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Mel Gibson to Jay Leno -- 'I've Got a Little Bit of a Temper'

Published: 04/28/2012
Mel Gibson spoke out last night for the first time about his epic, profanity-laden, secretly-recorded rant against writer Joe Eszterhas ... and he actually had a bit of a sense of humor about the whole thing. Gibson explained to Jay Leno on "The Tonight Show" ... that Eszterhas turned in a script…
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Mel Gibson May Sue Joe Eszterhas for Releasing Audio of Epic Rant

Published: 04/19/2012
Mel Gibson is seriously considering suing Joe Eszterhas for secretly recording him at his home in Costa Rica last December, and then releasing the audio rant. Sources connected with Mel tell TMZ ... the actor believes he has a "basic human right" NOT to be secretly recorded in his own home. We're…
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Mel Gibson -- Grilled About Jewish Director After 'C**ksucker' Rant Leaks

Published: 04/18/2012
Just hours after Mel Gibson's latest expletive-riddled tirade was leaked onto the Internet, the actor was brazenly asked about his relationship with the Jewish director on his new film "Get the Gringo" -- and it was really, really awkward ... It all went down moments ago at a Q&A session in Texas…
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Mel Gibson Costa Rican Audio Rant -- 'C**T, C**ksucker Whore!!!"

Published: 04/18/2012
Mel Gibson is caught on tape exploding in a rage during a trip to Costa Rica last December, screaming at the top of his lungs ... and now the audio has been released. WARNING: EXPLICIT, FILTHY LANGUAGE. The Wrap obtained the tape from Joe Eszterhas -- the man who wrote the screenplay for "The…
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Mickey Rourke -- Joe Eszterhas Is Just Bitter Mel Gibson Didn't Like His Script

Published: 04/14/2012
Mickey Rourke continues to be Team Gibson all the way in the Joe Eszterhas/Mel Gibson feud -- telling our photog that Joe is just upset that Mel didn't want to make a movie with him. Rourke -- who would only talk to us for a second straight day if our camera guy bought him ice cream -- said that…
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Mickey Rourke -- I Believe In Mel Gibson ... He's an Easy Target

Published: 04/13/2012
Mel Gibson has at least one supporter in Hollywood ... his friend Mickey Rourke ... who tells TMZ, he thinks Joe Eszterhas is a LIAR ... who's out to smear Mel's reputation. Mickey was leaving Caffe Primo in West Hollywood when we asked about Joe's allegations that Mel is a violent Jew-hater who…
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Joe Eszterhas -- Mel Gibson Made My Son Fear for His Life

Published: 04/13/2012
Joe Eszterhas says Mel Gibson's behavior in Costa Rica was so threatening ... Eszterhas' son slept with a butcher knife under his bed because he was so afraid of what Mel might do. Eszterhas, speaking with the "Today" show this morning, told Ann Curry that Mel said the "vilest and most threatening…
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Mel Gibson Calls BS -- I LOVE The Beatles!!!

Published: 04/13/2012
Mel Gibson is telling friends ... he NEVER said John Lennon deserved to die -- in fact, he's a huge Beatles fan and he plays their music all the time. Sources tell TMZ, screenwriter Joe Eszterhas' allegations the actor celebrated John Lennon's death are just false. As one source put it, "It's not…
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Joe Eszterhas: My Son Taped A Lot of Mel Gibson's Hateful Rants

Published: 04/12/2012
Joe Eszterhas tells TMZ ... he has hard proof that he witnessed the hate-filled rants he -- or someone -- just disclosed to the world, because his teenage son secretly recorded much of it. Joe tells us, "A lot of the stuff is on tape." He says the recordings were made in Costa Rica -- by his son…
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Mel Gibson Thinks 'The Maccabees' Is Still Alive ... He's Wrong

Published: 04/12/2012
Sources tell TMZ ... Mel Gibson believes "The Maccabees" project with Warner Bros. -- the project that triggered nuclear war between Mel and screenwriter Joe Eszterhas -- is still alive, but in fact it might as well be buried in a rose garden. A source connected to Mel tells us, "The project is…
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Joe Eszterhas: Mel Gibson Said John Lennon Deserved to Be Shot

Published: 04/12/2012
Mel Gibson celebrates John Lennon's death, claiming he deserved to die ... this according to the screenwriter of the failed "Maccabee" project, Joe Eszterhas. In a scathing 9-page letter, obtained by The Wrap, Eszterhas claims Mel once ranted about the departed Beatle, "I'm glad he's dead. He…
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Mel Gibson -- Joe Eszterhas is a Liar ... and His Script SUCKED

Published: 04/12/2012
Mel Gibson is lashing back at his "Maccabees" collaborator Joe Eszterhas -- claiming Joe's accusations of anti-Semitism are pure BS ... and saying the real issue is Joe's script was TERRIBLE. Mel just penned a letter of his own in response to Joe's ... in which he states, "I will say that the…
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