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EXCLUSIVE: Mel Gibson Busted for DUI

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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1336. Mel is the man!
I've said some pretty big whoppers when I was drunk and besides....
Isn't this America, oh yea it is. Guess what, you can say anything to
anybody anytime you want.
Mel Gibson is one of Hollywood's best! EVER!
All you little cry baby's out there..blah blah blah.
Go cry on someone else's shoulders.

Posted at 9:33PM on Aug 28th 2006 by jaggerben2000@yahoo.com

1337. So, all all of you who make fun of christians who fall like Mel Gibson trying to make yourself feel better by pointing the finger at the one who fell. Most people like you tend to do this so you won't look like the hypocrites that you are. Mel Gibson is a man like all of us, just because he is a christian does not mean he is perfect. The media loves to point the finger at christians who fall, but what about the others that make the same mistakes? If you ask me, all of you making fun are the real hypocrites who are trying to justify your actions. Before you point the finger, remember there are three fingers pointing back at you. I hope everything goes well for Mel and I hope who recooperates from this little downfall.

Posted at 2:14PM on Aug 31st 2006 by Hector

1338. What happens if an insect falls in a cup of coffee ?!

The British: will throw the cup into the street and leave the coffee shop for good.

The American: will get the insect out and drink the coffee.

The Chinese: will eat the insect and drink the coffee.

The Israeli will:

(1) Sell the coffee to the American and the insect to the Chinese.

(2) Cry on all media channels that he feels insecure.

(3) Accuse the Palestinians, Hizb Allah, Syria and Iran of using germ-weapons.

(4) Keep on crying about anti-Semitism and violations of human rights.

(5) Ask the Palestinian President to stop planting insects in the cups of coffee.

(6) Re-occupy the West Bank, Gaza Strip.

(7) Demolish houses, confiscate lands, cut water and electricity from Palestinian houses and randomly shoot Palestinians.

(8) Ask the United States for urgent military support and a loan of one million dollars in order to buy a new cup of coffee.

(9) Ask the United Nations to punish the coffee-shop owner by making him offer free coffee to him till the end of the century.

(10) Last but not least, accuse the whole world to be standing still,not even sympathizing with the Israeli Nation.

Posted at 5:57PM on Sep 1st 2006 by Nasrudin

1339. Ok... this is ridiculous. I am glad he didn't kill himself or anyone else. For crying out loud.... the guy was drunk, stupid and pathetic. Let us all get over it and go on to bigger and more important issues like~~~~ .... if Japan's royal couple with have a boy. Now that is really ...really important~ this world is amazing!

Posted at 4:49AM on Sep 6th 2006 by sharonna

1340. A man of faith recieves his reward from GOD: not man. His flesh is not what matters in this case. A DUI doesn't make you a bad person. It's the selfish and envious peace officer that wasn't forgiving that did wrong. Every individual is a potential business contact. There goes the officers gift--in a beer can.

Posted at 7:44AM on Sep 7th 2006 by Roman Gonzalez

1341. WHY DOSEN'T THE MEDIA PUT SOME OF THE GOOD THINGS ON THAT THE SHOW PEOPLE DO RATHER THEN CRAP LIKE WHAT THEY DO?.

Posted at 8:33AM on Sep 7th 2006 by DAN HENDRIX

1342. WHY DOSEN'T THE MEDIA PUT SOME OF THE GOOD THINGS ON THAT THE SHOW PEOPLE DO RATHER THEN CRAP LIKE WHAT THEY DO?.

Posted at 8:34AM on Sep 7th 2006 by DAN HENDRIX

1343. mel has shown strenght throu out the community world wide.unfortunatly there are organizations out there that feel challenged.hang in there mel its been an illumanating experience for us all.++++++++++

Posted at 2:31PM on Sep 7th 2006 by michael sidoti

1344. "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"

That's what his publicist wrote for him to say in a statement.

What a bunch of crap. Everyone who knows anything about alcohol would know that when you are under the influence, you are more susceptible to say things and do things that you want to say or do, but usually wouldn’t.

I can’t believe he would read out such a statement when that fact is undeniable. He should have just apologized to those people he offended; it really is nobodies business what he believes.

Mel Gibson really does hates Jews from the bottom of his heart, considering the occasion had nothing to do with the topics of religion, he must really have it nailed in him.

Posted at 5:59AM on Sep 19th 2006 by Josh Simmons

1345. Hello I am Deaf Jewish guy from Rochester, New York, I do really hate Mel Gibson for his action of anti-Semitism toward the Jewish community. Therefore, there is no way for Mel Gibson to say his apologize to the Jewish community for his behavior of Anti-Semitism toward the Jews. Therefore, he is a true anti-Semitism because he did that several times in his life time included his father was one who really hated the Jews. Therefore, he is hated the Jews too.

However, when he was drunk that time, he expressed his true feeling toward the police officer about how he is really hated about the Jews. Again, there are obviously that he is a true anti-Semitism period. I pray that the Jewish community will not forgive him for his action of anti-Semitism toward the Jewish community period!

Joshua Bermann

Posted at 1:54PM on Sep 21st 2006 by Joshua Bermann

1346. Mel is an ugly dog. He needs to wash his foul mouth out with soap and get a life.

Posted at 5:09PM on Sep 21st 2006 by Whatever

1347. I don't know about the rest of the world, but I am sick to death of Mel Gibson's "Apology Tour". Give me a frickin' break! If he didn't have a movie coming out, he would not be going out of his way to make any apologies to anyone. He's so arrogant and self important. It's so obvious that it kills him to have to even admit that he did anything wrong. He looks and sounds forced into it. And as far as all of his assorted explanations for what alcohol does to a person....who does he think he's talking to? A nation of people who have never been drunk before?? We know what alcohol does to a person a**hole! And just as it mentioned in the MSN article, it does NOT make you say things that aren't on some level in your psyche to begin with. If anything, it brings them to the forefront, and gives you the guts to say them out loud. Which is exactly what I believe happened here. And I'm so tired of his pathetic attempts at apology. He's not sorry. He's just sorry he has to apologize. There's a big difference.

Posted at 6:08PM on Oct 12th 2006 by Heather

1348. its not that we're attacking him because he's a celebrity, we're attacking him because he's an asshole jerkoff f*ck, and we enjoy seeing him humiliated after all the horrible things that he has done and said.

Posted at 3:13PM on Nov 10th 2006 by Anonymous

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