Have you noticed the extreme levels of caution the mainstream media have brought to their reporting of that Mel Gibson story? Understandable enough, we suppose. A tape has emerged of a Mel-like voice ranting in a racist, misogynist fashion at Oksana Grigorieva, the star’s former partner, but, at time of writing, the Gibson organisation had neither confirmed nor denied its authenticity.

As well as fearing legal repercussions, media outlets are a bit uneasy about the way in which the recording was obtained. Anyway, if you want to hear it, you know where to look.