Zach Galifianakis, one of the stars in the 2009 movie, The Hangover, playing Alan Finger, may have been the cause for the movie’s sequel, The Hangover 2, to forgo having a cameo appearance by Mel Gibson. Although nothing can be confirmed on denied at this time, just a few days ago it was said that Mel Gibson was to appear in The Hangover 2 as a tattoo artist in a cameo role. This plan has seemingly changed quickly.

Zach Galifianakis was recently the subject of a Comedy Deathray Podcast, which aired on October 15th and 22nd, in two parts. In the Interview, he stated, “I’m in a deep protest right now with a movie I’m working on, up in arms about something. But I can’t get the guys to … I’m not making any leeway.”

Is it a coincidence that after these statements Mel Gibson’s cameo appearance in the movie was decided against? Likely not. Zach Galifianakis is known for his moral high grounds, not taking several roles because of the violence that were involved in them. Mel Gibson, on the other hand, is anything but moral, at least if allegations are correct. In his 2006 DUI arrest, Gibson yelled at the arresting officer, who happened to be Jewish, “F***king Jews…the Jews are responsible for all the wars in the world”. In addition to being accused of domestic violence from his girlfriend, Oksana Grigorieva, he also has a history of sexism, homophobia, and racism.

Apparently the producers of The Hangover 2 have their heads in the right place, as Zach Galifianakis is much more important to the movie than Gibson would be, if in fact the spat above is true..