Posted on 07/29/2006 10:39:11 AM PDT by dogbyte12
Mel Gibson
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.
The blood alcohol level reported was .12 not .21. Do try and get your "facts" straight.
If the TMZ is like other scandal rags the " news " they report is actually paid for gossip. It is about as reliable as the DNC pravda sites for accurate news.
>....UNless there is actual proof I don't believe some holywood gossip site.<
Sounds like a sensationalist rag throwing a bloody bone to the trailer trash crowd to gnaw on.
Man, I am so dysnumeric it's not funny. I apologize!! I knew the entire time what his count was, about like drinking a bottle of wine, no? But I can't keep the digits straight.
Gibson's dad is an anti-semitic Holocaust denier. And a purported Catholic.
And Gibson admires his dad; he said so.
It's no surprise that he harbors some of the same prejudices his dad does.
I think you need more than "spell check".
I believe it was right away, but I don't remember the exact length of time.
Now, now, no more drinking while typing, lol.
Gibson "represents" neither Christianity nor Catholicism. He's a director who made a movie about The Passion.
That does not make him a spokesman for Jesus.
If they were published, I'd look horrid..it would not reflect who I am.
If Gibson was drunk and driving, he needs to take care of that..but "statements" someone makes..within the rights of free speech, drunk or not, should not be sensationalized.
This is someones way of making a bad situation for Mel get worse,..and YES he is a victim..not because he was drinking and driving..but because he was SPEAKING and driving.
>>Gibson "represents" neither Christianity nor Catholicism. He's a director who made a movie about The Passion.
That does not make him a spokesman for Jesus.<<
Originally that sentence said 'represents Christianity in the minds of much of the public.'
I decided to just put "represents" in quotes instead to show that I don't think he particularly represents Christianity.
So, basically, I agree with your post.
Many adults were anti-semitic during the second world war, but it doesn't necessaily follow that their children are, too. Take it from one who was there.
Well said!
If Gibson is guilty of this behavior, his admirers will never view him in the same way again.
The truth of Antisemitic statements are in the eye of the beholder.
Anything a californication cop has to say about Mel..is suspect in the least IMO. Look what goes on in that state!
Californicator big-wigs are after him..he gave them some ammo..so what?
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