{"id":260647,"date":"2026-08-31T16:15:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T16:15:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/31\/mel-gibson-allegedly-mocks-asl-interpreter-in-gross-video\/"},"modified":"2026-08-31T16:15:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T16:15:14","slug":"mel-gibson-allegedly-mocks-asl-interpreter-in-gross-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/31\/mel-gibson-allegedly-mocks-asl-interpreter-in-gross-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Mel Gibson Allegedly Mocks ASL Interpreter in Gross Video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Even when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/04\/mel-gibson-donald-trump-gave-me-my-guns-back\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mel Gibson<\/a> can no longer surprise with bad behavior, he still manages to shock.<\/p>\n<p>Appearing on stage, the polarizing-at-best actor mocked the ASL interpreter.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, this is on video. It is short and anything but sweet.<\/p>\n<p>Some would say that he doesn\u2019t understand how hateful his conduct is. Others would argue that he simply does not care.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"713\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0831_melgibson_01-1024x713.jpg\" alt=\"Mel Gibson in 2022.\" class=\"wp-image-562151 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0831_melgibson_01-1024x713.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0831_melgibson_01-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0831_melgibson_01-768x535.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0831_melgibson_01-2048x1427.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0831_melgibson_01-960x669.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0831_melgibson_01-1080x752.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0831_melgibson_01-1200x836.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0831_melgibson_01-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mel Gibson at The London West Hollywood at Beverly Hills on April 01, 2022.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Rodin Eckenroth\/WireImage)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-is-mel-gibson-a-good-person-signs-point-to-no\">Is Mel Gibson a good person? Signs point to \u2018no\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>On Saturday, August 29, moderator Liam Crowley introduced Mel Gibson at the Fan Expo Canada.<\/p>\n<p>The actor walked onto the stage on cue at the Toronto event.<\/p>\n<p>We can see the ASL interpreter signing for the deaf and hard-of-hearing members of the audience.<\/p>\n<p>As he walks out, Gibson appears to mimic \u2014 or mock \u2014 the ASL interpreter.<\/p>\n<p>Crowley graciously avoids commenting and allows Gibson\u2019s fans (He has them! There must be dozens of them, at least, by the sound of it) to cheer. Online, however, the backlash was intense.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"bluesky-embed\" data-bluesky-uri=\"at:\/\/did:plc:e2hhs56f36dkwipmtxw5riwf\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3muejb633422c\" data-bluesky-cid=\"bafyreigeldzrszrbs3s52dvyr2nnxsqemowcwpdmda4j7vrqsel2uac7um\" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode=\"dark\">\n<p lang=\"en\">Being a misogynistic racist wasn&#8217;t enough, so Mel Gibson decided to mock the deaf community.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:e2hhs56f36dkwipmtxw5riwf\/post\/3muejb633422c?ref_src=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[image or embed]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shawn Patrick Farrell (<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:e2hhs56f36dkwipmtxw5riwf?ref_src=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@shawnfarrell.bsky.social<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:e2hhs56f36dkwipmtxw5riwf\/post\/3muejb633422c?ref_src=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 31, 2026 at 4:44 AM<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cAlways disappointing to see my language mocked. We work hard to get our language recognized and be taken seriously,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/eissyrc\/status\/2094032484560486637\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">tweeted<\/a> one social media user.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy hasn\u2018t he been blacklisted from everywhere yet? Genuinely don\u2018t get it,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheRealIron05\/status\/2094213903227977951\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">asked<\/a> a bewildered person.<\/p>\n<p>(The answer is that \u201ccancel culture\u201d is a talking point, not a real cultural phenomenon \u2014 not in a way that impacts terrible men with any degree of power.)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s ridiculous the Mel Gibson is able to show up to concerts and events in Toronto and people are welcoming him with open arms,\u201d expressed another <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/L1bbychessler\/status\/2094222051003277600\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">tweet<\/a>. \u201cIt\u2019s nauseating.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One individual simply <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Movieguy_5\/status\/2094224858661961997\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">asked<\/a>: \u201cI don\u2019t even know why he was invited to Fan Expo when he has a history of this behaviour.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-theme=\"dark\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Mind you Mel Gibson asked Winona Ryder if she was an &#8220;oven dodger&#8221; bc she&#8217;s Jewish. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/r69yvXYE38\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/r69yvXYE38<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/76UPd8ahbK\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/76UPd8ahbK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Charmer \u2712\ufe0f (@CharmerMemerTWT) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CharmerMemerTWT\/status\/1879994975674597635?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">January 16, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-he-is-pretty-loud-and-usually-proud-of-not-being-a-good-person\">He is pretty loud and (usually) proud of not being a good person<\/h2>\n<p>If you are unfamiliar, Mel Gibson\u2019s history of controversies goes back decades.<\/p>\n<p>Do you know how homophobic you needed to sound to be called out for in the early 1990s?<\/p>\n<p>He was also accused of referring to Winona Ryder as an \u201coven-dodger,\u201d a Holocaust reference. Far from his first accusation of antisemitism.<\/p>\n<p>Though Gibson claimed that the beloved actress was merely lying, he could not say the same after his 2006 arrest video showed the world his antisemitic ranting.<\/p>\n<p>Elements of his alleged bigotry have also filtered into his film projects. <em>The Passion of the Christ<\/em> was accused of pushing an antisemitic narrative, while <em>Apocalypto <\/em>pushed an ahistorical and arguably anti-indigenous one.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"bluesky-embed\" data-bluesky-uri=\"at:\/\/did:plc:d42k5ieh3xltzds7xlptswlq\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3mufbgi2a2k2k\" data-bluesky-cid=\"bafyreigfq4h535ckbkfqkiwu5hybmpifghaqbfam3u4niphuh2etl35g3a\" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode=\"dark\">\n<p lang=\"en\">Mel Gibson mocking an ASL interpreter at FanExpo?? Damn thats pretty low. I guess there was no way of knowing he would do something like that\u2026\u2026 he always seemed so chill and respectful towards marginalized people<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 annabelle (<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:d42k5ieh3xltzds7xlptswlq?ref_src=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@mowderz.bsky.social<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:d42k5ieh3xltzds7xlptswlq\/post\/3mufbgi2a2k2k?ref_src=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 31, 2026 at 11:56 AM<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In 2010, audio tapes leaked in which Gibson appeared to make threats and say the N-word while speaking to Oksana Grigorieva. By \u201cappeared to make threats\u201d we mean that, among other things, he threatened to burn down her house.<\/p>\n<p>Becoming one of the Trump regime\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/01\/trump-mel-gibson-stallone-ambassadors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hollywood ambassadors<\/a>, whatever that means, has not helped.<\/p>\n<p>It is possible that Gibson\u2019s history of being one of the worst people in the entertainment industry has influenced how people respond to what some might say is just the ignorant antics of an old man in his 70s.<\/p>\n<p>But many argue that it\u2019s more likely that one despicable old man is simply being consistent against various groups \u2014 this time, the deaf and hard-of-hearing.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, we\u2019re all left wondering why he\u2019s still receiving invitations to events. <em>Who <\/em>is excited to see him? Why does he still have any number of fans?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/08\/mel-gibson-mocks-asl-interpreter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes Even when Mel Gibson can no longer surprise with bad behavior, he still manages to shock. Appearing on stage, the polarizing-at-best actor mocked the ASL interpreter. Yes, this is on video. It is short and anything but sweet. Some would say that he doesn\u2019t understand how hateful his conduct is. 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