Mel Gibson, Who Lost His Home In California Wildfires, Had A Hilarious Response To Being Named “Special Ambassador” To Hollywood

I thought ambassadors were for foreign countries? While it might seem like a different country, as it turns out, Hollywood is still, in fact, part of the United States. And apparently Donald Trump wants to work with Hollywood to strengthen and revive the struggling movie industry. Worldwide, the global film industry lost billions of dollars due to shutdowns during the COVID pandemic. But even after things reopened, the entire landscape of the entertainment industry had changed, with theatrical releases becoming shorter as more and more customers opted to wait for movies to be released on streaming a short time later. To give you an idea of how things are going, the highest grossing film of 2019 was Avengers: Endgame, which made over $858 million in the United States, making it the second highest-grossing movie of all time. Since then, the highest-grossing movie has been Spider Man: No Way Home in 2021 at just over $800 million, and the numbers have only been falling every year since. In fact, the highest-grossing movie of 2024 was Inside Out 2, which grossed only around $653 million, the lowest amount for a year's top movie since 2017 - and that's not adjusted for inflation, so it's even worse than the raw numbers would suggest. But Trump wants to revive Hollywood and usher in a new Golden Age for the troubled film industry. That might sound a little strange, considering Trump and Hollywood aren't exactly fans of each other. It's a pretty safe bet that not many people in Hollywood voted for Trump, who has often criticized the film industry as being overly liberal and biased. But hey, gotta put those issues aside when you're president, right? To help with his mission to save the film industry, Trump announced yesterday that he was appointing actors Jon Voight, Sylvester Stallone and Mel Gibson as "Special Ambassadors" to Hollywood: "It is my honor to announce Jon Voight, Mel Gibson, and Sylvester Stallone, to be Special Ambassadors to a great but very troubled place, Hollywood, California. They will serve as Special Envoys to me for the purpose of bringing Hollywood, which has lost much business over the last four years to Foreign Countries, BACK—BIGGER, BETTER, AND STRONGER THAN EVER BEFORE! These three very talented people will be my eyes and ears, and I will get done what they suggest. It will again be, like The United States of America itself, The Golden Age of Hollywood!" https://twitter.com/TrumpDailyPosts/status/1879963668307407262 All three of the actors supported Trump during the 2024 presidential election, so it's not really a secret why he chose the three men to lead the project. But Mel Gibson is currently facing his own challenges after recently losing his house during the devastating wildfires in California. During a recent interview with News Nation, Gibson revealed that his house burned down while he was in Austin, Texas for an appearance on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast: “I was in Austin, Texas. I was doing the Rogan podcast and I was kind of ill at ease while we were talking because I knew my neighborhood was on fire. So I thought, ‘I wonder if my place is still there.’ When I got home, sure enough, it wasn’t there. I went home and said to myself, ‘Well, at least I don’t have any of those pesky plumbing problems anymore.'” Despite the challenges, Gibson said he was excited about the opportunity to help President Trump - though he did have an important question about the new role: Does it come with a house? "I got the tweet at the same time as all of you and was just as surprised. Nevertheless, I heed the call. My duty as a citizen is to give any help and insight I can. Any chance the position comes with an Ambassador's residence?"  https://twitter.com/EricLDaugh/status/1880022088347709826 Would probably come in handy right about now.