In an exclusive interview with WaxWord, Joe Eszterhas explains why he felt releasing the rant was a necessary move

It’s exceedingly bloody, it’s hardly mainstream – and it is in every way a Jewish “Braveheart,” just as Joe Eszterhas claimed.

Joe Eszterhas, in an exclusive interview with TheWrap, details Mel Gibson's anti-Semitic obsession, frequent rages and threats to Oksana Grigorieva

Abraham Foxman and other Jewish leaders condemn Mel Gibson in the wake of allegations that the actor called Jews "Hebes" and "oven-dodgers"

Full text of screenwriter's letter to "Braveheart" star

Joe Eszterhas, in an explosive nine-page letter to Mel Gibson obtained by TheWrap, writes: "The reason you won’t make 'The Maccabees' is the ugliest possible one. You hate Jews"

Veteran screenwriter Joe Eszterhas says that he thinks Mel Gibson is the right one to direct the Judah Maccabee movie despite accusations of anti-Semitism. "We'll find out when he reads the script"

Their separation began the day after the Oscar-winning actor's infamous DUI arrest, during which he allegedly used anti-Semitic slurs

Rabbi Marvin Hier says Gibson still hasn't shown that he has changed his ways

The embattled actor seeks to return to form with an action epic showing the Biblical battle of the Jews against their oppressors, but the Anti-Defamation League objects