http://www.nydailynews.com/news/gossip/story/438959p-369834c.html
BY MICHELLE CARUSO
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
LOS ANGELES - A blitzed Mel Gibson launched into an obscenity-laced
tirade when he was busted on suspicion of drunken driving early
yesterday, threatening an officer and making anti-Semitic and sexually
abusive remarks, according to a police report.
The "Passion of the Christ" director repeatedly said, "My life is
f----d," according to the report by Los Angeles County Deputy James
Mee, which was obtained by TMZ.com. The celebrity news Web site posted
excerpts of the handwritten report.
Gibson, 50, was pulled over for speeding at 3:10 a.m. on the Pacific
Coast Highway in Malibu, Calif., cops said. The Oscar-winning
"Braveheart" star and director was driving 80 mph when he was snared by
a radar trap, sheriff's deputies said. The speed limit in that area is
45 mph to 55 mph.
Gibson failed both alcohol breath and field sobriety tests, deputies
said. His blood-alcohol level was .12, Deputy Anthony Moore said. The
legal limit is .08 in California.
According to the incident report obtained by TMZ.com, the Road Warrior
embarked on a belligerent, anti-Semitic outburst when he realized he
had been busted.
"F-----g Jews. The Jews are responsible for all the wars in the world,"
Mee's report quotes him as saying.
"Are you a Jew?" Gibson asked the deputy, according to the report.
The actor also berated the deputy, threatening, "You motherf----r. I'm
going to f--- you," according to Mee's report.
The actor also told the cop he "owns Malibu" and would spend all his
money "to get even with me," Mee said in his report.
TMZ quoted a law enforcement source as saying Gibson noticed a female
sergeant on the scene and yelled at her, "What do you think you're
looking at, sugar t--s?"
Deputy Mee then wrote an eight-page report detailing of the incident,
but higher-ups in the sheriff's department felt it was too
"inflammatory" to release and would merely serve to incite "Jewish
hatred," TMZ said.
Reached for comment on TMZ's report last night, Deputy Moore said the
department would neither deny nor confirm its content. He could offer
no explanation for why Mee's report was withheld from reporters.
Gibson rep Alan Neirob could not be reached for comment last night.
Earlier, when asked about the arrest, his assistant said in an e-mailed
statement, "At this time we don't have any information on this matter
but are checking into it."
A devout Catholic, Gibson has been dogged by allegations of
anti-Semitism - which he has steadfastly denied - since his 2004 film
"The Passion of the Christ," about the crucifixion of Jesus.
Once known as a Hollywood bad boy, the Aussie-raised Gibson was known
to down five beers before breakfast at his partying peak. But Gibson
has said he gave up drinking in the 1980s at the urging of Tina Turner,
his co-star in "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome."
Gibson was previously busted for driving under the influence in 1984.
In that case, he ran a red light and struck another car in Toronto
while filming "Mrs. Soffel" with Diane Keaton. He pleaded guilty and
was fined $240.
After yesterday's bust, Gibson was booked at the Lost Hills sheriff's
station at 4:06 a.m. The father of seven spent a few hours in the
lockup before being released on $5,000 bail at 9:45 a.m., sheriff's
deputies said.
His case will be further investigated and sent to the district
attorney's office for review. No court date has been set.
The sheriff's department has previously released mug shots of other
stars arrested for drunken driving, including actress Kim Delaney in
2002, but Gibson's booking photo "was not available," according to
department spokesman Steve Whitmore.
Sheriff Lee Baca personally ordered Gibson's mug kept under wraps, a
deputy told the Daily News.
The California Highway Patrol, which has busted stars including Nick
Nolte and former "Growing Pains" cutie Tracey Gold for DUI, routinely
releases stars' mug shots, no matter how unflattering.
That would be a yes. :)
Perhaps The Smoking Gun will obtain a copy of the evidence.
Shades of the Patches Kennedy incident.
Looks like the press is crucifying the guy..
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