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Judge Cuts Loose Mel Gibson

Road Warrior can finish DUI probation without returning to court

By Zach Samalin,  Newser Staff

Posted Feb 14, 2008 4:07 AM CST

(Newser) – Actor Mel Gibson is free to serve out the rest of his drunk driving probation without returning to the courthouse, Reuters reports. "You're on your own now with the self-help groups, so this is the most difficult time for you," a judge told the Apocalypto director yesterday. "Good luck to you as you continue your rehabilitation."

Gibson was arrested in July 2006 for his drunken, Lethal Weapon-style driving on the Pacific Coast Highway. The incident garnered the star a scandalous rep after he delivered a volley of anti-Semitic slurs against police, for which he later apologized. Gibson entered a no-contest plea to drunk driving, paid a $1,400 fine, and is serving out his three years probation.

In this undated photo originally provided by Paramount Pictures, Mel Gibson, center, stars as William Wallace as he leads a charge in a scene from Braveheart, which he also directed. A judge found Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2008, that the star has met terms of his no-contest plea to misdemeanor drunken...
In this undated photo originally provided by Paramount Pictures, Mel Gibson, center, stars as William Wallace as he leads a charge in a scene from "Braveheart," which he also directed. A judge found Wednesday,...   (Associated Press)
Actor Mel Gibson arrives at the premiere of American Gangster in Los Angeles, in this Oct. 29, 2007, file photo. A judge found Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2008, that Mel Gibson has met terms of his no-contest plea to misdemeanor drunken driving after his notorious 2006 arrest in which he made...
Actor Mel Gibson arrives at the premiere of American Gangster in Los Angeles, in this Oct. 29, 2007, file photo. A judge found Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2008, that Mel Gibson has met terms of his no-contest...   (Associated Press)
Actor Mel Gibson arrives at the premiere of American Gangster in Los Angeles, Monday, Oct. 29, 2007.  (AP Photo/Gus Ruelas)
Actor Mel Gibson arrives at the premiere of American Gangster in Los Angeles, Monday, Oct. 29, 2007. (AP Photo/Gus Ruelas)   (Associated Press)
Mel Gibson is shown during a private screening for his movie, Apocalypto,  in Mexico City, in this  Jan. 15, 2007, file photo. Gibson has been following the rules of his probation for a DUI arrest during which he made derogatory remarks about Jews and women, his lawyer told a judge...
Mel Gibson is shown during a private screening for his movie, "Apocalypto," in Mexico City, in this Jan. 15, 2007, file photo. Gibson has been following the rules of his probation for a DUI arrest during...   (Associated Press)
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