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  "id": 4709974,
  "title": "Mel Gibson Apologizes For “Thoughtless Idiocy” After Seemingly Mocking ASL Interpreter At Fan Event",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/mel-gibson-apologizes-for-thoughtless-idiocy-after-seemingly-mocking",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-31T20:27:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/08/mel-gibson-mocks-asl-interpreter-apology-1237063448/"
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  "summary": "Mel Gibson is apologizing after he appeared to mock an American Sign Language interpreter at a fan event over the weekend. Video circulating online shows the actor momentarily making furious hand gestures behind the back of an interpreter as he takes the stage at Fan Expo Canada. The video is brief, 1-3 seconds. After backlash […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "Mel Gibson Apologizes for Mocking Sign Language Interpreter at Backlash Grows: ‘Thoughtless Idiocy’ With ‘No Intended Maliciousness’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/mel-gibson-apologizes-for-mocking-sign-language-interpreter-at",
        "published": "2026-08-31T17:44:14.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "Mel Gibson Apologizes For “Thoughtless Idiocy” in Using Mock Sign Language at Fan Expo Canada",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/mel-gibson-apologizes-for-thoughtless-idiocy-in-using-mock-sign",
        "published": "2026-08-31T20:34:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NYT Arts",
        "title": "Mel Gibson Apologizes After Mocking Sign Language Interpreter Onstage",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/mel-gibson-apologizes-after-mocking-sign-language-interpreter-onstage",
        "published": "2026-08-31T21:26:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "Mel Gibson Apologizes for Mocking ASL Interpreter at Fan Event: ‘Thoughtless Idiocy’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/mel-gibson-apologizes-for-mocking-asl-interpreter-at-fan-event",
        "published": "2026-08-31T22:08:41.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}