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Mel & Jodie; from an insider pov
Topic Started: Mar 22 2011, 10:12 PM (836 Views)
clarice
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I didn't know where to put this so I thought I'd open a new thread. The following is a TMZ comment I thought very interesting (I couldn't find the original website this tmz reader pasted the comment from, if anybody knows...):

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Check out Enty's site. Haven't been there in a while. What kind of guy is Mel Gibson? He's a great guy from the sounds of it.

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Himmmm said...
It has been over a year since I posted a comment or contributed anything to Enty. Mainly because I work in this industry and had too many close calls. Anyway - I felt compelled to crawl out of the morass to comment here (though few will read it so late in the day I guess).

I cannot and do not speak for Jodie Foster. I used to know her via Ed Limato in the old ICM days. What I do know is this: She is a total barracuda when it comes to close pals. Why? It goes back to the 80s and when John Hinckley shot Reagan all to win Jodie's love. To say it wrecked her life and career is beyond exact. The entire town closed down on her. She was in college and hoping for a comeback, that dream faded fast. Her agent dropped her and only tabloids cared for her - hounding her night and day. She almost killed herself. She tried many times.

But a few people (including Limato and his roster) saved her life and then her career. She took every ****ty role offered to prove her worth, all while living in a closet. As time progressed, Limato and crew (including Gibson, Gere, Julia, Denzel, Michelle Pf., etc.) all protected her.

She cried in Mel's and Denzel's arms many nights. It took until ACCUSED and SILENCE before studio execs wanted her full time again. Back when Mel did Lethal 1 - he was the hottest star alive. It took his balls and loyalty to force execs to allow Jodie to direct on her own, and if Mel didn't force it - there would be no Lil Man Tate or anything else.

This is why the loyalty.
When Gibson made Air America - the insurance bond wouldn't cover Downey. They refused due to his refusal of a physical (due to drugs). Mel posted the completion bond from his own pocket (as in millions). Even after 50 arrests and rehabs, Mel stood by him. There would have been no more RDJr. had Mel not threatened execs at Warners if they refused to hire RDJr.

Those types of pals in this town are rare and very few. Now, as for Polanski? I do not know him.

Mel Gibson has serious issues and I have talked with him several times in the past few years. All I can say is there’s much, much more to this than anyone knows. That does not excuse him or his drinking and rants. Mel has issues and is trying to get better. I will defend him professionally as he did for me.

For two years people in town gossiped about ME being a dope head. Because I took MORPHINE every day. And Fentanyl patches (very strong). They all said I was a junkie. Some agents and execs stopped speaking to me. My movies got put into turnaround everywhere. Doors closed and invites stopped. Why? Gossip. They never knew that I had a tumor in my spine wrecking my life and killing me with pain daily. I didn't publicize it so they spread gossip. But when a film I produced earned almost a billion dollars? Suddenly they all wanted me again. Even though my tumor has gotten worse and my meds even stronger.

I still can work, am still on meds - but they all come from my oncologist and neurologist – as always. I knew the truth, as did my friends and family. But they just wanted gossip - not compassion.

Two big pals DID stand up for me and stick by me. One was Johnny Depp (who came to my house for my daughter's bday dressed as a pirate!). The other was Mel Gibson (without whom Batman Begins and Dark Knight would still be on a shelf. Though his name is not related to either. True story).

Today? I keep going. We all have to. So anyone might hold judgment until we know ALL the facts. There's always 3 sides to every story. And as MLK said: The measure of a man is how he acts when everything around him crumbles." It's also a measure of loyalty and compassion. They may be stars, but they are people too. Bless you all.

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http://www.tmz.com/2011/03/17/oksana-grigorieva-eric-george-fee-dispute-mel-gibson-settlement-arbitration-15-million-dollar-settlement-mediation-child-custody/10/
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Thank you for this.
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Himmmm???
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Yeah I would like to know who the guy is. In any case I find his post to be very insightful and, well, it makes me see Mel in a new light. Jodie is/was lucky to have such a friend in her life :cute
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Himmm's post is from here http://www.crazydaysandnights.net/2011/03/jodie-foster-keeps-on-loving-mel-gibson.html

She almost killed herself. She tried many times.

This could be true, there were some rumors in 1980s.



As time progressed, Limato and crew (including Gibson, Gere, Julia, Denzel, Michelle Pf., etc.) all protected her.

She cried in Mel's and Denzel's arms many nights. It took until ACCUSED and SILENCE before studio execs wanted her full time again.


I don't get it. She knew Gibson, Denzel in the 1980s, before THE ACCUSED?
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... but they allegedly met for the first time on the set of Maverick around 1993. Unless they really met before that date but it was never said because of the painful circumstances surrounding their association at the time.
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juli_k
Mar 22 2011, 11:23 PM
Himmm's post is from here http://www.crazydaysandnights.net/2011/03/jodie-foster-keeps-on-loving-mel-gibson.html

She almost killed herself. She tried many times.

This could be true, there were some rumors in 1980s.
Considering she says that The Beaver is her life that could be true. She was only 18 when the whole world was blaming her for the almost assassination. Why do people forget that?
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I see the drug incident in a different light now too. The whole story of the luckily transformed child star has a dark chapter.
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Poor Jodie. I realize there are a lot of stuff she went through and about her that people wouldn't even suspect.

ps: Thank you for providing the original link of the post Juli :)
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TitaniumX

Wow I'm stunned :O I think I need to read this several more times to process it. (I know, MARY!)
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Is it true that her agent dropped her at the time? Why would she/he do that?

Thinking about a suicidal Jodie breaks my heart ..
Edited by TitaniumX, Mar 23 2011, 12:03 AM.
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Mar 22 2011, 11:55 PM
I think I need to read this several more times to process it. (I know, MARY!)
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What if Him and his story is part of a marketing?
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Thank you for posting this I couldn't believe what I was reading!! It's shocking to me because I could never picture Jodie being so vulnerable! And we all love her very much so just to think she went through so much pain is kind of upseeting. But she was very young at the time and considering the awful events around her it makes sense!!

Also don't you think it's also wonderful to think she pulled through her darkest hours to end up winning 2 oscars?? It could have ended tragically but instead she regained control of her life (thanks to Mel and the other guardian angels mentionned) and went to super stardom :happyexcited
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if Mel didn't force it - there would be no Lil Man Tate or anything else.

This information makes me understand why she's so tight with Mel and so loyal to him. He deserves it he almost sounds like a hero out to defend other people out of true altruism... The duality between this vision of him and the one brought by his recent outburst is confusing!!

You learn something new everyday about Jodie!! I hope one day she writes a memoir, I would jump on it.
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Mar 23 2011, 12:14 AM
What if Him and his story is part of a marketing?
I don't know, his post contains this sort of brutal honesty along with detailed infos and names, etc, that makes me believe him.
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Andreas
Mar 23 2011, 12:23 AM
I hope one day she writes a memoir, I would jump on it.
+1000
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Anybody has a clue as to who the man posting is?? I suppose somebody knowledgable about Hollywood and the industry etc could guess his identity from his last two paragraphs :wondering
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Also don't you think it's also wonderful to think she pulled through her darkest hours to end up winning 2 oscars??

Like a phoenix from the ashes. I sometimes want to delete all the paps and candid shots on my computer.
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Mar 23 2011, 12:33 AM
I sometimes want to delete all the paps and candid shots on my computer.
LOL why??

Me it's the reverse thing I have to reason myself against wanting to see more :ashamed2
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Sorry, wanted to quote Andreas
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Yes, who doesn't want to see more. It's just a thought.
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When Gibson made Air America - the insurance bond wouldn't cover Downey. They refused due to his refusal of a physical (due to drugs). Mel posted the completion bond from his own pocket (as in millions). Even after 50 arrests and rehabs, Mel stood by him. There would have been no more RDJr. had Mel not threatened execs at Warners if they refused to hire RDJr.

This explains the strong support Robert Downey Junior gave to Mel recently, too. Incidentally he was in Home for the Holidays so they must all be close. I even read somewhere Downey Jr clashed with one of his cast mate about Mel. They seem to feel really strongly about him so, there definitely must be a lot of goodness in Mel. It's payback time.
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I found it:

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THERE’s a new feud in Hollywood — between actors Zach Galifianakis and Robert Downey Jr., according to a new report.

Robert has told Parade magazine it was Mel who taught him about second chances, casting Downey in Singing Detectives, his first flick fresh from jail, even though an insurance company wouldn’t cover it.

So, RDJ thought it was time to return the favor.

He has the same rep as Gibson, and obviously got close with Todd during the filming of their hilar flick Due Date, and was very involved in getting Mel’s name into the mix.

But the entire Hangover cast was über-pissed when Phillips sprang the Gibson cameo on them. So ticked off, that sources on the way secretive Hangover set confirm there were a lot of threats made by the stars of the sequel if Mel came onboard, with Zach on the front lines (can ya blame him?).

Apparently, tensions have been running high between Zach and Robert during the promotion of Due Date.

http://www.showbizspy.com/article/216897/zach-galifianakis-and-robert-downey-jr-feuding-over-mel-gibson.html

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So the initial post sounds legit about that.
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actor, producer, a very successful film, gossip for two years about drugs [when?], has a daughter [is married?], Ed Limato@ICM [1988-2007] Food for thought ;)
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Do a Google search for "johnny depp" birthday "dressed as pirate" and you get several old news from October 2010. Maybe after this event he went to the birthday party? Him could be from the UK.
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Mar 23 2011, 01:02 AM
Do a Google search for "johnny depp" birthday "dressed as pirate" and you get several old news from October 2010. Maybe after this event he went to the birthday party? Him could be from the UK.
You're good at searching around juli_k, I'm sure you'll find the name for us, we're counting on you :P
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_films "almost a billion"
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thank you for posting, it's a nice find (on tmz, no less). ok i can see why she's so adamant to defend him, and why shed say such things as "the beaver is my life" (i mean seriously i thought that was ridiculous). come to think of it, i wonder what her "beaver" was at the time, what made her put it together. when did she meet cydney again?

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Also don't you think it's also wonderful to think she pulled through her darkest hours to end up winning 2 oscars?? It could have ended tragically but instead she regained control of her life (thanks to Mel and the other guardian angels mentionned) and went to super stardom

I agree, it's a beautiful thing. and it speaks volume about jodie's privacy/secrecy because you can bet that any other actress would have talked about it for years and years, gone to oprah and barbara walters to discuss what a hero she is and how her life is a fairytale with dreams finally come true after so much adversity yadda yadda...
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jodiefan
Mar 23 2011, 10:11 AM
when did she meet cydney again?
Many years later.
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