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Mel Gibson for California governor? A poll has emerged citing him as a popular Republican candidate to run for the office although he has expressed zero interest in pursing it. In a new Lost Coast Outpost poll formulated on Wednesday, Gibson emerges as a surprising third place and the top Republican candidate with 12 percent of the vote. California Globe looked at the figures and surmised former Congresswoman Katie Porter now has a slight lead amongst all candidates, but the rest of the field is mixed: According to the poll, which was a straight straw poll with no demographic data...

Hollywood star Mel Gibson got home from talking to Joe Rogan about his anger at the Los Angeles wildfires to find his own Malibu home among those “completely toasted.” “I was kind of ill at ease while we were talking because I knew my neighborhood was on fire, so I thought, ‘I wonder if my place is still there,’” the actor, 69, told NewsNation’s “Elizabeth Vargas Reports” late Thursday. “The Patriot” actor, who blasted California Gov. Gavin Newsom over his handling of the crisis during his interview with the mega-popular podcaster, said his Malibu property was in “cinders” by the...

The former U.S. pardon attorney, Elizabeth G. Oyer, was terminated Friday after she opposed restoring actor Mel Gibson’s rights to carry a gun, her spokesperson and two Justice Department officials familiar with the matter told NBC News. A spokesperson for Oyer said that she was not told why she was terminated but that because of the sequence of events she believes her refusal to carry out a request from officials in the deputy attorney general’s office to add Gibson’s name to a list of people to have their gun rights restored may have played a role. Gibson, a supporter of...

Mel Gibson: I’m glad Trump is here. It’s like daddy arrived and he’s taking his belt off

No, this is not the cast of “Expendables 5.” President-elect Donald Trump tapped three long-time supporters — actors Sylvester Stallone, Mel Gibson and Jon Voight — as “Special Ambassadors to Hollywood” Thursday, ostensibly to help boost business in “troubled” Tinseltown. “[They’ll be] Special Ambassadors to a great but very troubled place, Hollywood, California,” the 78-year-old Trump wrote on Truth Social. “They will serve as Special Envoys to me for the purpose of bringing Hollywood, which has lost much business over the last four years to Foreign Countries, BACK—BIGGER, BETTER, AND STRONGER THAN EVER BEFORE!” The stars’ actual duties weren’t immediately...

Actor Mel Gibson slammed California Governor Gavin Newsom‘s handling of the devastating wildfires during an appearance on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast on Thursday. Gibson highlighted Newsom’s neglect of wildfire prevention efforts while directing billions of taxpayer dollars towards woke initiatives.

... In a podcast interview with US chat show host Joe Rogan, Mr Gibson explained his scepticism about reforms of the Second Vatican Council of the 1960s by saying: “We’ve got a pope that brought a South American idol into the church to worship.” He said a religious ceremony was performed in the presence of the idol which, he said, “constitutes an apostasy”. “It’s a falling away,” he explained at about half an hour into the two-hour interview. “The very nature of apostasy is that you have to be part of it to fall away from it. It’s an inside...

Mel Gibson is among the multiple celebrities to have lost a home in the devastating Los Angeles wildfires. During an appearance on NewsNation’s Elizabeth Vargas Reports Thursday, Jan. 9, the actor revealed that his Malibu home was destroyed while he was filming in Austin, Texas. "Obviously, it’s kind of devastating. It’s emotional," said Gibson, 69. “You live there for a long time, and you had all your stuff." "I had my stuff there, and it’s all like, I’ve been relieved from the burden of my stuff, because it’s all in cinders,” he added. Gibson added that he "was kind of...

Wind-fuelled wildfires have torn through the greater Los Angeles area, including neighbourhoods that are home to the Hollywood elite. Parts of Laurel Canyon Boulevard and Mulholland Drive down to the famed Hollywood Boulevard had been placed in the mandatory evacuation zone. The fires have also affected the coming nominations announcement for the Academy Awards, which were supposed to be on January 17 but have now been pushed to January 19. Many celebrities who live in the area have posted on social media about the state of their homes. Here are some who have shared updates about their homes.

Actor and filmmaker Mel Gibson revealed he's backing former President Trump in the 2024 election and took a swipe at the intelligence of Vice President Kamala Harris. Video obtained by TMZ shows the "Braveheart" star being asked about the presidential race during an exchange at LAX. "I don't think it's gonna surprise anyone who I vote for," Gibson said. After the cameraman asked whether Trump was a "bad guess," Gibson replied "I think that's a pretty good guess." The "Lethal Weapon" icon was then asked what he thought "the world would be like" with Trump serving a second term in...

Actor-director Mel Gibson hinted that he will be voting for former President Donald Trump while saying Vice President Kamala Harris has an “appalling track record” with an “IQ of a fence post.” The Braveheart director issued his comments in a brief interview with TMZ while walking through the airport. While Gibson did not explicitly say that he will be voting for Trump, he did strongly hint at it. “The president is being voted on in days. What’s your thoughts,” the TMZ reporter asked.

Andrew Garfield recently told People magazine that Mel Gibson “deserves to make films” and has “done a lot of beautiful healing with himself.” Gibson’s career in Hollywood nosedived after his infamous DUI arrest in 2006, which included the “Braveheart” Oscar winner making comments disparaging Jewish people. Gibson directed Garfield in the 2016 war drama “Hacksaw Ridge,” for which Garfield was Oscar nominated for best actor. The filmmaker landed a best director nom. “I learned a lot, actually. I learned that people can heal. I learned that people can change, that people can get help. I learned that everyone deserves respect,”...

It’s confirmed! Mel Gibson set to produce epic TV series on the Great Siege of 1565 filmed in Malta We knew he was in Malta for a good reason! Hollywood star Mel Gibson has announced plans to produce a limited television series about the Great Siege of 1565, which will be filmed in Malta. After a recent visit to the island to scout locations for his ‘Passion of the Christ’ sequel, the famous actor was captivated by Malta's rich history and impressive fortifications, confirming that the series will be shot on location, in the very fortresses where the siege took...

Actor and film director Mel Gibson has written a letter of encouragement to Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò after the Vatican announced that the retired papal nuncio has been excommunicated. BeyondWords (LifeSiteNews) — Editor’s note: The following letter from Mel Gibson to Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò appeared first at the website of Italian journalist Aldo Maria Valli. It has since been promoted by Archbishop Viganò on X. LifeSite has also received direct confirmation from Mel Gibson that he did write the letter. ~~~ Dear Archbishop, I’m sure you expected nothing else from Jorge Bergoglio. I know that you know he has...

Customers at Home Depot were delighted to discover the home improvement store is now selling a medieval sword similar to one used in a famed 1990s Best Picture winner. "Reclaim your FREEDOM from the tyrannical English king with this authentic William Wallace sword," Home Depot's descri7ption of the product says. The sword is a replica of the one used by Mel Gibson in the 1995 Oscar-winning film, "Braveheart." Fans of the film wasted no time filling the product's Question and Answer section and reviews with jokes and references to the iconic film and other famous movies.

Dwayne Johnson throws major shade at Mel Gibson for spilling some deepest secrets in 'Sound of Freedom'! Stay tuned to find out what's got Hollywood in a buzz!

Mel Gibson has provided "valuable intelligence" regarding children thought to be vulnerable to child traffickers in Ukraine, according to the founder of anti-sex-trafficking charity Operation Underground Railroad (O.U.R.). Gibson has been a trending topic on social media over the past few days, amid claims that he was making a docuseries exposing a multi-billion dollar global child sex-trafficking market. On Tuesday, the Twitter page Leading Report tweeted what it claimed to be breaking news, writing that the star was "allegedly making a 4-part docuseries on the $34 billion global child sex-trafficking market involving countries like Ukraine." The tweet has been viewed...

RedState has reported on the reception from legacy Hollywood and the Left on the unexpected box office smash Sound of Freedom, starring Passion of The Christ‘s Jim Caviezel. Caviezel portrays Tim Ballard, a federal agent who rescues a boy from captivity in South America, only to discover that his sister has been left behind. The rest of the film focuses on the mission to get her out of the country. This journey leads Ballard to found Operation Underground Railroad, which works to rescue children from human trafficking across the globe. One reason the Left is having conniption fits is because...

This author has reviewed 15 movies over the last twenty years. I was sure that I would be reviewing “Sound of Freedom” only minutes after viewing it in our local theater.

Renowned Catholic filmmaker Mel Gibson provided “valuable intelligence” about an international pedophile ring, but he is not involved in producing a four-part documentary series about a sex trafficking mission in Ukraine, according to a report.Amid recent speculation that Gibson was producing the series about a child sex trafficking rescue mission in Ukraine, Operation Underground Railroad (OUR) founder Tim Ballard issued a statement dissolving those rumors but confirming that Gibson provided crucial information about the children who were saved in the 2022 operation.A video from January 2023 of Ballard sharing the story of the Ukraine mission has been circulating on social...