Goofball Of The Month: Mel Gibson

This month's Goofball is Mel Gibson. For a DUI and also for unleashing a tirade of anti-Semitic remarks during his drunken driving arrest.

Mel Gibson was arrested after deputies stopped his 2006 Lexus LS 430 for speeding at 2:36 a.m. Friday. Sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore said deputies clocked him doing 140 km/h in a 70 km/h zone.
A breath test indicated Gibson's blood-alcohol level was 0.12 per cent, Whitmore said. The legal limit in California is 0.08 per cent. Gibson posted $5,000 US bail and was released hours later.
In his statement, Gibson also said he has struggled with alcoholism and had taken steps "to ensure my return to health."
He won a best-director Oscar for 1995's Braveheart. He also starred in the Lethal Weapon and Mad Max films, What Women Want and The Man Without a Face, among other films.
Gibson said in his apology that he said "despicable" things to deputies during his arrest.
"I acted like a person completely out of control when I was arrested and said things that I do not believe to be true and which are despicable," Gibson said.

Congratulations Mel Gibson, you're the Goofball of the Month for July 2006. Take a bow.