollywood and he spoke for me. It was a courageous, generous and kind gesture. I love him for this ». Mel Gibson has been repeatedly in Rehab for the dependence on alcohol.

… and Trump, the new one

But what is the ratio behind the judge’s decision? The American secretary to justice, Pam Bondi, he would have acted on pressure from American President Donald Trumpthat Gibson has always supported. It is thought above all because Elyzabeth Oyer, responsible for the “pardons” of the Department of Justice, had been forced to resign after having rejected the request to restore the port of weapons to Mel Gibson: in 2024 the Supreme Court in fact reiterated the limitations on access to weapons for people subject to restrictive ordinances for domestic violence. But Trump and Republicans have always supported, on the contrary, a loosening of the rules. In addition, the president believes Gibson a friend: on January 16th, just before the establishment of the White House, Trump had announced that Gibson, together with two other conservative actors and his fans, Jon Voight and Sylvester Stallone, would have had the role of ambassador Special in Hollywood, affected these made “Hollywood Great Again”, with the usual sovereign accusation of “stolen” cinema from abroad.