Mel Gibson Furious At losing Role in 'The Hangover 2'

*MEL GIBSON IS FURIOUS AT THE PRODUCERS OF "THE HANGOVER 2" FOR KICKING HIM OFF THE FLICK -- GIBSON'S MINOR ROLE AS A BANGKOK TATTOO ARTIST WAS SEEN AS A POSSIBLE COMEBACK FOR HIS SHATTERED CAREER -- BUT PRODUCERS WERE QUICK TO CUT HIM LOOSE WHEN THE ENTIRE CAST OBJECTED TO WORKING WITH HIM -- A SOURCE CLOSE TO GIBSON TOLD US WEEKLY "HE DOESN'T UNDERSTAND WHY MIKE TYSON, A DRUG USER WHO TURNED HIS LIFE AROUND, WAS IN THE FIRST 'HANGOVER' WHILE MEL WAS KICKED TO THE CURB. EVERYBODY DESERVES A SECOND CHANCE" -- DAILY VARIETY IS ALREADY REPORTING THAT GIBSON WILL BE REPLACED BY LIAM NEESON, WHO CONFIRMED IT BY SAYING "I JUST GOT A CALL TO DO A ONE-DAY SHOOT ON 'HANGOVER 2' AS A TATTOO ARTIST IN THAILAND, AND THAT'S ALL I KNOW ABOUT IT"

-- A FRIEND OF GIBSON'S (AND HE DOESN'T HAVE MANY) SAYS "I FIND THE DOUBLE STANDARD AN ABSOLUTE JOKE. MIKE TYSON IS A CONVICTED RAPIST, BUT NO ONE HAD A PROBLEM WITH HIS CAMEO IN THE FIRST FILM. I GUESS SINCE IT HAPPENED 15 YEARS AGO, THEN IT'S OKAY. MAYBE MEL'S GONNA HAVE TO WAIT TIL THEY MAKE "THE HANGOVER 4" -- [BUT HE MIGHT BE IN HELL BY THEN] -- "THE HANGOVER 2" IS SET FOR RELEASE MAY 26th...

Courtesty of Mark Shipper