Screenwriter News--4.13.12

Screenwriter accuses Mel Gibson of various villainies Philadelphia Inquirer In a scathing letter addressed to Mel Gibson, author and screenwriter Joe Eszterhas accuses the actor-director of a range of moral crimes including anti-Semitism, deep-seated misogyny, and an irrational hatred of John Lennon. See all stories on this topic »

Screenwriter Joe Eszterhas Has Tape of Mel Gibson's 'Violent' Threats Extra TV Screenwriter Joe Eszterhas, best known for penning "Basic Instinct" and "Flashdance," has accused Mel Gibson of anti-Semitism and "violent" rants. The two were in Costa Rica, collaborating on the film "The Maccabees," a story of Jewish heroism, ... See all stories on this topic » Extra TV

Screenwriter stokes Gibson feud fire Toronto Sun Screenwriter Joe Eszterhas cut all personal ties with "violent" actor Mel Gibson after his fearful son began sleeping with a knife under his pillow during a joint family trip. Eszterhas sparked a war of words with the actor/director earlier this week ... See all stories on this topic »

Screenwriter: I Recorded Gibson Daily Beast The screenwriter of the upcoming film The Maccabees said that his son recorded Mel Gibson's "violent" behavior, remarks which Gibson has denied making. Joe Eszterhas's collaboration with Gibson on The Maccabees, first went south when Gibson revealed ... See all stories on this topic » Daily Beast

Another Mel Gibson tape? Say it ain't so, Joe Eszterhas Los Angeles Times The newly minted Mel Gibson-Joe Eszterhas war of words is starting to sound familiar: The screenwriter now says there's a tape that proves his side of the story. "He should be very careful calling me a liar," Eszterhas told TheWrap on Thursday, ... See all stories on this topic »

Hanukkah movie leads to flame war Philadelphia Inquirer AFTER SCREENWRITER Joe Eszterhas ("Showgirls") sent a letter to the Los Angeles Times claiming that Mel Gibson was still an angry anti-Semite ("You hate Jews" sort of summed it up) and that Mel's proposed feature on Judah Maccabee (for which Joe was ... See all stories on this topic »

Joe Eszterhas defends claims about Mel Gibson New York Daily News In a "Today" show appearance Friday, the screenwriter defended his blistering letter to Gibson, which ignited an Internet firestorm when it leaked on TheWrap.com Wednesday. "I didn't go public. Somehow an Internet organ called The Wrap found my letter ... See all stories on this topic » New York Daily News

Mel Gibson will move forward with 'The Maccabees': source New York Daily News By Nancy Dillon / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Mel Gibson still plans to make his movie about Jewish revolt, despite his war of words with screenwriter Joe Eszterhas and the Anti-Defamation League calling him a "serial bigot." The "Braveheart" director will ... See all stories on this topic » New York Daily News