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'''Mel Gibson''' is an [[United States|American]]-born actor who grew up in [[Australia]] and became a celebrity starring in the ''Mad Max'' and ''Lethal Weapon'' series of films. Married to the same woman (whom he calls "a saint") for over 20 With his former wife of 30 years, Robyn, Gibson has a house full of six sons (6) with and one daughter. His eighth child, a girl named Lucia, was born on October 30, 2009, to his girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva.<ref>http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/11/02/mel.gibson.baby/index.html</ref> Outspoken and passionate in his beliefs, Gibson is never at a loss for words.

As a director, Gibson received a Best Director Oscar for ''Braveheart''. He reached out to a different type of audience with his 2004 depiction of the death and resurrection of [[Jesus Christ]], ''[[The Passion of the Christ]]'' and , which turned out making to be the most successful [[Christian]] film in history , grossing over USD600 million world-wideworldwide.<ref>[http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=passionofthechrist.htm Box Office Mojo]</ref>

Gibson is a [[sedevacantist]], a traditionalist Catholic who rejects the validity and authority of the [[Second Vatican Council]] and holds the chair of [[Peter (apostle)|Peter]] to be vacant. Conversely, in an interview in ''Screen International'' in 2004, he referred to Pope John Paul II as "the occupier of the Chair of Peter". In an interview in [[Time magazine|''Time'']] magazine, January 27, 2003, he blamed Vatican II for declining Church membership and the [[pedophile priest crisis ]] which erupted in 2002.{{fact}}

Gibson, a practicioner practitioner of [[hollywood Hollywood values]], was arrested for drunk driving in July 2006. In response to the arrest, a drunk Gibson made offensive anti-[[Semite|Semitic]] remarks that were then widely publicized.<ref>http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=2259135</ref><ref>Gibson's anti-Semetic Tirade http://www.tmz.com/2006/07/28/gibsons-anti-semitic-tirade-alleged-cover-up/</ref> Gibson publicly apologized for his behavior, then publicly apologized a second time. He asked all people, especially the [[Jew]]ish community, to help him in overcoming his [[alcohol]]ic tendencies.

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