There's no denying that from the start of Mel Gibson's career in the late '70s everything that the actor/writer/director touched turned to gold...

That is, until around 2004.

Prior, Gibson has played some of film's most iconic characters in history, such as Mad Max, William Wallace in Braveheart, Martin Riggs in Lethal Weapon, and Benjamin Martin in The Patriot.

Since then, Gibson has done a lot of damage to his career. But even though you don't see him in as many great roles, he's still working.

So, has Hollywood actually blacklisted him?

His List Of Scandals Is Endless

The list of scandals in Gibson's life and career has piled up. Most of them focus on the fact that he has made consistent anti-Semitic comments. Although, he has also gotten into trouble for his drinking habits and domestic abuse.

According to Forward.com, who has compiled a list of every time Gibson has said something anti-Semitic, the problems Gibson has with the Jewish people stem from his father who was also blatantly anti-Semitic.

In 1996, Gibson had an altercation with Winona Ryder and her friend Kevin Aucoin, who is gay, and said some racy comments to both of them at a party.

Then there was the drama of Gibson's film Passion of the Christ in 2004, which many critics thought was a film aimed at blaming the Jews for the murder of Christ. When asked about how the film would be reviewed by the Jewish community, Gibson's only reply was that it "told the truth."

According to The Guardian, it did not.

Then in 2006, Gibson's reputation was further put on the line when he was pulled over in L.A. for drunk driving.

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When police told him he was being detained, his response was, "F—-ing Jews… The Jews are responsible for all the wars in the world," and then, to the officer, James Mee, who is Jewish, "Are you a Jew?"

In a statement sent to The New York Times, Gibson wrote, "I acted like a person completely out of control when I was arrested and said things that I do not believe to be true and which are despicable. I am deeply ashamed of everything I said, and I apologize to anyone I may have offended."

Gibson Tried To Make Things Right, But It Didn't Seem Sincere

Gibson has also wanted to make two Jewish history-related films, because, according to some, it would make him look like he is the Jew's best friend.

The writer for Gibson's attempted project on Judah Maccabee, Joe Eszterhas, told Gibson that the film was "an attempt to deflect continuing charges of anti-Semitism which have dogged you, charges which have crippled your career."

But the reality is, Gibson never even wanted to make the film, according to Eszterhas. Gibson also continued to use anti-Semitic language spoke about "converting the Jews to Christianity."

In 2016, Gibson returned to the spotlight when making Hacksaw Ridge, which he was nominated for Best Director at the Oscars.

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Gibson commented, at the time, on how he thought it was unfair that he was still being labeled anti-Semitic. "I don’t understand why after 10 years it’s any kind of issue," Gibson said on Variety’s Playback. "Surely if I was really what they say I was, some kind of hater, there’d be evidence of actions somewhere."

But after all this, and a domestic violence incident with his ex-girlfriend, Oksana Grigorieva in 2010, there is no mistaking that Gibson continues to work in Hollywood.

In fact, Gibson has put out projects at least once a year after his four-year hiatus after his 2006 DUI. He's still acting and still being nominated for Academy Awards.

According to Showbiz Cheat Sheet, the reason Gibson is still doing projects isn't that his career and wealth have taken a nosedive, in fact, it's quite the contrary. He loves to make money. Gibson still has his $425 million net worth.

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Some Tried To "Cancel" Him, But It Didn't Work

Even after certain people in Hollywood blacklisted him, he was still making movies.

Vox reported, "Hollywood superagent Ari Emanuel called for the entire entertainment industry to boycott Gibson." Actors, actresses, and other people in Hollywood dropped him here and there, such as when Leonardo DiCaprio refused to star in a film Gibson was directing.

Some of Gibson's projects have been affected by people in Hollywood dropping him as well, but it still doesn't answer the question of how Gibson is still able to do anything at all.

Now, Gibson is back at it with his new project The Wild Bunch, which seats him comfortably in the director and producer's chairs once again.

Vox wrote back in 2018, when The Wild Bunch was announced, that "Gibson is a case study in how a man, who by his own admission, did monstrous things and can convince people that disappearing from the public eye for a few years makes up for those monstrous things."

Whether or not you believe Gibson's side to the story, that he's absolutely not anti-Semitic because that would be un-Christian. Or, that the domestic violence case was a way to extort money from him, the fact that Hollywood has seemingly forgiven him all years later is interesting, to say the least.

This is especially true in the time of #MeToo and "cancel" culture.

Like Vox said, Gibson's case is the perfect outline of how "canceled" celebrities are able to have comebacks after a period of time.

In the case of Gibson, he seemingly Maverick-ed his way out of being "canceled".

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