Actor Mel Gibson joins a long list of elite residents who have accused elected officials of misconduct Fires in Los Angeles.
Gibson, who lost his home in the crisis, slammed Gov. Gavin Newsom in an exclusive interview with Fox News contributor Raymond Arroyo.
“Well, at first I thought it was, ‘Oh God, bad luck, tragedy.’ But then I realized it was monumental mismanagement by our elected officials, and that’s the nicest thing you can say about it,” Gibson said in the debut episode.Arroyo Grande with Raymond Arroyo” podcast.
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“Flight Risk” director Mel Gibson said he “doesn’t trust” Gov. Gavin Newsom and elected officials amid the Los Angeles wildfires. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
As the Oscar-winning filmmaker detailed how the Los Angeles fires affected him personally, the video played in the background after his home was burned to the ground.
Despite the California governor calling for serious changes in wildfire fighting and prevention, Gibson called out Newsom’s plan.
“As a citizen here, Newsom and [Mayor] Bass, they want us to believe that they will reimagine the city, our city, and what they think it should be. I mean, look what they’ve done to this city so far,” he said.
“You have nothing but rampant crime, acute homelessness, high taxes, mismanagement of water, firefighters, defunding the department, and we’re supposed to entrust them with millions of dollars to somehow remodel the place we live in? It’s our city, it’s a people’s city , and they have another plan … People from the Woolsey Fire are still living in trailers … When have you ever seen the government ‘build better?’ … It’s insensitive to say the least.”
Mel Gibson’s Malibu home is destroyed in the Palisades fire in Los Angeles on January 10, 2025. (MEGA/GC images)
Massive and deadly wildfires broke out in the Los Angeles area on January 7, forcing tens of thousands of residents to flee for safety as their homes and businesses were destroyed.
The “Flight Risk” director said the loss of his home to a fire could be preparation for his film “The Resurrection of Christ”, while describing his burnt house as “purification”.
“But then I realized it was monumental mismanagement by our elected officials; and that’s the nicest thing you can say about it.”
“It was a strange mix of sadness … some strange realization and blessing … because I thought they were just things. … Some things I’m going to miss. There were precious things … personal things, that just break my heart. … I feel like I’m stripped and prepared for something else… It may be very personal, but I feel that the Most High is preparing me to do something great.
The director of the film “Flight Risk” compared the loss of his home to his film “The Resurrection of Christ”, while describing his burnt house as “purification”. (MEGA/GC images)
Gibson is getting ready for his new role in “The Resurrection of Christ.” The film is a sequel to his film “The Passion of the Christ” from 2004.
The actor went on to explain why the timing of the film’s release is “perfect” 20 years later.
“Society is … decentering. … We need a reminder of the most basic things … that make up our civilization. … Civilization [is] be threatened.”
Gibson also told Arroyo that mismanagement by elected officials is another reason why Americans continue to do this run away from the city.
Gibson detailed what his experience with tragic fires and natural disasters has taught him in an exclusive interview with Fox News contributor Raymond Arroyo. (MEGA/GC images)
“A lot of people’s spirits are broken. It happened, then it happened again. Then you realize that your elected leaders … you don’t trust them. … And is it going to happen again? A lot of people just want to move to,” he noted is Gibson.
“People were already moving out of the state in droves, droves. … They were going to Texas, Idaho, South Carolina … to get away from the political and social climate that was developing here that didn’t like them. … They wanted to go somewhere where they felt as free Americans. It’s ‘too heavy a basket’ … we have to find something else.”
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Celebrities including Justine Bateman have called for Newsom and other Los Angeles officials to be removed from office over the fire.
The governor’s office previously shared a letter addressing hydrants running out of water, stating that “while the overall water supply in Southern California is not an issue, water mobility in the initial response was an issue.”
“This is why @CAGovernor Newsom has ordered a full, independent review of LADWP. This cannot happen again,” the post read.
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Actor Mel Gibson is telling California Gov. Gavin Newsom to “spend less on hair gel” as wildfires rage through Los Angeles County. (Getty/Fox News)
Meanwhile, Gibson continued to detail what his experience of tragic fires and natural disasters had taught him.
Gibson’s film “Flight Risk” opens in theaters on January 24. (Chris Pizzello)
“We have to rely on ourselves and our neighbors … family and friends – our community … come together. Let your voice be heard. … Because it’s clear … our elected officials — I don’t think they care … they’re not really doing much. … Trust in God … go forward when your a– is on fire.”
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Gibson’s film, “Flight Risk,” starring Mark Wahlberg, Michelle Dockery and Topher Grace, opens in theaters on Jan. 24.
