Todd Phillips' 'Hangover 2' and the mysterious firing of Mel Gibson has generated its fair share of critical press, but up until this point, the director has been mostly mum on what exactly happened. In a round table discussion with The Hollywood Reporter, Phillips finally shed some light on why he even hired Gibson, saying that he empathized with the actor's struggle with alcohol. "I have an incredible amount of empathy for people who struggle with addiction and have come through on the other side, and I felt the same way with my casting choice of Mel Gibson," Phillips said during the discussion.
"For some reason in this town [Hollywood], we've forgiven many many alcoholics and drug addicts in this town, maybe not him, maybe it's too soon -- I get it," Phillips said.
However, Phillips conceded that although he supported Gibson, the in-fighting on the set wasn't worth it.
"But again you have to put it in perspective, it's a two minute cameo, it's not defining the movie," Phillips said. "When you do a movie or work on a TV show, you're a family. If something like a two minute cameo is causing a rift in the family, you have to think about at what point do you fight this and what point is this rift worth having?"
Of Gibson's reaction, Phillips said, "He certainly understood, he wasn't happy. He wasn't upset, it was just sort of a bummer."
Back in October, it was reported by Page Six that Gibson was "furious" over the decision, but Gibson will still get his cinematic return with 'The Beaver.' No release date has been announced.
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