Mel Gibson fires back at anti-Semitism claim

April 12th, 2012 - 

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Mel Gibson fired back Thursday at screenwriter Joe Eszterhas for accusing the “Braveheart” star of anti-Semitism, calling the writer’s comments “utter fabrications” and saying he was angry over a rejected film script. Gibson, who has been dogged by similar criticism since making an anti-Semitic statement in 2006 to police in a drunken rant, had been working with the “Basic Instinct” screenwriter on a movie about the ancient Jewish hero Judah Maccabee.

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"Welcome Back, Kotter" star Robert Hegyes dies at age 60 (Reuters)

January 27th, 2012 - 

Reuters – Robert Hegyes, who played the Jewish Puerto Rican wisecracking student Juan Epstein in 1970s comedy “Welcome Back, Kotter,” died on Thursday at age 60, a hospital official said.

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Robert Hegyes, played Epstein on ‘Kotter,’ dies (AP)

January 27th, 2012 - 

AP – Robert Hegyes, the actor best known for playing Jewish Puerto Rican student Juan Epstein on the 1970s TV show “Welcome Back Kotter” has died. He was 60.

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