A couple of months ago, Mel Gibson got his share of attacks by the media ... & thus knows what is means to be hassled so much by paparazzi, newspapers & magazines.
Britney Spears has been dealing with this issue since she filed for divorce last month ... Especially after hanging a lot around Paris Hilton ! & Mel Gibson is now running to the support of the Pop Princess!
Gibson tells Contactmusic: "I feel compassion for someone like Britney. She never gets a moment. She's dogged all the time & followed & she's trying to have a life. Your heart goes out to her because I'm positive that, at her core, she's a good woman."