#6 Incident

Early morning on July 28, 2006, a police officer clocked a speeding car at more than 85 miles per hour on the Pacific Coast Highway. When the officer pulled over the driver, he was shocked to see a drunk Mel Gibson roll down the window. The famous movie star had been drinking and decided to drive that night. The drunk Mel Gibson begin arguing with the officer and gave the officer a hard time. Not only did Mel Gibson show belligerence to the officer in his drunken state, but also slipped out some anti-Semitic remarks: “The Jews are responsible for all the wars in the world. Are you a Jew?” Through this incident, Mel Gibson broke the law by driving under the influence, and also ruined his career in Hollywood with his anti-Semitic remarks and became the laughing stock of late night shows. Gibson was charged with a D.U.I. resulting in fines of more than $1,600, three-year probation, and a 12-month requirement to join an AA program. The controversy behind this incident and the following apologies was if Gibson was truly sincere or not. Although Gibson apologized to the public, Gibson only apologized for getting caught. If he had not been caught, he would not have apologized. He was sincere about saying the anti-semitic remarks, but used alcohol as the scapegoat.