Simon Wiesenthal Center Asks Warner Bros To Shelve Mel Gibson's Maccabee Movie

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deadline.com – Rabbi Marvin Hier has publicly expressed opposition to Mel Gibson taking on this movie about Jewish hero Judah Maccabee ever since it was announced last fall. Tonight, Hier’s LA-based Simon Wiesenthal Center issued this statement: In view of the outrageous anti-Semitic and bigoted statements recounted in Joe Eszterhas’ letter to Mel Gibson, the Simon Wiesenthal Center calls upon Warner Brothers (or any other studio) to permanently shelve the Maccabee project as long as Mel Gibson is associated with the film. Read »
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