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Winona Ryder Recalls Homophobic and Anti-Semitic Remarks From Mel Gibson (UPDATE)
UPDATED 6/24, 9:50 a.m. ET: A rep for Mel Gibson stated to Variety, “This is 100 percent untrue. [Ryder] lied about it over a decade ago, when she talked to the press, and she’s lying about it now.”
Ryder previously said Gibson attempted to apologize to her for the offensive remarks; the rep says that’s false, too. “She lied about him trying to apologize to her back then. He did reach out to her, many years ago, to confront her about her lies and she refused to address it with him.”
Mel Gibson is once again coming under fire for his perceived prejudices.
In a new interview with The Sunday Times of London, Winona Ryder discussed her Jewish heritage and some of the anti-Semitism she’s faced during her career. She recalled one 1995 incident in particular, where Gibson used derogatory language towards Ryder and her friend.
“We were at a crowded party with one of my good friends, and Mel Gibson was smoking a cigar, and we’re all talking and he said to my friend, who’s gay, ‘Oh wait, am I gonna get AIDS?’ And then something came up about Jews, and he said, ‘You’re not an oven dodger, are you?’”
Ryder told the publication that Gibson “tried” to apologize at a later date. The Stranger Things actress first opened up about the incident in 2010.
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