New
York
(ANI):
In
wake
of
Mel
Gibson"s
domestic
abuse
scandal,
'Inception" star
Leonardo
DiCaprio
has
reportedly
pulled
out
of
the
disgraced
actor"s
next
project.
DiCaprio
was
due
to
star
in
Gibson-directed
flick
about
Vikings.
A
source
close
to
DiCaprio
said
the
actor
did
not
want
to
risk
his
reputation.
“Leo
has
earned
the
right
to
pick
and
choose
who
he
works
with,
and
Mel
Gibson
is
not
one
of
them," the
New
York
Post
quoted
a
source
as
telling
Radaronline.com.
DiCaprio,
who
is
fascinated
by
Viking
culture,
was
due
to
play
one
in
the
as-yet
untitled
project,
which
was
due
to
begin
filming
in
the
fall.
Gibson"s
Icon
Productions
and
Graham
King,
who
directed
DiCaprio
in
'The
Departed,"
were
producing
the
movie.
The
decision
has
come
as
a
major
setback
for
54-year-old
Gibson,
who
is
facing
allegations
of
domestic
abuse
and
child
endangerment
by
ex-girlfriend
Oksana
Grigorieva.