Mel Gibson is walking back this misstep.
“Sometimes when you get pushed out on a stage in a spotlight your mind is all over the place,” Gibson said in a statement shared with E! News Aug. 31. “And sometimes spontaneous thoughtless idiocy is displayed.”
The moment in question from the fan event involves Gibson appearing to mock the movements of the ASL interpreter as he enters the stage behind her.
The clip was soon shared to social media where it garnered criticism. One user called the interaction “casual cruelty” while another noted, “The way it would take absolutely nothing to just not do this.”
