Jason Isaacs is speaking retired astir his erstwhile co-star Mel Gibson. The “White Lotus” character starred alongside Gibson successful 2000 film “The Patriot” and later, 2022’s “Agent Game.” However, Isaacs isn’t opinionated by Gibson’s actions, particularly his infamous antisemitic rant successful 2006 erstwhile being arrested for a DUI.

Isaacs told Vulture that he really confronted Gibson astatine a statement aft nan incident. “I went, and Mel was there, and he called ‘Jace’ crossed nan room, very friendly. I went, ‘Rabbi Gibson, really are we?’ He came up and he said, ‘I was really drunk, man. I was trying to get him to deed maine aliases sprout maine aliases something. I’m having a unspeakable time.’ And he proceeded to unload immoderate very individual things,” Isaacs said.

Isaacs later explained that while he doesn’t rather “forgive” Gibson for his actions, he is still unfastened to speaking pinch him. “[Mel] was very charming personally, and he’s intelligent and self-deprecating. He’s said and done immoderate things that are unconscionable and unforgivable,” Isaacs said, adding that Gibson “was location making himself vulnerable.”

“No, you can’t forgive everything from everyone. I’m not saying I forgive Mel. I’ve seen him erstwhile a decade for 5 minutes,” he added. “But if he knocked connected my doorway coming and said, ‘Look, my hotel’s canceled. Can I stay?’ I’d say, ‘Yes,’ probably.”

Yet Isaacs clarified that Gibson is “not my friend” moreover though they “text each different erstwhile successful a bluish moon.”

Gibson issued an apology aft nan 2006 arrest, saying that location was “no excuse” for his remarks. The “Lethal Weapon” character besides specifically apologized to nan “Jewish organization for nan vitriolic and harmful words.” A decade aft nan incident, Gibson later said in 2016 while promoting “Hacksaw Ridge” that it was “annoying” and “unfair” to still beryllium marred by his past comments.

Gibson’s “Hacksaw Ridge” co-star Andrew Garfield said successful 2024 that Gibson is simply a “real empathetic guy” who “deserves” a “second chance” successful Hollywood. Garfield, who is Jewish, says that he had “deep, important conversations” pinch Gibson while making “Hacksaw Ridge,” adding, “He’s done a batch of beautiful treatment pinch himself. And convey God, because he’s an astonishing filmmaker, and I deliberation he deserves to make films. He deserves to show stories, because he has a very, very big, compassionate heart.”

Gibson is adjacent directing “The Resurrection of nan Christ,” a sequel to 2004’s “Passion of nan Christ,” for Lionsgate.