Mel Gibson tipped his hat to Robert Downey Jr. and praised his co-star for pushing Hollywood to give him a second chance when the entire industry wrote him off after his 2006 arrest.
Even after years have passed, Mel expressed gratitude towards his former wingman from “Air America” in a new Esquire profile on Robert, who is fresh off an Oscar win for his role in “Oppenheimer.”
“One time, I got into a bit of a sticky situation where it kind of ended my career. I was drunk in the back of a police car and I said some stupid shit, and all of a sudden: blacklisted. I’m the poster boy for canceled,” Mel told the outlet.
