Mel Gibson accused of hating Jews Actor Mel Gibson's been accused of hating Jews and wanting to have his ex-wife killed. The claims have been made by screenwriter Joe Eszterhas, who has written a nine page letter to Gibson, after their movie project, The Maccabees, was cancelled by Warner Bros. Eszterhas claims to have spent the last two years writing the script for the movie, which was axed earlier this week, during that period he spent a lot of time with Gibson. In the letter he alleges Gibson often referred to Jews as "Hebes," "oven-dodgers" and "Jew-boys." Gibson has responded to the letter, claiming it is filled with "utter fabrications." He argues The Maccabees film, which was supposed to be a Jewish Braveheart, was scrapped because the script was poor, he insists it is a story he still wants to tell. Gibson has previously been accused of anti-Semitism. His 2004 film, The Passion Of The Christ, was criticised for the way Jews were portrayed. In 2006, after being arrested for drink driving, he told a policemen Jews were responsible for all the world's wars.