What Mel said was awful, but there was a time when he was glorified right here on FR for having the guts to go ahead with a movie that Hollywood didn't want him to make. Nothing he says or does will redeem him in some people's eyes. They smell blood..
"Christ, you know it ain't easy
You know how hard it can be
The way things are going
They're gonna crucify me"
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I had also head this, but I've since heard (on FR last week) that she changed her mind and decided not to take her vows.