Mel Gibson fired from Chicken Run sequel after Winona Ryder accuses him of once calling her an ‘oven dodger’
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thesun.co.ukMEL Gibson has been axed from the Netflix Chicken Run sequel. It comes after the actor - who played Rocky in the 2000 original - was accused of making an anti-Semitic remark to Winona Ryder.
The 64-year-old Mad Max star won't be reprising his role, reports TheWrap on Tuesday. Winona claimed that fellow actor Mel asked her if she was a Jewish "oven dodger" at a 1995 party.
The 48-year-old actress talked about the incident in an interview with the Sunday Times and reported by the NY Post. The Stranger Things star recalled: "We were at a crowded party with one of my good friends, and Mel Gibson was smoking a cigar." According to the actress, the topic of the Jewish faith came up and Winona claims that Mel asked her: “You’re not an oven dodger,.
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