Monday, October 04, 2004
Schadenfreude
MALIBU, Calif. (AP) -- Mel Gibson obtained a temporary restraining order against a man who allegedly showed up at his estate and the chapel he attends, demanding they pray together.Gee, there sure are a lot of nuts in the world. Sounds like this guy has serious reality-contact problems.
[The man] allegedly went to the gate of Gibson's estate twice in September and asked to pray with the actor. He was first ordered away and then detained.
In a court filing, Gibson said the man interrupted his worship Sept. 19 at a chapel and "demanded that I pray with him.'' The filmmaker's bodyguard escorted Sinclair out.
[The man] also allegedly sent letters to Gibson and his family in which he recounted his prayers for the actor, cited biblical verse and praised Gibson's movie "The Passion of the Christ.''
I continue to be extremely concerned for the safety of my family,'' Gibson said in the court filing.
You have to feel sorry for him though--people like that are so vulnerable. They wander around obsessed with thoughts unconnected to observable reality and too often they're taken advantage of by the greedy and the power-mad.
And now poor Mel Gibson has to deal with it! Imagine having to worry about protecting your family from people whose obsessions have derailed their grasp of normal social interaction.
