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ABC Cancels Mel Gibson Contract After Anti-Semitic Tirade

HeadlineAug 01, 2006

ABC Television has announced it is canceling plans to work with Mel Gibson’s production company to make a miniseries about the Holocaust. Gibson, who directed “The Passion of the Christ,” was arrested on Friday for drunk driving. At the time of his arrest Gibson reportedly unleashed an anti-Semitic tirade. He asked the arresting officer “Are you a Jew.” He then said “The Jews are responsible for all the wars in the world.”

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