"I Am Not a Bigot or Anti-Semite," Said Gibson. "I Just Don't Like Jews. No. Wait a Minute"

Gibson has been called both a bigot and anti-Semite after news spread of his reputedly bigoted, anti-Semitic tirade during last Friday's DUI bust. Chief among the offending remarks credited to Gibson was the observation that the "fucking Jews" "are responsible for all the wars in the world."

On Saturday, Gibson addressed the alleged rant indirectly, noting that he was not a bigot or anti-Semite, merely researching the role of a bigot and anti-Semite for an upcoming project. He added that this character would be a "drunk," as well, before thanking the press for overlooking the latent misogyny of "sugartits," which he used to address one of the sheriff's deputies at the time of the arrest.

I have seen a lot of Mel Gibson's movie, and I can honestly say, I've never seen one of his characterizations display an ounce of the bigotry, anti-Semitism, and misogyny he's been accused of unless you count Mad Max, the guy in the Lethal Weapon movies, Braveheart, the plantation owner in The Patriot, Hamlet, . . . "