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Mel Gibson Makes Appearance at Minnesota Zoo

Reports say controversial actor Mel Gibson has been sightseeing in the Twin Cities the past few days. One of those stops was at Apple Valley's Minnesota Zoo.

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Actor Mel Gibson’s visit to the Twin Cities—including a stop at the Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley—has been garnering media attention, as well as comments on Facebook.

For instance, as of 9:30 p.m. Sunday, a photo of Gibson posted on the zoo’s Facebook page had collected 989 “likes” and 81 comments.

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Some of those comments can’t be described as Minnesota Nice.

Here is a sample:

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Jennifer Ruschen Wassenaar
That's crazy! Wonder what he was doing in Minnesota?

Jenny Scott
He's not my favorite celebrity, but cool that he's taking time to visit our beloved zoo. I hope he enjoyed it and left a nice donation ;)

Vanessa Hawkins
Did he punch a buffalo in the face?

Catherine Carey
Who cares. He is not a nice man.

Kristie Steffen Specht
Love You Mel !!

Jordan Greve
So cool!! I love when celebrities go places I go!

Kristin Marlowe
I would of given anything to see him! My favorite place and my favorite actor! :)

Emily Mae-jin Chinn
I'd rather see pictures of the black bears, personally.

Sue Straub
Love the comments - please leave them ALL up - some are just poking fun at Mel - its ok - we know its just in fun!!

Laura Syring
As long as he was nice and he left a big donation...!!! ;-)

Wendy Kumpf
Mel :) Can't think of a movie he was in I didn't like

Katie Thorstad
My boyfriend and I got to see him at the zoo. It looked like he was there with some family maybe. Hope they had a good time, I know we did.

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