Mel Gibson Accused Of Racial Slur

Joe Eszterhas has accused Mel Gibson of being a Jew-hater, saying the actor has never really wanted to make The Maccabees. The film revolves around the story of a Jewish uprising. szterhas is the screenwriter of the movie project. 

Eszterhas wrote Gibson a nine-page letter, saying the actor is using the project to rebuild his reputation of being anti-Semite. He added that Gibson called the Holocaust as ‘horse shit’ and that the actor’s behavior was crazed, explosive, and wild. 

Eszterhas also said that Gibson refers to the Jewish people as ‘Hebes’ and ‘Jew boys.’ The screenwriter also claimed that Gibson threatened to kill Oksana Gregorieva. Gregorieva was the actor’s girlfriend after he and his wife Robin announced their separation. Gibson also has a daughter with Gregorieva. 

Gibson fought back, saying Eszterhas’s work on the movie was a complete waste of time. He added that he and Warner Brothers were disappointed with the screenwriter’s output and called it “substandard.” 

Reports indicated that Warner Brothers has put the film on hold. Eszterhas’ work experience included Showgirls and Basic Instinct. 

The latest controversy may further affect Gibson’s career. In 2006, he was received massive backlash when he made racial slurs against the Jews when he was arrested for drunk-driving. 

Since then, he figured in several controversies including the breakdown of his almost 30-year marriage with wife Robin, and the custody battle with his daughter with Russian singer Oksana Gregoriava. 

The divorce with Robin was finalized in December 2011, with Robin receiving as much as $850 million settlement.

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