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Sunday July 30, 2006

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‘Alcoholic’ Mel apologises for Jewish insults

Mel Gibson has fought alcoholism all his adult life, he admitted today.

Saturday July 29, 2006

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Mel Gibson gives cops hell

LOS ANGELES - A blitzed Mel Gibson launched into an obscenity-laced tirade when he was busted on suspicion of drunken driving early yesterday, threatening an officer and making anti-Semitic and sexually abusive remarks, according to a police report.

Friday September 3, 2004

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‘Passion’ Sells 4.1M Copies in One Day

LOS ANGELES - The second coming of Mel Gibson's biblical epic "The Passion of the Christ" sold 4.1 million DVD copies by Wednesday after only one day in stores.

Friday July 16, 2004

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Passion won few converts, survey finds

Mel Gibson's The Passion of The Christ created controversy and took in $370 million at the U.S. box office, but a new poll suggests that it did not have a spiritual impact on most people who saw it.

Wednesday May 12, 2004

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Passion of the Christ raises questions among Buddhist audiences

Bangkok (AsiaNews/Ucan) – The Passion of the Christ has left viewers stunned and questioning the religious meaning of Christ’s violent death since the blockbuster film directed by Mel Gibson was released April 29th in the overwhelmingly Buddhist country.

Tuesday April 27, 2004

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‘The Passion’ puts some believers on the outside

Velma Dority managed to tune out the chatter on religious radio stations calling on all Christians to see "The Passion of the Christ." She ignored her virtuous friends who bragged about seeing the film countless times.

Sunday April 25, 2004

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‘The Passion’ — and its controversy — lives on

Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ is still getting a lot of attention. It's breaking box office records at home and abroad, still sparking controversy, and some folks say it's even triggering a few miracles.

Wednesday April 14, 2004

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Passion back at top of US box office

The Passion of the Christ has become the eighth bestselling movie in US history after an Easter weekend in which it routed a host of new movies at the box office.

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Oman approves screening Gibson’s “The Passion of the Christ”

MUSCAT (AFP) - Mel Gibson's controversial film "The Passion of the Christ" is to make its debut in Oman, the marketing manager of the Oman Arab Cinema Co. said.

Thursday April 1, 2004

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French Catholic Bishops Blast Gibson’s ‘Passion’

PARIS (Reuters) - French Roman Catholic bishops have officially denounced Mel Gibson's controversial film "The Passion of the Christ," which opened in France on Wednesday, as potentially anti-Semitic and a distortion of Christian teaching.

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Gibson’s Passion adds to records

Actor Mel Gibson's controversial hit The Passion of the Christ has helped push US winter box office takings to their highest-ever level.

Wednesday March 31, 2004

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Judge rejects French Passion ban

A judge in France has rejected a request by three Jewish brothers to ban Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ.

Thursday March 18, 2004

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German churches join Jews in attack on “Passion”

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's Roman Catholic and Protestant churches joined the Jewish community on Thursday in a rare joint declaration to warn that Mel Gibson's film "The Passion of the Christ" could fan anti-Semitism in Europe.

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Germany warns “Passion” may fan anti-Semitism

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Jewish leaders and church officials are warning that Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ" may foment anti-Semitism in the country where the Holocaust was planned when the film opens on Thursday.

Tuesday March 16, 2004

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Pirated DVDs of ‘The Passion of Christ’ Flood Jeddah

JEDDAH, 15 March 2004 — Pirated DVDs of controversial Hollywood blockbuster “The Passion of Christ” have hit the streets and are selling like hot cakes, according to street vendors.

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