Mel Gibson
Actor, director
Said Jews are “responsible for all the wars in the world.”
What happened
During a July 2006 DUI arrest in Malibu, per the sheriff’s report, Gibson said Jews were “responsible for all the wars in the world” and asked the deputy if he was Jewish.
“The Jews are responsible for all the wars in the world.”
Under each definition
Example 2: “Jews are responsible for all the wars” is the world-control allegation in its plainest form.
Guidelines 1–2: a sweeping conspiratorial generalization about Jews as a collective.
Core anti-Jewish hostility; no Israel dimension.
No Israel content.
Who called it antisemitic
The ADL; Hollywood figures including agent Ari Emanuel, who urged an industry boycott.
The defense
Apology and denial of belief: “please know from my heart that I am not an anti-Semite”; he blamed the outburst on alcoholism.
Outcome
Effectively blacklisted in Hollywood for years (compounded by a separate 2010 recorded tirade); later staged a partial comeback.
In their words
Please know from my heart that I am not an anti-Semite. I am not a bigot. Hatred of any kind goes against my faith.
Mel Gibson’s apology is unremorseful and insufficient. It’s not a proper apology because it does not go to the essence of his bigotry and his anti-Semitism.
People in the entertainment community … need to demonstrate that they understand how much is at stake in this by professionally shunning Mel Gibson and refusing to work with him.
The verdicts above are how each framework would most likely treat this case — illustrative guidance, not official rulings. The 3D test applies only to Israel-related cases, so it reads “N/A” elsewhere. See the Definition tab for each framework’s full text. Inclusion is documentation, not a finding.