I don’t like to get into other people's business but when it’s posted on the Internet and remixed with a hip dance beat (oh yes, oh yes…Google it) I can’t help but become involved. Mel Gibson, Mr Braveheart, and ironically the star of What Women Want (should have paid more attention there), where has that anger come from? What is going on in your life that you need to yell and splutter so? It’s not very nice; actually it’s disturbingly misogynistic and yucky.
“I’ll put you in the f--king rose garden, because I'm capable of it.”
Nice words coming from an outspoken traditionalist Catholic father of eight (I only mention his faith because he so often speaks of his dedication to the church and its teachings).
Is ‘our Mel’ ours anymore or can we just give him back to the USA? I mean he was born there; he speaks in an American accent, he’s lived there most of his life… but at the moment with the angry bigoted rants, the alleged spousal abuse I reckon it might be a good time to just set him free.
Australians have a tendency to claim ownership over celebrities and sportspeople that make us proud. Why wouldn’t we? They’re good at what they do! A pat on the back and including them in a ‘come to Australia’ tourism campaign can’t hurt? We’re one big happy family until someone slips up. Russell Crowe was ours; until he lobbed a phone at a hotel employee… then for a time he went back to ‘New Zealand actor, Russell Crowe.’ We took him back though… he likes Rugby League.
Tom Cruise was an ‘honorary Aussie’ until he dumped ‘Our Nicole’ and hooked up with Dawsons Creek, same with Kim Clijsters (although we still like her, mainly because she escaped Hewitt’s clutches and doesn’t sell updates of her every movement to women’s magazines). Terry Irwin is another ‘by marriage’ Australian; Sam Neill and the Finn brothers are still on our ‘not born here but we’ll have them’ list.
I don’t know what Mel Gibson’s next move is… after his last arrest (for driving under the influence when he made anti-semitic remarks to the arresting officer) he laid low, got a divorce and hooked up with Oksana. All I can say is good luck to the PR team that he takes on to fix this mess, because not even Mad Max, Tina Turner and the Thunderdome can make me forget about this stuff.
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