Moore digs at Gibson

Oscar-winner Michael Moore has taken a veiled swipe at Mel Gibson's controversial movie The Passion of the Christ - his revenge after Gibson refused to back Fahrenheit 9/11.

Moore was disappointed when the Australian heart-throb actor pulled out his financial backing of his expose of George W Bush's regime and his reaction to the September 11 terrorist attacks.

The Braveheart star then refused to join Moore for a joint discussion with Time Magazine's editors, who were considering them for a joint Man Of The Year award last year.

On the subject of Gibson's biblical opus, Moore tells Vanity Fair: "If I were to make a movie, it would be about turning the other cheek… And the meek shall inherit the earth.

Moore added he was disturbed at: "How easily the vulnerable can be manipulated, twisted by images on the screen."