Mel Gibson claims Kamala Harris has “the IQ of a fence post”

Mel Gibson It has long been considered evidence that cancel culture-he elastic term applied to situations in which people experience repercussions for his actions and statements in work or in the public square—It’s a myth. The actor and director, who has made headlines for a bigoted and sexist rant during a traffic stop, sexually violent and racist threats against an ex-girlfriend, and accusations of domestic violence appeared return to grace in recent yearswhen the stars include Jodie Foster, andres garfield joined him, as did members of various awards bodies eager to honor him for well reviewed movie Hacksaw crest. And now he seems ready to shoot down the claim that Hollywood denizens who support the Republican candidate donald trump They will lose their careers. This week, the star made some surprising statements on camera about the Democratic presidential candidate. Kamala Harrisstrongly suggesting that he would vote for the man in the red hat.

It is unfair even for Trump to assume that everyone who has made misogynistic statements, attacked Jews, or openly used racial slurs is a supporter of the former president. But Gibson’s history of conduct aside (which we’ll get to in a moment), he appears to have expressed support for Trump in the past, when seemed to react with dismay when Meryl Streep He criticized the then-president since the 2017 Golden Globes. That signal grew stronger when a photographer approached Mel Gibson at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) this week.

In a video Posted by TMZ, a photographer who captured Gibson walking through the airport asked: “The president will be voted on in a few days, what do you think?”

“Oh man, that’s a great question,” Gibson responded with a smile. “I don’t think it’s going to surprise anyone who I vote for.”

“I’m going to guess it’s Trump,” the photographer told Gibson. “Is this a bad assumption?” “I think that’s a pretty good guess,” Gibson responded, without endorsing the Republican by name.

“What do you think the world would be like in a second (Trump) term,” the photographer asked Gibson, as he continued walking through the terminal. “I know what it will be like if we let her in,” Gibson replied, with a peculiar emphasis on “her.” “And that’s not good.”

At that point, Gibson slowed down to apparently make his point to the camera. “A horrible record,” Gibson said of Harris. “There are no policies to speak of. And he has the IQ of a fence post.”

At that point, the video concludes, so it’s unclear whether Gibson had words of praise for Harris’ opponent, or if he’s more motivated by his dislike of the vice president.

Gibson, who during a DUI arrest in 2006 announced that “Jews are responsible for all the wars in the world!” was recorded apparently admitting to a domestic violence incident with the mother of one of his children on tapes released in 2010, then saying that “You deserved it.”

“If you get raped by a bunch of n—ers, it’s your fault.” he told her in a separate conversation from that time period, using a racial slur against people of black ethnic heritage.

Despite these scandals, Gibson has He continued working in Hollywood.but if Shazam! star Zachary LeviTrump’s dark musings are correct, his implicit support for Trump could be his ultimate undoing.

Levi, who announced his support for Trump earlier this monthrecently published a powerful video on Instagram in which he said, among other statements, that there are a series of actors who support the former president, but are afraid to say so publicly.

“There are a lot of people, and by the way, I’ve been messaged a lot, a lot of people in my industry, in Hollywood, who are terrified to say publicly that they would vote for Donald Trump or that they would be conservative in any way,” Levi said. saying. “That’s why you don’t see them. That is why they are not very frequent or prominent. “They know this kind of shit has ramifications.”

“My cry to all of you, you locked up Trump voters, it’s now or never. Do what you feel you need to do. If you need to come out publicly and say it, if you feel like you can’t yet, then don’t do it. I would never pressure you to do that. But know that if what you fear is in some way the reaction of an industry that is not going to exist very soon, then don’t let that stop you.”

But while Levi and fellow actor Dennis Quaid In fact, they have spoken openly about their affection and support for Donald Trump, not that Gibson has even managed to say his name. Instead, he seemed to direct his passion toward taking down Harris, behavior that, given his past actions, seems part of a pattern that Hollywood seems comfortable ignoring.