Mel Gibson probably felt like hiding after news broke of his ugly, foulmouthed tirades against his ex-girlfriend, knowing the tapes would soon be made public. But instead, he went back to work on “The Beaver,” playing a nut case who communicates through a hand-puppet.
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The $20 million comedy, directed by Gibson’s friend Jodie Foster, was shot last fall but didn’t test well, sources say. So he did reshoots in New York last week. “Mel was in complete shock,” said an insider. “Everyone was walking on eggshells around him. It was the weirdest set ever.”