Jodie Foster: I won’t “abandon” Mel Gibson
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) ñ Jodie Foster has once again come to the defense of her close friend Mel Gibson.
Despite the release of angry voicemails Gibson allegedly left the mother of his 8-month-old daughter, Foster told More magazine that he’s the “easiest, nicest person I’ve ever worked with… The second I met him, I said, ‘I will love this man for the rest of my life.'”
Foster, co-starred with Gibson in the 1994 film “Maverick,” and recently reunited with him for “The Beaver,” which she also directed. The film does not have a release date.
“When you love a friend, you don’t abandon them when they are struggling,” Foster told the magazine. “Of course, Mel is an undeniably gifted actor and director, and ‘The Beaver’ is one of his most powerful and moving performances. But more importantly, he is and has been a true and loyal friend. I hope I can help him get through this dark moment.”
On Tuesday, new emails surfaced between Gibson and his ex-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva. The two are cordial and supportive in the notes, which allegedly were exchanged two months after a January blowout fight that resulted in a photo being released of Grigorieva without her two front teeth. But law enforcement sources told The Hollywood Reporter earlier this month that officials doubt the photo’s authenticity.
In 2006, Foster stood up for Gibson after a police officer accused him of making anti-Semitic remarks while the actor was being arrested for driving under the influence.
“Mel is honest, loyal, kind, but alcoholism has been a lifelong struggle for him and his family,” she said at the time. “I just wish I had been there, that I had been able to say, ‘Don’t do it, don’t take that drink.'”
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