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"Mel Gibson has settled a lawsuit brought by a screenwriter over his 2004 movie The Passion Of The Christ. Writer Benedict Fitzgerald had sued Gibson for $10 million in February 2008, claiming that the star had substantially understated the budget for the blockbuster, leading him to accept a lower salary than he would normally.  Legal papers had alleged that Gibson claimed the budget would be $4 million to $7 million, but that it actually ended up being between $25 million and $50 million.  Fitzgerald added that he was later blocked from receiving profits, despite the film grossing over $600 million worldwide. He also said that Gibson had spent thousands of pounds on his children&amp;#039;s education while filming and had paid $78,000 to a chiropractor.  Gibson was ordered to LA&amp;#039;s Superior Court last November to answer questions about the film&amp;#039;s budget, although several of Fitzgerald&amp;#039;s allegations were thrown out at recent hearings. Details of the settlement have not been revealed and neither party has commented.  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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