A representative for Mel Gibson has dismissed allegations made by Winona Ryder regarding the actor's supposed anti-Semitic and homophobic comments. According to the representative, these claims are "100 percent false." The accusations surfaced after Ryder reportedly witnessed Gibson making such remarks during a crowded party involving one of her close friends. The Braveheart star's team is standing firm, labeling these allegations as baseless and fabricated.
Gibson's rep went on to tell Closer Weekly on June 23, “She lied about it over a decade ago, when she spoke to the press [in 2010], and she’s lying about it now.” The representative added that Ryder also misrepresented Gibson’s attempt to apologize. “He did reach out to her, many years ago, to confront her about her lies, and she refused to address it with him,” they stated.
Winona Ryder's Allegations
The representative's statement came just days after Ryder, now 48, made these allegations in an interview with the Sunday Times. “Mel Gibson was smoking a cigar, and we’re all talking, and he said to my friend, who’s gay, ‘Oh wait, am I gonna get AIDS?’” Ryder recounted on June 21. She went on to share another comment Gibson allegedly made about Jews, directed at her: “You’re not an oven dodger, are you?”
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Ryder claimed that Gibson “tried” to apologize afterward, but she viewed the incident as emblematic of the broader anti-Semitic and homophobic experiences she has encountered in Hollywood. For her, this was just one example among many of such behavior in the entertainment industry.
Ryder shared additional anecdotes with the Sunday Times, such as being told, “Wait, you’re Jewish? But you’re so pretty!” Another instance involved a studio head, who was Jewish, saying she looked "too Jewish" to be part of a blue-blooded family in a period film she auditioned for.
Ryder's Identity and Reflections
Although Ryder clarified that she is not religious, she identifies as a proud Jewish woman and expressed her struggle discussing these issues. “It’s a hard thing for me to talk about because I had family who died in the camps, so I’ve always been fascinated with that time,” she added, referring to the Holocaust.
