Gary Oldman Blasts Liberal Hollywood, Defends Mel Gibson and Alec Baldwin

Hollywood Reporter ^ | 06/24/2014

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In an explosive rant, the British actor claimed that "political correctness is crap," and advised people to "take a f—ing joke."

Gary Oldman didn't hold anything back in an interview with Playboy magazine, where he defended Mel Gibson's anti-Semitic remarks, Alec Baldwin's public tirades and went after liberal Hollywood.

In a lengthy — and extremely candid — chat for the magazine's July/August issue promoting Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, the 56-year-old British actor says he believes "political correctness is crap."

"I don’t know about Mel. He got drunk and said a few things, but we’ve all said those things. We’re all f---ing hypocrites," Oldman later went on to claim. "The policeman who arrested him has never used the word n—— or that f---ing Jew?" he asked.

Gibson was arrested in 2006 for suspected DUI in Malibu and made anti-Semitic remarks to a policeman, saying at the time of his arrest that "Jews are responsible for all the wars in the world."

Oldman continued in the interview to explain, "Mel Gibson is in a town that’s run by Jews and he said the wrong thing because he’s actually bitten the hand that I guess has fed him — and doesn’t need to feed him anymore because he’s got enough dough. He’s like an outcast, a leper, you know?"

The Dark Knight Rises actor also defended Baldwin's use of derogatory and homophobic terms. "Alec calling someone an F-A-G in the street while he’s pissed off coming out of his building because they won’t leave him alone. I don’t blame him. So they persecute."

Oldman later singles out satirical news programs like The Daily Show With Jon Stewart and Real Time With Bill Maher.

[Finny]

Thanks for the recommendation. I’ll put it on the Netflix queue. Dennis Hopper is always good, and I see that even Christopher Walken is in it! That’s a plus right there, usually!

[Finny]

Tarantino script, but he didn’t direct, which may be one of the reasons it’s one of his best works.

LOL!!

[warsaw44]

Have you seen ‘ State of Grace ‘ ? Man, Gary Oldman is one talented actor. Very scary character in that film.

The man has a huge pool of talent from. Always a pleasure to see him in a film.

[ExCTCitizen]

I might watch Air Force One tonight.

[bamahead]

Great flick. I keep it on my DVR.