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The Anti-Defamation League will zero in on Mel Gibson's upcoming film "The Passion of Christ" at its 90th annual luncheon in Manhattan on Thursday - and Catholic League President William Donohue says he knows what's coming. "The ADL session on Mel Gibson will reveal no surprises," said Donohue on Tuesday. "All three of the participants have already demonized the man and none has seen the movie." The CL chief complains that event speakers, Boston University theology professor Paula Fredriksen, Sister Mary C. Boys, professor of Judeo-Christian Studies, Union Theological Seminary; and Abraham H. Foxman, the ADL’s national director, have long...

Oscar winner Mel Gibson has teamed with ABC to develop a family comedy inspired by his life as a father of six boys, Backstage.com reports. The still-untitled project, which has received a pilot commitment, centers on a blue-collar single father who is raising five teen boys on his own. The web site also reported that Gibson is working with veteran producer Aaron Spelling on "The Clubhouse," a coming-of-age drama for CBS. Emmy winners Julie Thacker and Mike Scully ("The Simpsons") created the ABC comedy and will write the script. The husband-and-wife duo will executive produce the Universal Network TV project...