{"id":2291062,"date":"2024-07-09T10:48:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-09T14:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-robert-downey-jr-and-mel-gibson-start-a-movie-studio\/"},"modified":"2024-07-09T10:49:00","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T14:49:00","slug":"fact-check-did-robert-downey-jr-and-mel-gibson-start-a-movie-studio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-robert-downey-jr-and-mel-gibson-start-a-movie-studio\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Did Robert Downey Jr. And Mel Gibson Start A Movie Studio?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-did-robert-downey-jr-and-mel-gibson-start-a-movie-studio%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2291062&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The summary is about a post \u200cshared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawyers-australia-wants-to-deport-novak-djokovic-fearing-he-may-excite-anti-vax-sentiment\/\" title=\"Lawyers: Australia Wants to Deport Novak Djokovic, Fearing He May &#039;Excite Anti-Vax Sentiment&#039;\">social media claiming<\/a> that Actor Robert \u2064Downey Jr. left mainstream \u200bHollywood \u200cto create a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/amc-stock-climbs-after-nyc-says-movie-theaters-can-reopen\/\" title=\"AMC Stock Climbs After NYC Says Movie Theaters Can Reopen\">movie studio<\/a> \u200cwith Director Mel Gibson. However, the claim is false and stems from a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-was-a-man-who-self-identifies-as-a-deer-accidentally-shot-by-hunters\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Was A Man Who \u2018Self-Identifies As A Deer\u2019 Accidentally Shot By Hunters?\">satirical website<\/a>. In \u2063a recent interview, Downey mentioned \u200bthat he would consider playing the role of Tony Stark again. The \u200bpost on Facebook alleging that Downey no longer wants to \u2062work in Hollywood is not\u2063 true.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\" tabindex=\"1\" role=\"textbox\" contenteditable=\"true\" spellcheck=\"false\" aria-label=\"Message Body\" aria-multiline=\"true\" aria-owns=\":13l\" aria-controls=\":13l\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n<p>A post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid022onj5aZ89rfnzqaTGpL8fF8NWsiisbvnnaRYuag3GpvNaxkjiZBEyqsdV5qnJijcl&#038;id=100068770472012\">shared on social media<\/a> purports that \u00a0Actor Robert Downey Jr. left mainstream Hollywood to create a new movie studio with Director Mel Gibson.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The claim stems from a satirical website.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Downey told fellow actor Jodie Foster in a recent interview that he would consider playing the role of Tony Stark again,<span> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/paultassi\/2024\/06\/04\/robert-downey-jr-surprisingly-open-to-mcu-iron-man-return-which-is-easily-possible\/\">Forbes<\/a><span> <\/span>reported. Downey has previously won an Oscar for his portrayal of the superhero who is now dead in the franchise.<\/p>\n<p>A post shared on Facebook alleges that Downey no longer wants to work in Hollywood, but will create a new studio with Gibson. The post shared a photo of Gibson and a smaller one of Downey in the corner.<\/p>\n<p>The caption reads, \u201cBREAKING: Robert Downey Jr. Leaves Hollywood, Joins Mel Gibson\u2019s New Un-Woke Film Production Studio.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The claim is inaccurate. There is no<span> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?client=safari&#038;rls=en&#038;q=Robert+Downey+Jr.+mel+gibson+studio&#038;ie=UTF-8&#038;oe=UTF-8\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-chelsea-clinton-criticize-bill-gates-in-a-tweet-for-pursuing-a-physical-relationship-with-an-underling\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Did Chelsea Clinton Criticize Bill Gates In A Tweet For Pursuing A \u2018Physical Relationship With An Underling\u2019?\">credible news report<\/a><\/a><span> <\/span>that suggests that this story is accurate. The claim stems from a satirical news outlet called<span> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/esspots.com\/breaking-robert-downey-jr-joins-mel-gibsons-vision-for-an-un-woke-production-studio-a-game-changer-for-hollywood144\/\">Esspots<\/a>. The article claims that Downey and Gibson will make movies without the influence of political correctness.<\/p>\n<p>The<a href=\"https:\/\/esspots.com\/disclaimer\/\"><span> <\/span>website<\/a><span> <\/span>shares a Disclaimer that identifies the site as parody, \u201cBefore you proceed to read our content, we would like to emphasize that nothing on this website is real. All of the articles, stories, and commentary found on Esspots.com are entirely fictitious and created for the purpose of entertainment only.<\/p>\n<p>Gibson and Downey are friends and have discussed how they help one another through their<span> <\/span>various struggles, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/mel-gibson-and-robert-downey-jr-wouldnt-exist-without-the-other\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">US Weekly<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/04\/17\/fact-check-no-action-stars-are-not-forming-an-non-woke-actors-guild\/\"><strong>(RELATED: No, Action Stars Are Not Forming A \u2018Non-Woke\u2019 Actors\u2019 Guild)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time misinformation surrounding celebrities has been shared online. Check Your Fact recently <a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/07\/02\/fact-check-no-travis-kelce-did-not-make-post-accusing-trump-of-b-behavior\/\">debunked<\/a> a claim Travis Kelce accused former President Trump of \u201cb**** behaviour.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A social media post falsely claims that Actor Robert Downey Jr. has left mainstream Hollywood to start a new movie studio with Director Mel Gibson. This claim is not true and originates from a satirical website. In a recent interview, Downey mentioned that he would consider reprising his role as Tony Stark. The post on Facebook suggesting that Downey is leaving Hollywood to work with Gibson is inaccurate and there is no credible news source to support this claim. The satirical website where the claim originated from clearly states that its content is fictional and created for entertainment purposes only. Downey and Gibson are actually friends who have supported each other through their personal struggles. Misinformation about celebrities is not uncommon online<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1245,"featured_media":2291063,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Robert_Downey_Jr-e1626366117143.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[34345,34346,34344],"class_list":["post-2291062","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-mel-gibson","tag-movie-studio","tag-robert-downey-jr"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Robert_Downey_Jr-e1626366117143.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2291062","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1245"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2291062"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2291062\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2291063"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2291062"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2291062"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2291062"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}