Mel Gibson was "surprised" when President-elect Donald Trump named him a "special ambassador" to Hollywood this week. The actor and filmmaker shared his reaction to the news on Thursday, saying he learned about the announcement the same way that everyone else did — through social media.

President-elect Donald Trump wants to make Hollywood "bigger, better and stronger" and has cast Mel Gibson, Jon Voight and Sylvester Stallone as stars of what he is calling his "Special Ambassadors to a great but very troubled place, Hollywood, California."