Perhaps surprisingly, this news did not come out at the time, but apparently Academy Award winner Mel Gibson contracted the coronavrius in April. Not only did he catch COVID-19 at one point, but the actor’s condition was bad enough that he was hospitalized for a week at a Los Angeles hospital. A representative for the actor told The Daily Telegraph today: “He tested positive in April and spent a week in the hospital. He was treated with the drug Remdesivir while in the hospital, and has tested negative on numerous occasions since then, as well as positive for the antibodies. “
Gibson is the latest in a long line of celebrities who have confirmed that they contracted the virus. Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson were publicly the first celebrities to reveal their diagnosis, arriving the same night that the NBA suspended their season and cementing the reality and severity of the COVID-19 pandemic in most of the American population. Others who have been diagnosed and recovered from the coronavirus include the Fast and Furious Idris Elba star, Lost’s Daniel Dae Kim, Grammy Winner Pink, and the disgraced movie magnate Harvey Weinstein (who caught him while in prison). The virus has also spread to political figures with Boris Johnson in the United Kingdom and Senator Rand Paul in the United States among positive cases in government.
No stranger to controversy, Gibson hit the headlines again earlier this year when Stranger Things star Winona Ryder claimed he made anti-Semitic comments to her while at a party. Ryder has told the story in the press since 2010, Gibson’s reps denied the story.
After this last story, it was revealed that Gibson will not berate his part for the long-awaited Chickens race sequel to Aardman Animation. Variety He reported that the news of his encounter with Ryder or his other past behavioral issues “had nothing to do” with his not returning for follow-up, but that “the sequel will revolve around younger chickens, therefore, will feature younger voice actors. “
Since directing the Academy Award nomination, Hacksaw Ridge Gibson has joined a number of projects, but few have come to fruition. He previously announced the development of a sequel to his 2004 feature film The Passion of the Christ. Gibson has starred in films like Force of Nature, The Professor and the Madman, and Dragged Across Concrete.
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