Lynn7
10-10-2003, 10:34 PM
Thought this was nice of Mel- here are some exerpts from the article:
Mel Gibson's New 'Passion': Robert Downey Jr.
Mel Gibson is more than just a lightning rod for controversy these days. He's a stand-up guy for a good friend.
That's the word from Robert Downey Jr., whom I met last night at the premiere of his new movie, "The Singing Detective."
But Downey wouldn't have had the multi-layered role of the singing detective if not for Gibson.
"Mel put up the money for my insurance bond," Downey told me. In fact, Gibson and Downey have been close pals since they made "Air America" together back in 1990.
Robert is more or less stable. But that didn't stop him from making headlines this summer when he was hired, and then fired, by Woody Allen from Woody's new project. The word was Downey couldn't get insurance.
"The reality was I didn't even want the part," he told me. "They said I was supposed to be the lead, but when I got the script there were six leads. They should have looked into the insurance issue first, but instead Woody got a lot of publicity out of hiring me, and then they said let's try and get insurance. I'm happy to be out of it."
Mel Gibson's New 'Passion': Robert Downey Jr.
Mel Gibson is more than just a lightning rod for controversy these days. He's a stand-up guy for a good friend.
That's the word from Robert Downey Jr., whom I met last night at the premiere of his new movie, "The Singing Detective."
But Downey wouldn't have had the multi-layered role of the singing detective if not for Gibson.
"Mel put up the money for my insurance bond," Downey told me. In fact, Gibson and Downey have been close pals since they made "Air America" together back in 1990.
Robert is more or less stable. But that didn't stop him from making headlines this summer when he was hired, and then fired, by Woody Allen from Woody's new project. The word was Downey couldn't get insurance.
"The reality was I didn't even want the part," he told me. "They said I was supposed to be the lead, but when I got the script there were six leads. They should have looked into the insurance issue first, but instead Woody got a lot of publicity out of hiring me, and then they said let's try and get insurance. I'm happy to be out of it."