Mel Gibson buys personal Pacific island

[russian33]

Australian actor Mel Gibson, flush from the huge success of his religious film The Passion of Christ, has splashed out $US15 million on a private Pacific island, a report said.

Gibson flew to Fiji earlier this month where he bought the 2,160 hectare island of Mago from a Japanese hotel chain, People magazine reported.

"He wants to keep it as an exclusive getaway for his friends and family," the magazine quoted a local source as saying.

Gibson plans to turn the Pacific paradise, that is home to 40 residents, mostly coconut farmers and their families, into his own personal retreat, the US magazine said.

The South Pacific island boasts two lagoons and stunning white-sand beaches, it said.

Gibson's spokesman could not be reached for comment.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200412/s1262008.htm


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Just like Jesus said...You shall maketh a movie about me and taketh in a fortune, and you shall spendth it onto thy self, and spoil thyself.

I guess if you got it, spend it.

[merh]

1. Well, you know, we all must make sacrifices in life. (sarcasm)

is his island a vacation retreat or a get away from the evil regime?

:shrug:

[havocmom]

2. Is there high ground?

You know, in case this global warming/rising water thing-y turns out to be true? ;)

"Can you do da 'swim'?
You bedder learn quick, Jim!
Dose who don't know da swim
bed-der sing da hymn..."

[Champ]

3. Dupe

But my article is probaly on the 2nd or 3rd page so the Mel Gibson Island Thread keys are yours.

[russian33]

7. Ooops, I figured this had to be on DU already...

..guess didn't look hard enough! Sorry!

[Champ]

10. It's ok

If I had a dime everytime I posted a dupe, I would have enough to get a footlong sub meal at Subway :9

[russian33]

11. Now you made me hungry, and its lunchtime

Guess I'll have subway today :)

[SheepyMcSheepster]

4. just curious, can you provide a link

i want to post this story on another forum. thank.s :D

[UdoKier]

5. This is how it started with Marlon Brando.

Buy own Pacific Island, begin hermitlike existence there and only work sporadically, balloon to 400 lbs, kids kill others while driving drunk, then die.

The end, good riddance to one wacko Nazi fundie.

[UdoKier]

6. $15 mil? That's actually pretty cheap.

Apparently Pacific islands come a lot cheaper per square foot than a plot in midtown Manhattan or Beverly Hills.

[russian33]

9. I thought the same thing too.for $15 you can't buy half a building in NYC

on edit: for $15 mil that is

[gnofg]

8. amazing

It is unbelievable the money that Jesus makes for people. I think he would be horrified at hoe people abuse him for personal gains

[Algorem]

12. That's gonna be one wierd scene,man.

he'll build his own personal church and on and on,wonder if yer allowed to smoke in a Mel Gibson church