Mel Gibson got into The Beatles' fans' nerves when reports about him saying John Lennon deserved to die emerged.
After leaving The Beatles, Lennon faced a tragic incident when he died in 1980. Twenty years after the band and fans mourned over his death, reports about Gibson reportedly saying that the singer deserved to die became the talk of the town.
A shocking letter exchanged between Gibson and "Maccabees" screenwriter, Joe Eszterhas, left everyone speechless as the latter revealed that the "Blood Father" actor once thought The Beatles member deserved to die.
"I'm glad he's dead. He deserved to be shot. He was a f**king messianic. Listen to his songs! 'Imagine.' I hate that f**king song. I'm glad he's dead," Gibson allegedly ranted, as quoted in the letter obtained by The Wrap.
However, Gibson denied afterward that he ever dropped those comments.
In an article shared by Express UK, it has been revealed that Gibson was actually a huge fan of The Beatles, and that he would never speak badly about them.
"I will say that the great majority of the facts as well as the statements and actions attributed to me in your letter are utter fabrications," the actor said. "I will acknowledge like most creative people I am passionate and intense."
How Did John Lennon Die?
Lennon's death still leaves fans heartbroken and sad as the legendary musician could have offered more music if he was still alive. The singer's career was cut short when he was shot and killed by an obsessed fan in New York City.
At that time, he was entering a Manhattan apartment building when Mark David Chapman shot him four times at a close range. Lennon started bleeding too much that he was dead on arrival at the hospital. He was no longer breathing when they arrived at the Roosevelt Hospital ten minutes later.
Medical experts reportedly tried to revive him for 20 minutes, but the bullets inside his body already shredded his insides.
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According to the coroner's report, he lost more than 80 percent of his blood following the shooting incident.
The fan reportedly received an autograph from earlier that day, and he remained at the scene of the shooting until he was arrested by the police. He was reportedly a huge fan of Lennon but was angered by the singer's claim in 1966 that The Beatles were "more popular than Jesus."
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