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Mel Gets Kudos From DUI Judge

Posted May 11th 2007 12:36PM by TMZ Staff

Mel GibsonTMZ was in court today as a judge gave Mel Gibson an A for effort in his road to rehabilitation after his arrest for DUI July of last year.

Mel, who was not present in the Malibu, Calif. court, got major kudos from the judge who told Mel's attorney "I truly believe the rehabilitation in this case is being very effective." The judge added that he would eventually like to see Mel, but at this point "it's counterproductive to have him in the courtroom."

Gibson's attorney Blair Berk filed paperwork with the court this morning indicating he is meeting all the terms of his probation. She told the judge "He's doing extremely well."

Mel's next court date is August 23.

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1. Who cares !!!!!!!!

Posted at 12:46PM on May 11th 2007 by SloppyTuna

2. God bless him (and the savage Mayans too) !

Posted at 12:56PM on May 11th 2007 by Afterwards Mel celebrated the good news by drowning a fifth of Gin !

3. Good for you Mel. Way to bounce back.

Posted at 12:59PM on May 11th 2007 by me

4. I just love this man mostly because he loves God and family. Perhaps a David? You can feel his deeply sensitive side and debth... missing in most of the actors, etc. Sooo, he is lonely in a world of non-thinkers. I like his crazy side... you need it in life. He got a bad rap about his Jewish comments.... as if you understand what he was thinking, he was right about the wars that have begun because of God's most chosen people. I was having a tough time with the war in Lebanon for that reason. But, it takes spiritual eyes to see and most did not. I wish there was a church here like the one he has in California! Good rehab Mel. Hope you keep your head above the Hollywood expectations and hype. Stay happy... ..and know that some of us get it.

Posted at 1:07PM on May 11th 2007 by Diana

5. Love his work and looking forward to seeing his next movie!

Posted at 1:27PM on May 11th 2007 by April

6. I am now the self proclaimed editor of this site. Don’t worry about paying me. There is no need for that. Thank you and I’ll keep correcting. I keep seeing a lot of mistakes, so STEP IT UP because I’m in charge now.


Recommended change: The judge added he would like to see Mel, but at this point "it's counterproductive to have him in the courtroom."

Posted at 1:12PM on May 11th 2007 by Matt

7. Come on. This bastard is an anti-semitic racist. Rehab means he won't drink until he's not monitored. Racist means he hates Jewish people because his "religion" tells him too?
Come on, now. I'd rather be a drunk.

Posted at 1:16PM on May 11th 2007 by Nazi

8. why is it counter-productive to have him in the courtroom - is it a reference to the media and fans?

Posted at 1:20PM on May 11th 2007 by Security

9. Has he been to AA yet?

Posted at 1:41PM on May 11th 2007 by Just Another Hollywood Drunk

10. KEEP COMING BACK..
REMEMBER THAT A DEEP AND EFFECTIVE SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCE IS WHAT WORKS FOR US!

Posted at 1:52PM on May 11th 2007 by char

11. I applaud this brillant man for his talent and imagination. His films are spectacular and truthful. His efforts to over come his addictions to alcohol are inspiring. One of todays Famous people that is famous because he has done great inspiring films, not at all like the Brittiny, Paris and Anna Nicoles of public media. You go Mel. By the way Paris belongs in JAIL.

Posted at 2:14PM on May 11th 2007 by Mels pal

12. Paris should take a lesson from Mel on HOW TO DO PROBATION CORRECTLY!

Posted at 2:19PM on May 11th 2007 by Kathy

13. I love Mel & who knows how he really feels as a doctor, who helps alcoholics said when someone is drunk what they say is sometimes not they actually feel. The dr was familiar & was on msnbc but I can't remember his name.

Posted at 3:58PM on May 11th 2007 by Reine

14. I can't tell whats in a person's heart. But I know first hand that sometimes a person who becomes angry at some body else uses the greatest way to hurt that person by insulting his religion ,race or ethnic background. That was done to me by my best friend. I am an American of Italian ancestry and my best friend said that I was a dumb wop. Because I lost a screwdriver of his. He said he was sorry. We are still friends because I know what is in his heart. Maybe it is like that with Gibson.

Posted at 4:06PM on May 11th 2007 by Wolfman

15. As the old saying goes "people who live in glass houses should not throw stones" and "but for the grace of God go I".

It is very hard to overcome either the craving for alcohol or drugs. That Mel is meeting or exceed the expectations of his probation says something about his being committed to recovery. If he were not believe you me, they would like nothing more than to take him down big time, especially in Los Angeles. I know that there are a lot of people within the entertainment industry that are just waiting for that to happen to him. Hopefully that will not happen and Mel will continue to take it one day at a time. Sometimes is is literally one minute at a time.

Way to go Mel. Keep up to good work. There are people out there rooting for your to succeed and overcome the demons that you have. So far so good.

Posted at 6:02PM on May 11th 2007 by Julie

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