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Judge Tells Gibson 'You're On Your Own'

Reuters
Posted: 2008-02-14 10:37:47
LOS ANGELES (Feb. 14) - Oscar-winning film star Mel Gibson, who made worldwide news by unleashing an anti-Semitic tirade during his 2006 arrest for drunk driving, received a judge's approval Wednesday to serve the rest of his probation without appearing in court again.

Superior Court Judge Lawrence Mira told the 52-year-old "Passion of the Christ" director that he had completed the requirements of his no-contest plea and was not required to make further progress reports to the court.

"You're on your own now with the self-help groups, so this is the most difficult time for you," Mira told a subdued Gibson during a brief hearing in Los Angeles. "Good luck to you as you continue your rehabilitation."

The actor, who was escorted into court by sheriffs deputies via a back entrance, spoke in court only to thank the judge.

Gibson was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol on July 28, 2006, by a police officer who spotted him weaving across traffic along Pacific Coast Highway near his home in the beachside community of Malibu.

The incident triggered a media frenzy when a police report showed that he had made anti-Semitic remarks to the officer who had detained him.

The screen star later apologized for the rant and after entering the no-contest plea to drunk driving in August, 2006, was sentenced to three years probation, ordered to pay $1,400 in fines and attend alcohol rehabilitation.

Gibson, who first achieved Hollywood stardom by playing a post-apocalyptic survivor in the 1979 box office smash "Mad Max," won an Academy Award as the director of 1995's "Braveheart."

"Passion of the Christ," which was released in 2004, became one of the highest-grossing films of the decade.

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sweetburty 08:42:25 PM May 14 2008

leave him alone he was reaaaaaaaaally thirsty!!

bluetrain67 11:23:45 AM Mar 25 2008

Mel needs to watch "The Sorrow and The Pity" in an endless loop.

bluetrain67 11:22:50 AM Mar 25 2008

He needs to watch "The Sorrow And The Pity" in an endless loop.

billnlila 10:41:45 AM Mar 08 2008

He is a good actor. Hope he gets the help he so desperately needs

billnlila 10:40:14 AM Mar 08 2008

He is really a good actor. He needs help. Hope he gets it.

jmama1234 11:51:51 PM Mar 05 2008

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR REHAB...IT'S SUCKS TO BE A CELEB WHEN THINGS GO BAD.......MANY OF US HAVE BEEN IN THE SAME SITUATION, JUST DIDN'T HAVE A NAME TAG TO GO WITH IT.
STAY STRONG!

total1nessiam 12:17:51 PM Mar 05 2008

You say "leave him alone?" Would you say that to someone who was DUI and killed someone you loved? Drunk driving is against the law, and he is not ABOVE the law to have his day in court. You do the crime, you pay.

jdominojoe 03:31:18 PM Mar 02 2008

i think one of the great things about mel gibson is that he's doing some work as like some caracter that sepperates the men from the boys and always lets the boys win, if you rember passions or apocalypto then you probably remember escape from thunder dome, now thats one that gets me thinking, but i think i heard it said once, that the real reason he's so great, is he's an american now, and the odds are probably preatty good he's seen whats that woman in city of angels, gwen stafani, nude in a hot tub, and then more than likly, he got a message while nude, i mean, hey say thats you up there, and supporting good old swat, and you take your free base, and its time to check everything, and you think, thats the game, all four bases. and won't you be needing that rehab now, you just broke the catchers back while someone was trying to steal, and now, the rules can't get to your game any more because you still have work to do, see mel gibson's no meaningless witness.

mcxico4the3cs 11:10:47 AM Feb 26 2008

Leave the guy alone!

highdezertman 07:37:08 PM Feb 22 2008

Hello America!!!!!! Hey Mel...,in the future ....,try to be alittle more "Politicaly Correct" in expressing your thoughts ,and you might of saved $850.00 on your fine. I still Respect you also.!! James R. Dawson Sr. Silver Springs,Nv. U.S.A.

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