lol @ anyone protesting Mel. The only reason Mel became a pariah in Hollywood was because of the controversy surrounding him, one of the weird things about Mel's career is that despite being a manic depressive alcoholic for the bigger part of his life, he built a reputation for being one of the most professional and reliable guys in Hollywood to work with. Hollywood has no qualms working with the guy, there was simply a time where it was unwise to do so because as
@MartyMcFly already said (albeit related to something else), at the end of the day only the money counts in Hollywood.