Gibson gives first interview since anti-semitic rant
Mel Gibson calls his anti-Semitic rant following his arrest for drink-driving in July “the stupid ramblings of a drunkard.”
In an interview with Diane Sawyer set to air on “Good Morning America” tomorrow and Friday, Gibson says that although staying sober is a struggle, he has not had a drink in 65 days.
He adds that he plans to continue making movies and working to heal himself and those he offended.
Gibson tells Sawyer that after years of not drinking, he started again two months before sheriff’s deputies arrested him in Malibu, California, on July 28.
The interview with Sawyer is the first time Gibson has spoken to the media since sparking a scandal by unleashing what he later called “vitriolic and harmful words” during his arrest.
Gibson told the arresting officer: “The Jews are responsible for all the wars in the world,” and asked him, “Are you a Jew?” The 50-year-old actor-director says he knows there are some in Hollywood who will refuse to work with him because of those statements.
“I feel sad because they’ve obviously been hurt and frightened and offended enough to feel that they have to do that,” he says. “Um, and it’s their choice. There’s nothing I can do about that.”
