Mel Gibson may be worming his way back into the good graces of Hollywood, but that doesn’t mean he’s been forgiven by the court of public opinion. Case in point, just a day after being named co-grand marshal of the 2023 Krewe of Endymion Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans, the organization has rescinded its invitation.
Endymion president Dan Kelly released a statement on Sunday detailing the reason for pulling Gibson, who was to lead the parade along with Tulane head football Coach Willie Fritz, who led the team to a winning championship title in the 2022-23 season. Unfortunately, the reason had nothing to do with the 67-year-old’s controversial history of sexist, homophobic, racist, and antisemitic behavior — which honestly, should have counted out his participation in the first place — but due to unspecified threats.