Weaver defends Gibson
15/08/2006 - 11:51:07Sigourney Weaver has spoken out in defence of disgraced actor/director Mel Gibson, insisting he was a kind and generous man when they co-starred in the 1980s.
The Braveheart Oscar winner shocked the world when he aimed an anti-Semitic tirade at a Californian police officer who arrested him for drink-driving last month.
However, Weaver, who performed opposite the Australian in 1982 movie The Year of Living Dangerously insists: "I didn't notice any bigotry in him whatsoever.
"He was one of the nicest guys I've ever worked with. I can only go with what my knowledge of him was. If anything, he seemed incredibly generous to everybody. I don't really know where it comes from. It's a shame - I hope he works this out."
