Newsmax’s Hirsen — A Longtime Buddy Of Mel Gibson — Plugs Gibson’s New Project

You might remember how Newsmax columnist James Hirsen was an enthusiastic shill for Mel Gibson’s various film projects and conservative politics and faith — and defending Gibson following his anti-Semitic tirades — while hiding the fact that he was not only Gibson’s friend, he’s also the founder of a legal group tied to an ultraconservative Catholic sect founded by Gibson’s father. (He only bothered to disclose some of that when Gibson was busted again for using abusive language against an ex-girlfriend in 2010.)

Well, Hirsen has returned to the land of Gibson promotion in his Nov. 22 Newsmax column:

Mark Wahlberg and Mel Gibson are starring in an upcoming faith-based movie titled “Stu,” a biopic on the life of a man who was a boxer, actor, museum manager and ultimately an ordained Catholic priest.

The main character in the film, Father Stuart Long, was affectionately known as “Father Stu,” hence the movie title.

Wahlberg began working on the project two years following the passing of Father Stu in 2014. The upcoming feature was financed in part by Wahlberg himself and is currently in post production.

Wahlberg plays the lead role, and Gibson plays the part of Father Stu’s dad, Bill Long.

The rest of Hirsen’s column actually focuses on Wahlberg, since the film is his project. Still, as usual, Hirsen refused to disclose his personal and business interests with Gibson in promoting his involvement with Wahlberg’s film.

UPDATE: The film was directed by Gibson’s girlfriend, Rosalind Ross, which Hirsen also didn’t disclose.