--- title: "Mel Gibson apologizes for actions at FanExpo Canada" description: "Most outlets led with Mel Gibson's apology following backlash for appearing to mock an American Sign Language interpreter during a Q&A at FanExpo Canada. The News International added context by noting Gibson said he was overwhelmed at the moment and described the incident as occurring on his way to the stage. Geo News focused on the apology and the nature of the backlash, specifying the date and location of the event." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/5749-mel-gibson-apologises-for-mocking-deaf-community site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Mel Gibson apologizes for actions at FanExpo Canada entertainment · latest filing 1 Sep 2026, 3:14 AM PKT · 31 Aug – 1 Sep 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets led with Mel Gibson's apology following backlash for appearing to mock an American Sign Language interpreter during a Q&A at FanExpo Canada. The News International added context by noting Gibson said he was overwhelmed at the moment and described the incident as occurring on his way to the stage. Geo News focused on the apology and the nature of the backlash, specifying the date and location of the event. ## Same story from 2 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **Geo News** — [Mel Gibson apologises for mocking deaf community](https://www.geo.tv/latest/680072-mel-gibson-apologises-for-mocking-deaf-community) · 1 Sep 2026, 3:14 AM PKT > Mel Gibson is apologising after facing backlash for appearing to mock an American Sign Language interpreter during a Q&A at FanExpo Canada in Toronto. Video from the Saturday, August 29 event shows the 70-year-old... - **The News International** — [Mel Gibson breaks silence and apologizes after mocking ASL interpreter](https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1414375-mel-gibson-breaks-silence-and-apologizes-after-mocking-asl-interpreter) · 31 Aug 2026, 11:07 PM PKT · 92% identical wording to the newest filing > Mel Gibson says he was overwhelmed at that moment. This was the time when he appeared to imitate, or in critics' interpretation mocked, the ASL reporter on his way to the stage at FanExpo Canada.The backlash was ongoing for... 2 articles from 2 outlets, 31 Aug – 1 Sep 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text. --- HarZaviya compares how Pakistani outlets cover the same story. It stores and shows each outlet's headline and a short excerpt, and links out — it never copies article text, and every headline belongs to the outlet that wrote it. It takes no stance on any outlet. Pages: [Top stories](https://harzaviya.com/) · [Latest headlines](https://harzaviya.com/feed) · [Archive](https://harzaviya.com/archive) · [Why](https://harzaviya.com/why) · [Sources](https://harzaviya.com/sources) · [Methodology](https://harzaviya.com/methodology) · [About](https://harzaviya.com/about) · [About the bot](https://harzaviya.com/about-bot) Trackers: [Gold prices](https://harzaviya.com/gold-prices) · [Fuel prices](https://harzaviya.com/fuel-prices) · [Stock exchange](https://harzaviya.com/stock-exchange) Any page on this site is available as markdown: send `Accept: text/markdown`, or add `.md` to the path.