Mel Gibson In Treatment Program
Actor Getting 'Ongoing' Help In Battle With Alcohol, Publicist Says
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Play CBS Video Video Mel Gibson In Hot Water The officer who arrested Mel Gibson for driving under the influence reported that the star went on an anti-Semitic tirade. Manuel Gallegus reports on the damage that could be done to his career.
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Video Mel Gibson's Anti-Semitic Rant "The Early Show" entertainment contributor Jess Cagle speaks with Hannah Storm about the controversy involving Mel Gibson. Cagle expounds on Gibson's DUI arrest and inflammatory comments.
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Video Mel Gibson Cover-Up? Mel Gibson's behavior following a traffic stop is the talk of Hollywood, because critics believe the L.A. sheriff's department is covering the truth about what really happened. Vince Gonzales reports.
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In this photo released by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, actor-director Mel Gibson is seen in a booking photo taken Friday, July 28, 2006. (AP Photo/LA County Sheriffs Dept.)
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Mel Gibson, shown here in happier times at the New York premiere of the movie 'Signs' on July 29, 2002. (REUTERS)
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A breath test indicated Gibson's blood-alcohol level was 0.12 percent, Whitmore said. In California, a driver is legally intoxicated at 0.08 percent.
Gibson posted $5,000 bail and was released hours later.
Abraham H. Foxman, national director of the Anti-Defamation League, called Gibson's apology "unremorseful and insufficient." Prominent Hollywood talent agent Ari Emanuel called for an industry boycott of Gibson in a blog posted Monday.
"At a time of escalating tensions in the world, the entertainment industry cannot idly stand by and allow Mel Gibson to get away with such tragically inflammatory statements," he wrote. "People in the entertainment community, whether Jew or gentile, need to demonstrate that they understand how much is at stake in this by professionally shunning Mel Gibson and refusing to work with him, even if it means a sacrifice to their bottom line.
"There are times in history when standing up against bigotry and racism is more important than money."
This is not the first time Gibson has faced accusations of anti-Semitism. Gibson produced, directed and financed "The Passion of the Christ," which some Jewish leaders said cast Jews as the killers of Jesus. Days before "Passion" was released, Gibson's father, Hutton Gibson, was quoted as saying the Holocaust was mostly "fiction."
Gibson, 50, won a best-director Oscar for 1995's "Braveheart," and starred in the "Lethal Weapon" and "Mad Max" films, among others.
In recent years, he has turned his attention to producing films and TV shows through his Icon Productions. The hundreds of millions of dollars he made producing the 2004 film "The Passion of the Christ" has given the star the ability to finance his own films, giving him a measure of independence from the major studios.
His next movie is "Apocalypto," about the decline of the Mayan empire. It is being distributed by The Walt Disney Co.
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