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Washington, Nov 30: Comedian Michael Richards is getting support from someone who knows exactly what he's going through -- Mel Gibson.

The beleaguered director has now revealed that he feels like sending a note of condolence to the former ‘Seinfeld’ star after his racist rant in a Los Angeles comedy club.

The movie mogul, who hit the headlines a few months back for making drunken anti-Semitic remarks to a California highway patrol cop, insists he knows what Richards is going through.

"I felt like sending Michael Richards a note. I feel really badly for the guy. He was obviously in a state of stress. You don't need to be inebriated to be bent out of shape. But my heart went out to the guy... I like him," Contactmusic quoted Gibson as telling Entertainment Weekly magazine.

Regarding Richards' fate in the media, Mel added, "They'll probably torture him for a while and then let him go. I like him."

Meanwhile Richards is desperately trying to make amends with African-American groups after repeating the word "n***er" in an angry rant aimed at two black hecklers during a recent show at The Laugh Factory. (ANI)