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After Mel Gibson was nixed as one of the grand marshals of the Endymion krewe’s Mardi Gras parade, a group members exposes the behind-the-scenes drama that led to it. Actor Mel Gibson | John Phillips/Getty Images. Organizers of the 2023 Mardi Gras parade have dropped their invitation for Mel Gibson to be the parade’s Grand Marshal after they received sharp criticism from a coalition of Jewish and interfaith groups. NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Sixteen hours after announcing that actor-director Mel Gibson would join Tulane University football coach Willie Fritz as co-Grand Marshal of its 2023 Mardi Gras parade, the Mardi Gras Endymion says Mel Gibson will not ride as grand marshal following unspecified 'threats' “The Krewe of Endymion has received significant feedback about our grand marshall announcement Mel Gibson has been dropped from a Mardi Gras parade’s lineup in New Orleans after organizers said they’d received “threats” and cited safety concerns. Mel Gibson will not ride in the Endymion Mardi Gras parade, due to public reactions and 'threats' Mel Gibson will not ride as a co-grand marshal for our 2023 parade,” Kelly concluded. The Krewe of Endymion’s annual parade through New Orleans normally boasts 3,200 riders, 80 floats, and a handful of celebrity guests tapped as co-grand marshals. Actor Mel Gibson has been dropped as a participant in a Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans a day after he was announced as a guest as a result of unspecified threats. The New Orleans-based CBS Less than 24 hours after Louisiana’s Krewe of Endymion announced Mel Gibson would be one of the co-Grand Marshals of their 2023 Mardi Gras parade, the group backtracked on their decision Mel Gibson Had To Be Removed As Grand Marshal Of A Mardi Gras Parade After Someone Mistakenly Thought That Was A Good Idea Matt Prigge Contributing Writer Twitter January 8, 2023 After a hailstorm of criticism this weekend, the Krewe of Endymion reversed its decision to invite controversial actor/director Mel Gibson to serve as co-grand marshal of this year’s parade. Eminently controversial Hollywood star Mel Gibson has been removed as co-grand marshal of this year’s Endymion parade, one of the largest Mardi Gras celebrations in New Orleans during Carnival season. After a quick and vociferous backlash, the Krewe of Endymion announced that Mel Gibson “will not ride” as co-Grand Marshal of this year’s parade, on Feb. 18. Established in 1967, Endymion is now the largest parade in the New Orleans Mardi Gras season. How Gibson, who has no clear attachment to New Orleans, was tapped for the honor remains a bit of a mystery. Gibson and Kelly did not return calls for comment. “I guess somebody on the [Endymion] board of directors had a contact and [Gibson] wanted to do it,” said Arthur Hardy, publisher of the annual “ Mardi Gras Guide .” The Krewe of Endymion is one of the organizations responsible for planning the annual Mardi Gras celebrations in New Orleans, and each year selects two celebrity guests to serve as co-grand marshals of the Mardi Gras procession. These guests are often artists, actors or members of the media. NEW ORLEANS — It took less than a day for Endymion to change their mind about Mel Gibson's initiation to be co-Grand Marshal for the parade. One of the organisers behind New Orleans’s annual Mardi Gras parade has removed actor Mel Gibson as its co-grand marshal, citing “significant feedback” and “threats”. Mel Gibson was announced as co-Grand Marshal for this year, but, after critical feedback and even some threats, it was announced Gibson would not take part. Saying that Mel Gibson has a long history of making anti-semitic, racist and misogynistic slurs, the city's Anti-defamation League, the Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans and the NEW ORLEANS - Just 16 hours after announcing actor-director Mel Gibson would ride with the Krewe of Endymion as co-Grand Marshal of their 2023 Mardi Gras parade, the krewe rescinded the decision The organizers of the 2023 Mardi Gras parade have withdrawn their invitation to Mel Gibson to serve as Grand Marshal after receiving harsh criticism from a coalition of Jewish and religious organizations. In early January, the Krewe of Endymion, which organizes the greatest Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans, Louisiana, elected the “The []
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