# Predictions: Is Mel Gibson done career wise or will this pass?  And if it doesn't, who else is...

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [July 10, 2010, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predictions-is-mel-gibson-done-career-wise-or-will-this-pass-and-if-it-doesnt-who-else-is/546247 "2010-07-10T21:04:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2010, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predictions-is-mel-gibson-done-career-wise-or-will-this-pass-and-if-it-doesnt-who-else-is/546247/81 "2010-10-25T07:43:27Z")

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I’m not sure they were taking a moral high ground. Probably just thinking about opening weekend. Few people were still holding a grudge against Tyson in 2008. The dust hasn’t fully cleared from Gibson’s latest debacle.

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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2010, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predictions-is-mel-gibson-done-career-wise-or-will-this-pass-and-if-it-doesnt-who-else-is/546247/82 "2010-10-25T14:15:15Z")

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Right. And OJ’s goinna make more movies as soon as he is available.:rolleyes:

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**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2010, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predictions-is-mel-gibson-done-career-wise-or-will-this-pass-and-if-it-doesnt-who-else-is/546247/83 "2010-10-25T14:35:07Z")

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\<never mind\>

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**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2010, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predictions-is-mel-gibson-done-career-wise-or-will-this-pass-and-if-it-doesnt-who-else-is/546247/84 "2010-10-25T14:39:17Z")

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This was already addressed. Tyson’s conviction was 18 years ago, and he did his time. Gibson’s stuff is still fresh (and he was already on his second chance anyway). It’s not so much a moral distinction as a PR distinction.

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**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2010, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predictions-is-mel-gibson-done-career-wise-or-will-this-pass-and-if-it-doesnt-who-else-is/546247/85 "2010-10-25T15:17:33Z")

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Mel Gibson should announce publicly that he is leaving acting behind, possibly to pursue a career in music. Then he could do a documentary about his situation…

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