Swayze Defends Gibson
HOLLYWOOD - Hollywood star
Patrick Swayze is the latest celebrity to defend
Mel Gibson, following his controversial drunk-driving arrest last month.
The
Lethal Weapon star issued an apology last week after it was revealed he had made anti-Semitic comments in a drunken tirade on a Malibu, California, highway.
While some
Hollywood producers and agents have stepped forward to condemn
Gibson's drunken slurs, the actor's pals--producer
Dean Devlin and actress
Jodie Foster have offered their support to the troubled star.
Swayze says, "
Mel is a wonderful human being. He is not anti-Semitic.
"People say stupid things when they happen to have a few (drinks), and especially if you don't drink anymore, or have limited your drinking for a long time and all of a sudden you decide to have one too many with the boys--you are stupid."
The
Dirty Dancing star is confident the incident will not affect
Gibson's career, adding, "When you are a pit bull, and you love what you do and you are going to continue to grow, that talent will find its way out.
"Talent deserves to be honored. Hands deserve to be slapped if you do something stupid as well, but don't take it too far."
source:
http://www.hollywood.com/news/detail/id/3540568