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Mel Gibson’s onstage gestures at Toronto Fan Expo have gone viral, leaving fans divided on his actions. (Courtesy: @basicallyhollywood/TikTok)

Mel Gibson is facing backlash for mocking an American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter while entering a Fan Expo Canada panel over the weekend.

The Braveheartactor has issued an apology after seemingly mocking an ASL interpreter as he took the stage for a Q&A at FanExpo Canada on Aug. 29.

Fan Expo Canada envelops Toronto the last weekend of August every year. And it literally has something for everyone.

What do you get when Cersei Lannister, Joffrey Baratheon, Margaery Tyrell, and Olenna Tyrell end up in the same photo again? For longtime Game of Thrones fans, the answer is pure chaos disguised as nostalgia. At For the Love of Fantasy & Sci-Fi Comic Con in London, Lena Headey and Jack Gleeson reunited with two…

Fan Expo Canada 2026 is in full swing, and as expected, over at the Essential Sequential booth, where Rafael Albuquerque just returned from his Absolute Universe panel, he spoke to me about the unexpected dynamic that’s been fostered between not only himself and writer Pornsak Pichetshote but the entirety of DC Comics and the Absolute team. “(With Pornsak…

Gibson attended FanExpo Canada in Toronto for a Q&A about his career Georges Biard, CC BY-SA 3.0

Sept 1 — Mel Gibson has apologised after footage of him appearing to mock an American Sign Language (ALS) interpreter during a fan convention sparked criticism online

Mel Gibson needed only a few seconds onstage to ignite another controversy-and this time, the Oscar-winning filmmaker is admitting that his behavior was idiotic.

Mel Gibson is apologizing after he appeared to mock an American Sign Language interpreter at a fan event over the weekend.