Jodie Foster is all praise for 'sensitive' Mel Gibson

Looks like scandal-dogged actor Mel Gibson has got support in form of American actress Jodie Foster.

Foster has defended Gibson ahead of his return to the silver screen after several years of lying low, saying he is a "sensitive" man with a "lifetime of pain".

"God, I love that man," the Herald Sun quoted Foster, who directs and co-stars with fellow Oscar-winner Gibson in their upcoming movie ‘The Beaver’, as telling Hollywood Reporter.

"He brought a lifetime of pain to the character that we''ve been talking about for years, that I knew was part of his psyche and who he is. It''s part of him that is beautiful and that I want people to know, too," she said.

"He''s so incredibly loving and sensitive, he really is.”

"He is the most loved actor I have ever worked with on a movie. And he''s not saintly, and he''s got a big mouth, and he''ll do gross things your nephew would do. But I knew the minute I met him that I would love him the rest of my life," she added.

So Jodie Foster got Pushy and Shovy...

Jodie Foster almost got indicted today for reportedly "pushing and shoving" a 17 year old boy. But "almost" only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades, so this incident didn't go any further than a little legal action that was dismissed anyway.

A few weeks ago, the star of Flightplan was walking around with her kids when the accuser got in front of her and started snapping photo after photo.

Despite Jodie Foster asking him to stop, he continued to, so the actress ended up indeed pushing him aside. The guy's father filed a police report, but today the Los Angeles City Attorney's Office decided not to let the case go any further and closed it for good.

Jodie Foster's camp issued a communiqué saying that "the man was a professional pap, possessing a large camera and telephoto lens", which definitely changes things.

And since we're talking about the award-winning actress, allow me to post this hot photo of her, complete with a little Jodie Foster nipple slip. It was snapped a little while ago, but let it serve as a reminder of how lovely she used to be.

Jodie Foster denies teen's attack claims

Jodie Foster has reportedly denied the accusation that she attacked a teenager outside a shopping mall, branding it "fabricated".

It had been alleged that the actress had an altercation with the 17-year-old at The Grove in Los Angeles on May 29 while she was with her children.

Speaking to People, her representative claimed that the alleged victim was "most definitely a professional paparazzo" and had been trailing the star - who asked him to stop - and her family.

"He had a large camera bag and 1000mm telephoto lens. He tailed Jodie and followed her all the way from the movie theatre to the valet," said the spokesperson.

"He crowded her and her two young children and took photos of them the whole time...This guy's behaviour was completely inappropriate and the police report is a fabrication of the incident."

The teenager's father had claimed that his son was a fan of Foster and had taken a photograph after spotting her at the mall. He alleged that Foster was unhappy about having her picture taken, although his son had apologised to her.

Foster miserable after girlfriend Cindy Mort dumps her

Oscar-winning actress Jodie Foster is reportedly "devastated" after being dumped by her lesbian lover Cindy Mort.

Mort reportedly walked out of the couple's LA home following a series of heated rows. She is said to have rekindled her romance with former girlfriend Amanda Demme, leaving Foster "miserable", Daily Mail reported.

Foster, 46, met the writer/producer on the set of The Brave One in 2006. The couple started living together following Foster's split from long term partner, producer Cydney Bernard.

The Silence of the Lambs actress remained tight-lipped about her sexuality for many years and decided to come out of closet in 2007 when she publicly acknowledged her 15-year relationship with Bernard during an award ceremony.

She called Bernard "my beautiful Cydney, who sticks with me through the rotten and the bliss" while accepting the award.

However, the couple, who have two children together through IVF, split later that year.

Foster, who won Best Actress Oscar awards for her role as a rape victim in the 1989 film The Accused and as a FBI trainee in the 1991 movie The Silence of the Lambs, is famous for her reclusive nature and refuses to employ household staff for fear that they would leak details of her home life to the media.