Tuesday, March 08, 2005

Mel Gibson Refunds ‘Passion’ Previewers

Actor/director Mel Gibson's latest demonstration of generosity and fair play is another lesson Hollywood – and much of America - ought to learn.

His production company, Icon, is sending out checks to scores of church groups who were charged an extra fee to preview his blockbuster film "The Passion of the Christ" before it hit theaters last year.

...Icon says Regal Entertainment Group, the movie theater company that provided the screenings, charged a $500 "worship fee" to hundreds of the church groups.
Still, Icon says, the company "was shocked and disappointed that this additional fee (which was never reported to us) was being charged to faith-based organizations," according to a letter sent to hundreds of church groups and reviewed by the Journal.
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