Mel Goes Ballistic -- "Lady, **** Off!"

TMZ.com ^ | 3-23-07 | TMZ Staff

[Nachum]

TMZ has learned Mel Gibson exploded in anger last night on a college campus after an expert on Mayan culture accussed him of racially stereotyping the Mayans in the movie "Apocalypto."

It happened last night at Cal State University at Northridge in the San Fernando Valley. Gibson was speaking to a film class about his movies, and several members of the Mayan community came to hear the famous director.

After Gibson's presentation, the crowd was allowed to ask questions. Alicia Estrada, an Assistant Professor of Central American Studies at CSUN, challenged Gibson, asking him if he had read about the Mayan culture before shooting the controversial film. Gibson said he had.

Estrada persisted, stating that representations in the movie that the Mayans engaged in sacrificial ceremonies and had bloodthirsty tendencies were both wrong and racist. Estrada and others tell TMZ that Gibson exploded in anger, responding, "Lady #### off."

We're told Gibson also became extremely angry when members of the Mayan community protested on how they were portrayed in the film. The emotional Mayan members were escorted out of the room, and we're told Gibson screamed a parting shot -- "Make your own movie!"

UPDATE: Gibson's publicist, Alan Nierob, told TMZ, "This person was a heckler who was rude and disrupted the event, so much so that the event organizers had to escort her out." For the record, Nierob, not Howard Rubenstein, reps Gibson.

[Issaquahking]

Drop the EX from the front of your screen name...

[ridesthemiles]

Mel Gibson is correct-
They can put up their own money and make their own movie.

He has put his own dollars at risk again and again.
He has been producing movies---Not DOCUMENTARY items.

There is probably far more truth in Mel's movies than in Gore's "movie"....

[Paco]

Uh oh...did Mel use the "L" word? "Lady?!?!?" What a sexist dolt! How dare he call her a Lady! String him up! Send him to rehab! ;o)

[ridesthemiles]

And I just suspect they were not wanting a DIALOG that was a polite discussion, either. I bet he just did not up the ante out of the blue. "

The TV stations I get out of the Bay area said that the woman was one of a group of HECKLERS.

Big difference between a heckler and a person who wants some civil dialog.

I'll also bet that Mel was appearing at their forum with no compensation. He can make more money sitting at home playing scrabble.

The woman needs to be kicked out of the school system. She sure isn't showing students how to have a dialog. There are so many people from south of the border at Northridge school now that it hardly needs a professor to study the culture south of the border. Better that someone teaches the illegal intruders how to behave NOW on our side of the border.

[grey_whiskers]

Alicia Estrada, an Assistant Professor of Central American Studies at CSUN, challenged Gibson, asking him if he had read about the Mayan culture before shooting the controversial film. Gibson said he had.

LOL...Looks like she is educated just enough to give her a feeling of superiority but her education is obviously beyond her intelligence.

Guys, check out the hilarious link here. If your blood starts to boil, scroll to the bottom. Guaranteed to put a smile on your face. :-)

Cheers!

[MattinNJ]

I hear you-it's just not right

[Recovering Ex-hippie]

that was a logical, rational and well thought out response.

[jazusamo]

LOL...Thanks, to leftist academics it's fake but accurate.

[Raycpa]

Mel, Mel, Mel.

Please pay close attention. All ancient tribes and peoples that exist prior to the evil western ascendancy were and always will be 100% pure and good> Any evil we see in people today is completely lacking in those people. To attribute any evil to these pure people of the past is projection of your own evil heart.

And here is the Good News, Mel. All we have to do to regain Utopia is to remove people like you and those other conservative Neanderthals from the face of the earth.

[Raycpa]

Gibson is just obsessed with violence and gore, so that's the only part he was interested in foucsing on.

Or is he just taking advantage of a formula that has proven to sell movies. Kinda of like Rocky movies.

[Issaquahking]

Whoa...Looks like little Mel's rage problem has not been taken care of by 'rehab". this guy is one raging, obnoxious, out of control man. If he can't even respond to questions in a forum without totally losing it....


It just bothers me that everyone wants to sell goofball, feel good, PC crap. My hate is off to him for telling here where to get off at, because it was Mel being Mel. He is a self made man, which is more than I can say for a good part of America(looking at dhimmicrats and what they are). No apology to the joker that she is.

If PC ruled here today, we'd be speaking islamy tomorrow.

[LibKill]

If I had as much money and independance as Mel has, I would tell the whole PC world where to stuff it.

[savedbygrace]

Hey lady, it's a MOVIE, not a documentary.

[GovernmentShrinker]

Yes, but of course the directors of the Rocky movies aren't claiming to be pious men of God, making movies for the spiritual improvement of humankind.

[Raycpa]

Wow, Braveheart did all of that?

[true_blue_texican]

I don't care who you, that's just funny.

[Sacajaweau]

That's funny....

P.S. Why was no one upset about Hillary and her f-jew tirade???