Mel Gibson has settled a lawsuit with the screenwriter of his religious epic Passion of the Christ.
Benedict Fitzgerald, who co-wrote the 2004 film, filed suit against the actor/director in 2008, maintaining the superstar had cheated him out of millions of dollars in potential earnings.
He alleged he was only paid $75,000 and had to borrow hundreds of thousands from Gibson to cover his expenses.
Fitzgerald claimed he should have been paid a fee more in line with the true cost of the movie, and asked a judge to force Gibson to come up with the accounts.
The matter was settled on Monday (18May09), reports TMZ.com. No details were released.
Despite receiving mixed reviews from the critics The Passion of the Christ, which was filmed in Aramaic, Latin and Hebrew, was a box office hit grossing over $611 million at the global box office.
It became the highest grossing movie not filmed in the English language.
However the film was criticised by some of being anti- Semitic however, according to Wall Street Journal the then Pope John Paul II had said of the movie 'It is as it was'.
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