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Mel Gibson Inspired Robert Downey Jr. to Become a Family Man: He ‘Wanted That Sense of Family’


Mel Gibson detailed an interaction with his kids and friend Robert Downey Jr., which ultimately influenced the Oppenheimer actor to start a family of his own.

Mel welcomed kids Hannah, Christian, Edward, William, Louie, Milo and Thomas with his ex-wife, Robyn Moore Gibson, before their 2011 divorce. The Lethal Weapon alum welcomed daughter Lucia with ex-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva and son Lars with current partner Rosalind Ross. Vince Bucci/Getty ImagesAt the ceremony, host Jimmy Kimmel made light of Robert’s past drug addiction during a joke in his opening monologue.

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