Actor urges Hollywood to 'Cancel Mel Gibson' for being a 'raging anti-Semite' — and gets a cyber spanking for dusting off 'old news,' pushing 'censorship'

Mel Gibson's drunken, anti-Semitic rant in the back of police car was big news when it took place in 2006, a decade and a half ago.

His life continued in a tailspin after: He and his wife divorced, a subsequent relationship came unglued amid battery accusations, there was a child custody battle — and of course, Hollywood shunned him.

Gibson, of course, apologized for his words and has been putting his life back together over the succeeding years. In addition, he reportedly educated himself about the Holocaust and quietly conducted related endeavors, such as his philanthropic work to help Holocaust survivors in eight countries through the Survivor Mitzvah Project.

And lately things have been looking up in Hollywood, as Gibson reportedly was named the director of "Lethal Weapon 5."