Gibson tells critics: 'Get over it'

Mel Gibson has told his detractors: “Get the hell over it.”

The Hollywood star, who issued a grovelling apology to the Jewish community in the summer after unleashing an anti-Semitic rant when he was arrested for drink-driving, said the way he had been treated since was “out of proportion“.

He also defended his new movie Apocalypto against charges that it is excessively violent in its portrayal of the last days of the Mayan civilisation.