Mel Gibson broke off relations with recently departed actor Heath Ledger after he spurned Gibson’s advice not to accept the role of a gay cowboy in “Brokeback Mountain.”
…“Ledger asked Gibson whether he should take the role of Ennis Del Mar in ‘Brokeback,’”…
“Gibson strongly counseled against it. The role apparently ran counter to Gibson’s morality. And he felt that it would ruin Heath’s career.
[source: newsmax.com]
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