Actress Winona Ryder arrives at the "Black Swan" closing night gala during AFI FEST 2010 presented by Audi held at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on November 11, 2010 in Hollywood, California. (Getty Images)more pics » 
Winona Ryder (Getty Images) Winona Ryder had an encounter with Mel Gibson some years ago at a party, where she claims he made some pretty off-color jokes.Winona, who is Jewish, said: "I remember, like, fifteen years ago, I was at one of those big Hollywood parties. And he was really drunk. I was with my friend, who's gay. He made a really horrible gay joke.
“And somehow it came up that I was Jewish. He said something about 'oven dodgers,' but I didn't get it. I'd never heard that before. It was just this weird, weird moment. I was like, 'He's anti-Semitic and he's homophobic.' No one believed me!"
Winona, who was arrested for shoplifting in 2001, admitted she struggled to cope with her fame and had a “semi-breakdown” when she was 23. She also revealed there was a time when she began to rely too heavily on prescription drugs.
The 39-year-old actress told GQ magazine: "I got really wiped out, and I had a semi-breakdown. I wasn't sleeping, I didn't know who I was because of different roles.
“Those things. I think they're more powerful than people think. People think, 'Oh, heroin's the hardest,' but pills can be...
“I broke my arm in two places. For about a month, I had to take it. But then I just kept taking it for, like... maybe three more weeks. But the thing I do remember is that once my arm was OK and they were still there, you kind of like... "
Earlier this year, recordings allegedly of Mel were leaked in which he made a racist and abusive rant during an argument with former girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva.
In 2006, Mel was arrested for drink driving and stunned police with an anti-Semitic rant.
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