Okay I admit I've enjoyed a lot of his movies, but Mel has been getting weirder and weirder as he's gotten older. You'll probably recall that accusations of anti-semitism were leveled at him when Passion of the Christ came out. Was there anything to it? Mel dismissed it as nonsense, but provided no small amount of corroborative evidence last week when he was pulled over for drunk driving and started screaming about the “fucking Jews”…
From Gibson's Anti-Semitic Tirade — Alleged Cover Up: (TMZ.com)
…Gibson then said, “I'm not going to get in your car,” and bolted to his car. The deputy quickly subdued Gibson, cuffed him and put him inside the patrol car.
TMZ has learned that Deputy Mee audiotaped the entire exchange between himself and Gibson, from the time of the traffic stop to the time Gibson was put in the patrol car, and that the tape fully corroborates the written report.
Once inside the car, a source directly connected with the case says Gibson began banging himself against the seat. The report says Gibson told the deputy, “You mother f****r. I'm going to f*** you.” The report also says “Gibson almost continually [sic] threatened me saying he 'owns Malibu' and will spend all of his money to 'get even' with me.”
The report says Gibson then launched into a barrage of anti-Semitic statements: “F*****g Jews… The Jews are responsible for all the wars in the world.” Gibson then asked the deputy, “Are you a Jew?”
The deputy became alarmed as Gibson's tirade escalated, and called ahead for a sergeant to meet them when they arrived at the station. When they arrived, a sergeant began videotaping Gibson, who noticed the camera and then said, “What the f*** do you think you're doing?”
A law enforcement source says Gibson then noticed another female sergeant and yelled, “What do you think you're looking at, sugar tits?”… (emphasis mine)
So let's see (1) resisting arrest (that's what it is called when you run from the arresting officer and have to be subdued), (2) insulting/threatening an officer of the law who probably just saved your life and somebody else's, (3) insulting the entire Jewish population of the world, (4) acting in a demeaning manner toward women, … have I left anything out? Oh yeah, how about (5) DRIVING DRUNK (87 MPH, blood alcohol level 0.12).
Dear Mr. Gibson: That flaming, smoking, stinking mass of shit floating in the toilet is your reputation, please flush at once. Don't forget to wipe. Thanks.
Okay, the news source isn't the most reputable in the world, but bear in mind that Gibson publicly apologized for his behavior on Saturday:
From Mel Gibson apologizes for drunk driving: (Reuters)
…”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,” he said in a statement issued by his publicist.
Gibson, 50, was arrested in the early hours of Friday morning for speeding along the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, the beach town north of Los Angeles.
“I am deeply ashamed of everything I said, and I apologize to anyone who I have offended,” Gibson said.
He did not explain the offensive comments, and a spokesman for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department also declined to comment on Gibson's behavior when arrested…
If he doesn't believe it, I'm not sure why he said it. In my experience with drunks, being intoxicated doesn't make you say things that you don't believe, it lowers your inhibitions and makes you say things that you believe but wouldn't otherwise say. Or do things that you want to do, but normally would not. Which is to say, it impairs your better judgement, which is one reason why it's a real stupid idea to drive while drunk.
