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Mel Gibson lauds Robert Downey Jr. for being a loyal friend following 2006 DUI arrest and anti-Semitism scandal: 'He stood up and spoke for me'

The Lethal Weapon actor said that Downey has remained a firm presence in his corner amid a series of career-crushing scandals.

The Braveheart actor-director, 68, spoke with Esquire in a piece published Monday about Downey, 59, who won his first-ever Academy Award last month for playing Lewis Strauss in the summer blockbuster Oppenheimer. The Lethal Weapon actor told the outlet that Downey remained a firm presence in his corner amid a series of career-crushing scandals, beginning with his infamous July 2006 arrest in Malibu, California. The motion picture turned out to be the 2003 musical comedy The Singing Detective, which in which Downey headlined an ensemble cast also including Gibson, Robin Wright, Katie Holmes and Adrien Brody.

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