Mel Gibson Apologizes for Disgraceful Drunk Driving
Passion of the Christ director Mel Gibson apologized Saturday for his resistant and unruly behavior, and for saying “despicable” things to sheriff’s deputies that he does “not believe to be true” when he was arrested in Malibu for investigation of driving under the influence of alcohol.
After he was stopped, handcuffed and put into a police cruiser, Gibson reportedly launched into an anti-Semitic tirade punctuated by obscenities, threats and sexually abusive language. In the report, which appears to be a chronology of the arrest, Gibson boasted that he “owns Malibu” and ranted about “[expletive] Jews” and how “the Jews are responsible for all the wars in the world.”
“I acted like a person completely out of control when I was arrested and said things that I do not believe to be true and which are despicable,” the actor-director said without elaborating. Read more!