What exactly did Mel Gibson say/do that everyone is up in arms about?

Answer 1

Official Report Cites Gibson Anti-Semitic Remarks
(AP) LOS ANGELES An official police report on Mel Gibson's arrest on drunken driving charges substantiates claims that he made anti-Semitic remarks and threatened a deputy, a law enforcement official said Monday.

On Monday, Sheriff's Department officials sent prosecutors their case, which also says a tequila bottle was found in Gibson's car when he was pulled over on the Pacific Coast Highway.

Gibson had released a lengthy statement Saturday apologizing for saying "despicable" things to sheriff's deputies when he was arrested, but he did not elaborate. The entertainment Web site TMZ had reported that the sheriff's department was considering eliminating the anti-Semitic remarks from its official report.

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The report forwarded to prosecutors cites Gibson as making disparaging comments about Jews, according to the law enforcement official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the matter.

The district attorney's office confirmed prosecutors had received the case and it was under review. A tentative arraignment date was set for Sept. 28.

A sheriff's spokesman Monday defended the department's handling of the case.

"In that case file will be (Gibson's) statement, will be our report, will be everything pertinent to his blood-alcohol level. We have done our job," sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore told reporters Monday at department headquarters. "We hope we've done it with not only professionalism and intelligence, but held to the highest standard of legal and moral imperative."

The Sheriff's Department, he said, was "convinced because of our investigation and because of his own self-illuminating statement that he will be convicted of driving under the influence."

In his statement, Gibson said he has struggled with alcoholism and taken steps "to ensure my return to health."

CNN reported that Gibson has entered rehab.

The actor was "participating in an ongoing program to deal with this," Gibson's publicist, Alan Nierob told The Associated Press on Monday. "The guy is trying to stay alive."

(© 2006 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)


Oh and he acted that Passion of the Christ movie, which brought salt on an open wound between christians and jews

Answer 2

He said something about the Jews being responsible for all the wars the world has had and asked one of the officers if he was a Jew. There's also the thing about him trying to escape.

Answer 3

According to TMZ, an entertainment website, he said "The Jews are responsible for all the wars in the world" and asked the police officer James Mee, "Are you a Jew?".

Answer 4

He was picked up for a DUI and said some pretty nasty things about Jewish people. Granted, he was very drunk, but that's no excuse. There's a couple of articles on MSNBC.com in the Entertainment section.

Answer 5

It was Mel being Mel

Answer 6

Hmmmm... I think he musta said something bad... about some group of people that did not like being called that name... maybe... Hmmm... who could it have been?... Who is most upset by the Movie he made?.. tha's prolly the ones.

Answer 7

DUI, behaving like an ***. Almost a full Nick Nolte.

Answer 8

he made the pasion of the christ and showed people how brudely jesu was whipped and how bad he suffered to make our freedom in religion

Answer 9

I think it was something about his Bin Laden beard.

Answer 10

If he is against Jews,then he is against Jesus,because Jesus was a Jew.