Voight, Stallone and Gibson to serve role for Trump in Hollywood
President-elect Donald Trump has appointed Jon Voight, Sylvester Stallone, and Mel Gibson as his “eyes and ears” in Hollywood.
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Elizabeth G. Oyer, the former U.S. pardon attorney for the Department of Justice, says she has been fired after she opposed restoring actor Mel Gibson’s right to carry a gun, according to reports.
A spokesperson for Oyer told NBC News and The New York Times that she was not given an explicit reason for her termination, but because she recently refused to carry out a request from officials in the deputy attorney general’s office to add Gibson’s name to a list of people to have their gun rights restored, she believes the move could have played a role.
USA TODAY has reached out to the pardon attorney’s department and Gibson’s rep for comment.
Gibson, 69, is a friend of President Donald Trump and an avid supporter. The controversial actor lost his gun rights in 2011, following a domestic violence dispute with ex-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva. At the time, Gibson pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor battery charge. Pleading no contest means a defendant does not admit guilt nor do they dispute the charge, but still results in a conviction.
Individuals convicted of domestic violence are prohibited from possessing firearms under federal law.
In January, Trump took to the conservative social platform Truth Social to name the “Braveheart” star a “special ambassador” to Hollywood alongside fellow conservative actors Jon Voight and Sylvester Stallone.
Gibson said he was “surprised” by the move, telling Variety that he was ready to serve under Trump.
“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,” Gibson said in a statement to USA TODAY at the time.
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