Mel Gibson Gets Court Order Against Praying Fan

[Paragon]

http://entertainment.myway.com/article/id/92516|entertainment|10-01-2004::15:29|reuters.html

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Mel Gibson, producer and director of "The Passion of the Christ," has obtained a restraining order against a man he says stalked him to demand that they pray together, according to court papers.

Zack Sinclair, a 34-year-old homeless man, also has sent a number of letters that Gibson described in a court declaration filed on Sept. 21 as "alarming, harassing and annoying."

Gibson said Sinclair came to his Malibu home on two consecutive days last month and "demanded to see me, saying that he wanted to pray with me."

After he was "told to leave and not return," Sinclair showed up at Gibson's church the following day and "approached me, interrupted my worship, stood extremely close (approximately six inches) from me and demanded that I pray with him," Gibson said in the statement.

When Sinclair returned to the actor's home again the next day, Gibson's wife called police and had him arrested...

[onehandle]

1. How Christian of him. nt

[Eye and Monkey]

2. that doesn't seem very...christian.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

3. Why wouldn't Gibson just pray with him in the church?

WHat's the big deal...he's in a place of worship?

[w4rma]

4. Seems like less trouble to just go ahead and pray with him. However,

Gibson is very well known and he really should be careful. Some people get wierd illogical ideas and this stalker sounds freaky.

[alittlelark]

5. Gibson should 'pray' w/Sinclair

in a hotel room somewhere in the desert....maybe they'll create a new religion...

[4morewars]

6. That scared me

:hi:

[alittlelark]

9. With good reason

check out my avatar.

[4morewars]

11. That's why I was scared !!!

:bounce:

[alittlelark]

12. cool !!!

:toast:

[Erika]

7. Gibson Reaps What He Sows.

Many religious people chose not to see this film because of its emphasis on blood and gore rather than the redemption of Christ. Maybe Gibson has met his own kind and it scares him.

[jdj]

8. And I thought praying in the streets was Gibson's specialty.

[sr_pacifica]

10. Sweet revenge

for his distorted pre-Vatican II, the-Jews-killed-Christ, exploitative, bloody blockbuster.

[ReadTomPaine]

13. Freaks attracting freaks, not surprising.

I'm sure that Mel considers himself perfectly normal and wonders why people like this seem to be attracted to him.

RTP