Gibson praised Downey Jr. and thanked him for the support he received from his friend during an awards speech in 2011
Mel Gibson thanked Robert Downey Jr. for his support after being arrested for anti-Semitism. Gibson characterized the actor Oppenheimer as “courageous, generous and kind” in an interview with Esquire (via NME), while talking about when he was sentenced to prison for anti-Semitic comments he made in 2006.
“Once I got involved in a complicated situation that kind of ended my career,” he recalled. “I was drunk in the backseat of a police car and said some stupid things, and suddenly: blacklisted. I’m the poster child for cancellation.”
“A few years after that, [Robert] invited me to some award he was receiving — we always had this kind of up-and-down thing, where if he was doing well, I was falling, and if I was doing well, he was falling,” he continued.
“So basically, I was practically non-existent in Hollywood at the time, and he stood up and spoke for me. It was a brave, generous, kind gesture. I loved him for it.” Gibson was referring to the awards ceremony of the American Cinematheque Awards 2011, in which Downey Jr. was honored at the annual award and spoke about Gibson during his acceptance speech.
Iron Man’s interpreter asked those present at the awards ceremony to forgive Honey, “offering him the same opportunity for a fresh start” as they have given him in the past, “and allowing him to continue his great and ongoing contribution to our collective art without shame.” In the same year, Gibson was accused of assault against his ex-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva (via ABC News).
Source: Rollingstone
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