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EXCLUSIVE: Mel Gibson Busted for DUI

Posted Jul 28th 2006 7:00PM by TMZ Staff

Mel Gibson was arrested by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department in Malibu, Calif. early this morning for suspicion of DUI. Bail was set at $5,000.

He was pulled over for speeding in his 2006 Lexus as he was heading eastbound on the Pacific Coast Highway and a Breathalyzer test was administered. The arrest report lists the time of arrest as 2:36AM and the time booked as 4:06AM. Gibson was released at 9:45 a.m.

A spokesman for the Los Angeles Country Sheriff's Department told TMZ, "Mel Gibson was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence. He was released later this morning. The investigation was still ongoing, just like it would be with any other person."

A rep for Gibson tells TMZ they are "checking into" the matter.

Click here for Sheriff's Inmate Info. Center -- type in "Gibson, Mel" and hit search.

EXCLUSIVE UPDATE: A sheriff's official told TMZ Gibson had a blood alcohol level of .12. The legal limit in the state of California is .08.

UPDATE 9:15 p.m. Explosive new details in this case! Click here.



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1. Passion Of The Booze - Starring Mel Gibson

Oopsie doodle..I'm a celebrity jackass endangering the lives of innocent human beings..Ahh well Yes , Yes I am.

BlackMetal

Posted at 3:20PM on Jul 28th 2006 by BlackMetal

2. What the hell?!!! it took them an hour and twenty minutes to get him to the police station? wtf, was he screening some dailies for them or something?!

Posted at 3:21PM on Jul 28th 2006 by yasodic

3. OMG - what would Jesus say. I guess he is not so holier than thou after all. What an ass.

Posted at 3:21PM on Jul 28th 2006 by misha

4. I hope it was a Jewish cop that arrested him! Wouldn't THAT be ironic to this nazi lover?

Posted at 3:27PM on Jul 28th 2006 by Mikey

5. Hope he had his priest with him to hear his confession:) Typical religious nutbag

Posted at 3:33PM on Jul 28th 2006 by mlc31

6. Hey, Jesus drank wine too...maybe he just had a little extra at comunion.

Posted at 3:40PM on Jul 28th 2006 by Anonymous

7. Big deal, who really gives a crap. Hope he had a good time before he was pulled over. $5000.00 is nothing to Mel, he will spend twice that to have it overturned.

Posted at 3:41PM on Jul 28th 2006 by Wayne C.

8. Like his Australian brethren AC/DC would say, "Have a drink on me"

Posted at 3:41PM on Jul 28th 2006 by Jim

9. God must not have been his co-pilot last nite, Couldn't have happen to a nicer guy
Hope he likes the drunk tank!

Posted at 3:41PM on Jul 28th 2006 by J Murphy

10.
Who cares what he does on his own time, it wouldnt surprise me if it wasn't a setup by someone to try and make him look bad for the media .

Posted at 3:43PM on Jul 28th 2006 by Rick

11. honestly i dont see why it really matters. who cares if he got a DUI!?!?! its ridiculous how people are so amazed with celebrities lives. they are just like us, some of them demand outrageous things but thats because its all gone to their head. some of the things in the magazines i just dont see why everyone cares so much!

Posted at 3:43PM on Jul 28th 2006 by brandie

12. Well we all make mistakes, thats why the Lord is SO FORGIVING!!! Get up off of him!!!

Posted at 3:43PM on Jul 28th 2006 by Girl

13. I think Jesus would say, "Let him who is without sin cast the first stone."

Posted at 3:43PM on Jul 28th 2006 by Nancy

14. I don't know what is going on with Mel Gibson lately, but I think he is in midlife crisis. He has been doing some pretty strange things and I truly feel sorry for his family. His movies that he is producing and directing have shown him to be somewhat of a religious fanatic. Too bad he seems to have gone off the deep end.

Posted at 3:44PM on Jul 28th 2006 by joan

15. I don't know what is going on with Mel Gibson lately, but I think he is in midlife crisis. He has been doing some pretty strange things and I truly feel sorry for his family. His movies that he is producing and directing have shown him to be somewhat of a religious fanatic. Too bad he seems to have gone off the deep end.

Posted at 3:45PM on Jul 28th 2006 by joan

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