Industry

Robert Downey Jr. Thanked Mel Gibson in SAG Speech. There Was Instant Backlash.

GROSS

Social media users are not pleased with the “Oppenheimer” star’s plea for “forgiving my friend his trespasses.” Said one person on X: “Yikes.”

Fletcher Peters
Fletcher Peters 

Entertainment Reporter

Photo of Robert Downey Jr. at the SAG Awards
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Fletcher Peters

Fletcher Peters

Entertainment Reporter

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