We've all been there – you have a few drinks, you slightly misjudge the situation, and the next thing you know you're driving around Malibu at 85mph with an open bottle of tequila in your car, screaming racial abuse at policemen.
Mel Gibson knows where we're coming from here, because that's pretty much how he spend his August 2006. And, thanks to some fools overreacting when he called a female police officer "Sugartits," offered to have sex with a male police officer and informed anyone he could that "the fucking Jews are responsible for all the wars in the world," Mel Gibson was slapped with a one-year alcohol cessation order by a Malibu judge which included enforced visits of Alcoholics Anonymous. But guess what? That year's up and Mel Gibson doesn't have to go to those stupid AA meetings any more. Hey Mel, last one to do jello shots off a Rabbi's head is an atheist!
What with his racist thunder being stolen by Don Imus and Michael Richards, and his drink-driving thunder being stolen by Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan, it's easy to forget what a palaver Mel Gibson caused last year. Looking back, it's clear what a perfect storm Mel Gibson sailed into – swigging tequila from a bottle while driving through Malibu's 45mph zones at 85mph, Mel Gibson was stopped by police only to launch into the most confusing tirade this side of Alec Baldwin, touching on themes including Mel Gibson's ownership of all of Malibu, how Mel Gibson was going to 'fuck' the male officer, the way that the Jews started all the wars ever and his fondness for sugar-based tit products.
And this beautiful image stuck, too – Mel Gibson apologised, then he apologised again, then Spartacus had a go at Mel Gibson and Jodie Foster was all like "leave it Spartacus, he's not worth it" and the whole sorry incident wouldn't die down until Courtney Love said that Mel Gibson was OK. But, as well as offending the world's Jews and Sugartits to high heaven, Mel Gibson also had to deal with his drink-driving.
Quite sensibly, Mel Gibson rushed off to rehab after he was arrested to soften the blow, and it worked – Mel Gibson avoided jail for his arrest but instead got saddled with a punishment that included a 12-step rehabilitation programme five times a week for four and a half months and then three days a week for seven and a half months after that, a three-month alcohol-abuse education programme, a 90-day revocation of his driving licence and three years probation. And now, as the New York Daily News reports, the rehab programme is now over for Mel:
Foul-mouthed "Braveheart" star Mel Gibson no longer has to put on a brave face at Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. A Malibu judge yesterday said the Oscar winner, who was busted for drunken driving in July 2006, has completed his court-ordered alcohol-cessation program. "The AA meetings are no longer under his probation's conditions," a spokeswoman with the district attorney's office said.
Now the world will wait with baited breath to see if Mel Gibson continues to attend Alcoholics Anonymous of his own free will or if he hits the sauce again. Actually, since both being drunk and attending classes explaining why being drunk is bad take up a whole lot of time, either one of these options will reduce the time that Mel Gibson gets to make needlessly violent self-important historical epics filmed in a dead language, so we're cool whatever Mel does.
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Bape says
Good ole’ Mel Gibson. What a goofball.
Pat says
Well done Mel! Your the best. Keep up the good work and keep attending those AA meetings. We can’t wait to see you in front of the camera again.
We also hope hope you direct the three year healing ministry of the life of Jesus Christ. The Passion of the Christ was brilliant.
Adam Gade says
The best? Yes, but at which illegal/offensive thing is he the very best at?
Bill says
I heard Mel Gibson was drinking Casa Noble tequila?
John says
Yes it was Casa Noble!