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Mel Gibson's blistering attack on Gavin Newsom in surprise speech


Mel Gibson lashed out at California Governor Gavin Newsom on Wednesday as he threw his weight behind an attempt to recall the politician.

Mel Gibson, 69, lambasted California Governor Gavin Newsom, 57, at a press conference held for SavingCalifornia.vote, a political action group trying to marshal support for a recall; seen in September in LA In a statement responding to the recall effort, Newsom's office accused the pro-recall forces of '[sinking] to a new low' by 'exploiting the victims of the LA fires for political gain.' Gibson recently returned to filmmaking with the release of his action thriller Flight Risk, which stars Mark Wahlberg as a hitman posing as a pilot transporting a US Marshal and a federal informant

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