Gary Oldman blasts liberal Hollywood

British actor Gary Oldman has blasted Hollywood for its "political correctness" while defending fellow actors Mel Gibson and Alec Baldwin.
Gibson was at the receiving end of for his anti-Semitic remarks while Baldwin has often landed in troble for his public rants.
Oldman slammed Hollywood for its inability to take a joke in a lengthy and candid interview to Playboy magazine's July/August issue while promoting his upcoming film 'Dawn of the Planet of the Apes', said the Hollywood Reporter.
The 56-year-old actor says he believes "political correctness is crap" and said people should get over a joke.
"I don't know about Mel. He got drunk and said a few things, but we've all said those things. We're all... hypocrites.

Gibson was arrested in 2006 for suspected DUI (driving under influence) in Malibu and made anti-Semitic remarks to a policeman, saying at the time of his arrest that "Jews are responsible for all the wars in the world."

"Mel Gibson is in a town that's run by Jews and he said the wrong thing because he's actually bitten the hand that I guess has fed him - and doesn't need to feed him anymore because he's got enough dough. He's like an outcast, a leper, you know?," Oldman said.
'The Dark Knight Rises' actor also defended Baldwin's use homophobic terms during his frequent run-ins with paparazzi at a time when comedians get away with such words.

The veteran actor feels political correctness also affects awards season.
"At the Oscars, if you didn't vote for 12 Years a Slave you were a racist. You have to be very careful about what you say. I do have particular views and opinions that most of this town doesn't share, but it's not like I'm a fascist or a racist," Oldman said.