Mel Gibson doesn’t ‘blame’ celebrities fleeing Hollywood but vows to ‘fix’ as Trump’s special ambassador

foxnews.com:

As President Donald Trump selected Mel Gibson to be one of his Special Ambassadors with the purpose of promoting business in Hollywood, the actor explained why he chose to stay in California while several celebrities packed their bags. "A lot of people have left, and I don't blame them," Gibson said during an appearance on "Hannity." "It didn't suit them anymore.

Even… people who were liberal, it didn't suit them anymore. But if everybody leaves, what's going to happen?" Gibson’s comments come as Fox News host Sean Hannity shared that he left New York due to "crime… high taxes… burdensome regulations," and has "no intention" of returning.The "Flight Risk" actor agreed that several A-listers fled for the same reasons.

Despite being on the same page as the Fox News host, Gibson vowed to work with the president in what Trump called a "very troubled" Hollywood. "[People] are going somewhere else because it's more cost-effective.There [are] just a lot of prohibitive regulations and things in the way that I think could be lifted… But I think it can be fixed." — Mel Gibson "[People] are going somewhere else because it's more cost-effective.There [are] just a lot of prohibitive regulations and things in the way that I think could be lifted… But I think it can be fixed." Last week, Trump announced that, along with Gibson, that Jon Voight and Sylvester Stallone would serve as "special envoys" to Hollywood, as people start to raise questions about their role as the industry reckons with a rocky state of affairs.

Gibson promised to get together with the other Hollywood ambassadors to discuss a plan and "educate" himself more on growing issues.