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Mel Gibson apologized after a video showed him seemingly jeering an ASL interpreter during a Fan Expo Canada panel in Toronto, saying it was 'spontaneous thoughtless idiocy' with no malicious intent. The moment sparked online backlash and debate about sign language respect; expo reps did not immediately comment. He said he is editing The Resurrection of the Christ in Toronto.
Mel Gibson apologized after a video appeared to show him making furious hand gestures behind an American Sign Language interpreter at Fan Expo Canada; he said there was no malicious intent and described it as 'spontaneous thoughtless idiocy.' The piece notes his long history of controversial remarks.
Mel Gibson apologized after online backlash over a moment at Fan Expo Canada that appeared to mock an American Sign Language interpreter as he walked on stage for a career Q&A; he said there was no malicious intent and called the incident 'thoughtless idiocy,' offering an apology to anyone upset, as reps handle the fallout ahead of Lionsgate’s two-part Resurrection of Christ release.
Joshua Sanchez, a freelance artist in New York, was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer and required targeted radiation therapy that relied on special vocal instructions during the treatment. However, Sanchez is deaf and an ASL interpreter couldn’t be in the room to translate for him. His treatment team made a set of goggles that allowed him to see a translator in another room during targeted radiation. The team used virtual reality goggles to show Sanchez an interpreter who was in another room signing instructions on Zoom. Sanchez wanted to share his story to raise awareness of younger people with colon cancer and to offer hope to Deaf and hard of hearing people worried they might not be able to communicate in the hospital or while undergoing medical treatment.
Joshua Sanchez, a deaf freelance artist in New York, was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer and required targeted radiation therapy that relied on audio instructions. However, Sanchez's care team got creative and made a set of goggles that allowed him to see an ASL interpreter in another room during the treatment. The team used virtual reality goggles to show Sanchez an interpreter who was in another room signing instructions on Zoom. Sanchez hopes to raise awareness of younger people with colon cancer and to offer hope to Deaf and hard of hearing people worried they might not be able to communicate in the hospital or while undergoing medical treatment.