Mel Gibson made headlines recently after his onstage appearance at FanExpo faced backlash. The viral video of the American filmmaker sparked criticism as he allegedly appeared to mock the sign language interpreter. On August 31, Variety reported that the 70-year-old actor issued an apology for seemingly mocking the interpreter as he arrived on stage. As seen in the video, Mel Gibson came on stage for his Q&A and mimicked some hand gestures of the ASL interpreter from behind at FanExpo Canada.A video of the incident was shared a lot on social media sites like X, and people called out the filmmaker for his thoughtless actions. Mel said:“Sometimes when you get pushed out on a stage in a spotlight your mind is all over the place, and sometimes spontaneous thoughtless idiocy is displayed,” Mel Gibson told Variety.He added that there was no malicious intent behind what he did.“There was no intended maliciousness attached, and I certainly apologize to anyone who was upset by it.”Mel Gibson and Alan Ritchson were compared for their encounters with an ASL interpreterWhile Gibson faced criticism, several netizens shared Alan Ritchson’s clip comparing his interaction with the ASL interpreter at FanExpo Canada. The Reacher star reportedly shook hands with the interpreter after his Q&A session ended.For those unaware, FanExpo Canada happens every year and is known as the biggest event in Canada for sci-fi, comics, anime, horror, and gaming. It is also the third-largest Pop Culture event in North America.Gibson attended the year’s event on August 29, which was organized at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. The four-day expo kicked off on August 26 and concluded on August 29.Earlier in July, Elon Musk agreed to a tweet urging him to fund Mel Gibson with $100 million to make a historically accurate version of The Odyssey. The Tesla mogul reacted to the post amid a diversity debate surrounding the cast of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey.Also read: “My experience of her is so grounded”: Jim Curtis opens up about his relationship with girlfriend Jennifer Aniston in new interview