Mel Gibson fired from the sequel after Winona Ryder accuess him of antisemitism and calling her ‘oven dodger’
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MEL 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 in 1995.
The 64-year-old Mad Max star won't be reprising his role, The Wrap reported on Tuesday.
Winona claimed that 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, are you?”
The term "oven dodger" is an apparent reference to the way Jewish prisoners were incinerated in Nazi death camps.
But this wasn't the only inappropriate comment Mel, 64, allegedly made throughout the night as the Beetlejuice actress claimed he then asked her friend, who is gay: “‘Oh, wait, am I gonna get AIDS?’”
Winona - whose real name is Winona Laura Horowitz - also claimed that he later tried to apologize for his offensive behavior.
A representative for the actor called the allegations “100% untrue.”
The rep told The Sun that Mel reached out to Winona when the allegations were first reported in 2010 and "she refused to address them with him.”
This isn't the first time that the director has been accused of making anti-Semitic remarks.
Gibson faced heavy criticism for his ‘The Passion of the Christ’ film, which critics said was anti-semitic.
In a statement, the Anti Defamation League claimed the film “could likely falsify history and fuel the animus of those who hate Jews”.
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