Mel Gibson has returned to the spotlight to promote his upcoming movie “Apocalypto,” and to criticize the war in Iraq, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
Almost two months after he railed against Jews when he was arrested and charged with driving drunk in Malibu, Calif., the actor made a surprise appearance Friday at Fantastic Fest, an event in Austin, Texas, devoted to new science fiction, horror and fantasy films.
He presented a work-in-progress screening of his Mayan adventure tale,scheduled for a Dec. 8 release via Disney. In describing its portrait of a civilization in decline, Gibson said, “The precursors to a civilization that’s going under are the same, time and time again,” drawing parallels between the Mayan civilization on the brink of collapse and America’s present situation. “What’s human sacrifice,” he asked, “if not sending guys off to Iraq for no reason?”
“The Boondocks,” the comic strip about a black family living in the suburbs, will take a longer hiatus from the nation’s newspapers – including The Denver Post – than originally planned.
Aaron McGruder, who in February put his strip on what was supposed to be a six-month hiatus, has not decided when, or if, he will return to newspapers, Universal Press Syndicate announced Monday.
Kate Moss could marry troubled singer Pete Doherty within weeks, according to the Sunday Mirror. The supermodel said yes to Doherty after he proposed to her during a stroll on the grounds of the Priory Clinic last week, where he is being treated for crack cocaine and heroin abuse, the paper reported. Doherty, 27, is due to leave the clinic this week.
