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"Mel Gibson has spoken out about his decision to offer support to Britney Spears during her recent troubles. Speaking on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Gibson admitted that he wanted to &amp;quot;reach out&amp;quot; to the singer because he knew how difficult it could be for young people in the entertainment industry.  &amp;quot;She&amp;#039;s a nice kid, ya know,&amp;quot; he explained. &amp;quot;She was just going through a rough patch...I just felt like this poor kid she&amp;#039;s lining up to be stoned.  &amp;quot;I just thought &amp;#039;I wonder if anyone is reaching out to her&amp;#039;. So, I just called her and she&amp;#039;s doing great now.&amp;quot; The Mad Max star invited Spears to vacation at his Costa Rican holiday home last May. The pair were also spotted dining together in Los Angeles. However, Gibson insisted that he was not responsible for the singer&amp;#039;s recovery, saying: &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s got nothing to do with me. She pulled herself out of this, and her dad...he&amp;#039;s the real hero.&amp;quot; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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