Why is jodie foster defends mel gibson

Foster was informed about the tapes before they were made public last summer and said Gibson was a 'mess' when they were released during filming of The Beaver. He was upset. Then on the last day of re-shoots of Mel, it came out', she revealed. Eighth child: Oksana is the mother to Gibson's two-year-old daughter Lucia.

It was a bad situation. His assistant called, "Come to the trailer! And I went to his trailer, and he was a mess. Then he got on the plane and left', Foster said. She said Gibson opened up to her about his volatile relationship with Grigorieva who is the mother of his eighth child, two-year-old Lucia.

Trouble on set: The release of Gibson's vitriolic tirade against his ex-girlfriend Oksana was released last summer when he was filming The Beaver. The Office's Steve Carrell was originally set to play the lead but pulled out. So when Foster came on to the project as the director she immediately approached Gibson to step into Carrell's shoes. But it was around that time that Gibson was involved in a very public tirade against a female police officer while intoxicated.

She then cast herself opposite Gibson to help give the movie more legs and confidence from backers and eventually movie-goers. They wanted an anchor as well', she said. Coming on board: Gibson was cast as the lead character after Steve Carrell pulled out - he signed on after Foster came on as a director and approached him. The film is about a husband and business executive who is troubled.

He starts to use a beaver hand-puppet as his sole way of communicating. Foster, who has been in the movie industry for many years having started out as a child star, got emotional as she said of Gibson: 'God I love that man'. He brought a lifetime of pain to the character that we've been talking abut for year, that I knew was part of his psyche and who he is. I can't ever regret that'. Foster also revealed an on-set mishap that left Gibson covered in blood when he had to hit himself over the head with a prop lamp.

Foster said she immediately rushed to his aid: 'We didn't have a medic. It was just me and the producer running around with a first-aid kit trying to staunch the blood'.

I can't tell you how many, "I'm so sorry" notes I sent', she added. He was sentenced to 36 months of probation and 16 hours of community service stemming from his attack on Oksana last January.

His daughter Hannah gave birth to a baby boy on Saturday night. Hannah and her husband, blues singer Kenny Wayne, already have a son and daughter. Argos AO. Could an audience give themselves over to his portrait of a severely depressed man who copes by communicating with the world with a beaver hand puppet?

Or would his ugly tape-recorded voice, which too many indulged in listening to when his rageful phone conversations with ex-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva went public last year, play as background noise?

His demons are dark and powerful, and yet the performance is quiet and dear. Come now, the enormous elephant in the room needs addressing. Finally the gentleman dared wonder if the source of her agita was in fact her star, and asked if she did have any regrets casting him.

Jodie Foster defends Mel Gibson even though 'he's not saintly, and he's got a big mouth'. Please try again later. The Sydney Morning Herald. March 17, — 9. Save Log in , register or subscribe to save articles for later. Normal text size Larger text size Very large text size.

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