Off The Record
Mel Gibson Airs Bizarre Theory Over LA Fires That Grabbed The Attention Of Everyone
In response to the ‘convenient’ conditions surrounding the disastrous wildfires in Los Angeles, actor Mel Gibson has proposed a bizarre conspiracy theory.
In an odd exchange with Laura Ingraham of Fox News, Gibson asked whether the destructive fires were “commissioned” to force people off of valuable land.
“I can make all kinds of horrible theories up in my head, conspiracy theories and everything else, but it just seemed a little convenient that there was no water,” Gibson said.
“And that the wind conditions were right and that there are people ready and willing and able to start fires.”
After that, the Max Max star asked whether the fire starters were “commissioned” or “just acting on their own volition.”
“But they seem pretty well equipped. Some of these people that they’re catching,” he added.
“I know they were missing with the water, letting reserves go for one reason or another. They’ve been doing that a while. California has a lot of problems that sort of baffle the mind as far as why they do things.”
“And then in events like this, you sort of look, well, it is on purpose? Which, it’s an insane thing to think. But one begins to ponder whether or not there is a purpose in mind. What could it be? You know, what do they want? The state is empty? I don’t know.”
Ingraham said, “Well, now there’s already talk. And we played a couple of soundbites. Of re-imagining the way rebuilding occurs.”
“And obviously there’s a great need for high-density housing in California and across the country. That’s a big push by the climate folks.”
“And you’re already hearing rumblings of that. In this case, like goodbye to single-family homes. Hello high-density housing!”
The actor said that the concept was “pretty scary” and that it made him think of “old cattle barons clearing people off the land.”
Gibson’s opinions are not the only ones, and there have been a lot of contentious discussions over how to handle the wildfires.
Governor Gavin Newsom was attacked by President-elect Donald Trump, who called him “Gavin Newscum” and accused him of being unprepared for the fires.
“He is the blame for this,” Trump wrote on a Truth Social post. “Governor Gavin Newscum refused to sign the water restoration declaration put before him that would have allowed millions of gallons of water, from excess rain and snow melt from the North, to flow daily into many parts of California, including the areas that are currently burning in a virtually apocalyptic way.'”
However, Daniel Dale, a CNN fact-checker, believed that Trump’s claims were “just not true.”
Trump told us this following Hurricane Helene in the fall. It isn’t true now, and it wasn’t true back then.
Gibson also joined in on Trump’s attack on Newsom while appearing on Fox News, saying the Governor should “spend less on hair gel” and remarked he’s not a “big fan of either.”
The actor, who also lost his home to the fires, told Ingraham: “One always suspects that this might happen.”
“One assumes that the resources and the capacities of the men and women will be on standby, that they’ll be able to handle with any scenario that comes along, but unfortunately some individuals were sleeping on the job, notably our commanders there.”
“But, you know, that’s something they have to live with—but that’s something that the community has to live with, and it’s really sad.”
While in Texas taping a podcast with Joe Rogan, Gibson recounted coming back to “nothing” after his $14.5 million Malibu mansion burned down.
Gibson claimed that while filming, he was aware that his neighborhood was on fire and he was unsure if his house was still intact.
Mel began: “Obviously, it’s kind of devastating. It’s emotional.”
He added: “I was doing the Rogan podcast… And [I was] kind of ill at ease while we were talking, because I knew my neighborhood was on fire, so I thought, I wonder if my place is still there.”
“But when I got home, sure enough, it wasn’t there. I went home and I said to myself, well, at least I haven’t got any of those pesky plumbing problems anymore.”
“I had a lot of personal things there that, you know, I can’t get back.”
Gibson’s interview with Fox News takes place during the ongoing fires in Los Angeles.
According to NBC Los Angeles, since the fire began in Pacific Palisades on Tuesday, more than 180,000 people have had to leave their homes.
Cal Fire data shows that in less than a week, it has burned over 38,185 acres.
At least 11 people have already lost their lives in the tragedy, which has also devastated over 10,000 buildings, including numerous mansions owned by celebrities.
Just 8% of the Palisades Fire has been contained as of Saturday morning.
At least six large fires were still burning in Los Angeles County on Thursday night, with the majority just about contained.
Cal Fire reports that the Archer Fire is completely contained, the Eaton Fire is only three percent contained, Kenneth is fifty percent contained, Hurst is seventy-eight percent contained, and Lidia is ninety-eight percent contained.
Due to the extent of the destruction and reports that fire hydrants in some of the most affected areas ran out, residents have begun to demand answers from officials.
Less than a year before destructive fires ravaged Los Angeles, Newsom cut $101 million in funding for wildfire and forest resilience in California, drawing criticism.
Funding for seven programs aimed at preventing and combating possible wildfires in the state was cut off when the Democratic governor of California signed the budget cuts into law in June 2024, according to Newsweek.
According to the outlet’s analysis, among the cuts was a $5 million reduction to the CAL FIRE fuel reduction teams, which included money for the California National Guard to pay for vegetation management efforts.
The program’s total was reduced to $129 million due to allegations that the state neglected to clear forestry and brush that could have stoked the fires.
Additionally, Newsom’s budget cuts eliminated $28 million from financing for state conservancies that attempt to increase resistance to wildfires and $4 million from a forest legacy program that promotes management techniques for landowners.
An additional $3 million from an interagency forest data hub and $8 million from monitoring and research initiatives that apparently primarily went to CAL FIRE were slashed.
Funding for a pilot project that aimed to fortify homes to increase their resistance to wildfires was also reduced by $12 million.
Trump urged the Governor to step down in response to Newsome’s leadership during the catastrophe, as he inspected the damage and was yelled at by irate citizens.
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