Mel Gibson's Latest Controversy

Once again, Mel Gibson is at the center of controversy. The director of Apocalypto was answering questions at an LA university when he swore at an academic who accused him of misrepresenting Mayan culture.

Alicia Estrada, assistant professor of Central American studies, was asked to leave the event at California State University, Northridge. She denied that her questions were disruptive.

"In no way was my question aggressive in the way that he responded to it," Estrada told the Associated Press. "These are questions that my peers, my colleagues, ask me every time I make a presentation. These are questions I pose to my students in the classroom."

Critics of Gibson's film claim that Mayans are depicted as savages. Apparently, Gibson does not take criticism well. His spokesperson, Alan Nierob, said the professor was a "heckler" and was "rude and disruptive."

"It was a brief disruption to an otherwise interesting, stimulating event from our students' perspective," university spokesman John Chandler said, adding that Gibson was sorry that "things had gotten out of hand."

He said the interruption occurred 20 minutes into the event, when two audience members refused to give up the microphone after asking questions.

Ms. Estrada does not believe her questions were rude or disruptive. She is demanding an apology "not only to me, but to the Central American program at CSUN, to the university and, most importantly, to the Mayan people and the Mayan community."