Mel Gibson feels bad for Tiger Woods
January 25, 2010 on 2:39 pm | In Tiger Woods | No Comments
Mel Gibson has admitted he feels bad for golf ace Tiger Woods.
The Braveheart star – who said he felt “public humiliation” following his 2006 drink-drive arrest – said Woods should be given a break as he battles to save his marriage.
Gibson said: “I mean, he’s beat – they’re beating the hell out of him, you know? So you know, I love the guy. He’s full of flaws, like all the rest of us. And he’s getting a rough time. Ask any human being walking on the planet, ‘Have you ever done anything that you’re not too proud of?’ and I think most people will say ‘Yes. I’ve done a few things I’m not too proud of.’
“And a lot of times the most difficult thing about all of that is being able to forgive yourself.
“Geez, I want to watch him play golf.”
Gibson, 54, will next be seen on screen in Edge of Darkness – his first starring role in seven years.
It hits screens in the US this Friday.
He plays a policeman whose daughter is gunned down before his eyes.
And he said he was enjoying being a father again after Russian girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva gave birth to his daughter Lucia, in October.
The dad-of-eight said: “It certainly brings back a few memories. A new life is so precious and it’s so great to watch… and it’s uncompromising.”