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Friday, December 21, 2007

Sheriff’s review sees appearance of special treatment for Gibson

California | Local | By Richard Winton | December 21, 2007
Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies broke department regulations in their handling of actor Mel Gibson after his drunk driving arrest last year, but sheriff’s officials did not give preferential treatment to heiress Paris Hilton this summer when they released her from jail three weeks early, a review panel announced Thursday. Read more
 

Saturday, May 12, 2007

Judge praises progress by Mel Gibson

Entertainment | May 12, 2007
A Malibu judge praised Mel Gibson on Friday for maintaining his court-ordered treatment for alcoholism following his drunken-driving arrest last July. Read more
 

Sunday, December 10, 2006

Bloody movies needn’t be black and white

Entertainment | By Kenneth Turan | December 10, 2006
MEL GIBSON began his film career playing a character named Scollop in a minor league surfing thriller known both as Summer City” and “Coast of Terror.” Read more
 

Friday, November 3, 2006

Latino group fetes Gibson

Entertainment | By Robert W. Welkos | November 3, 2006
In one of his first public appearances since his headline-grabbing arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol, Mel Gibson was honored Thursday by a Latino business association for his vision and courage” in bringing his latest movie, “Apocalypto,” to the big screen later this year. Read more
 

Wednesday, November 1, 2006

Chevy Chase channeling Mel Gibson? No kidding.

Entertainment | November 1, 2006
He is not, to be sure, the guy we all remember. Read more
 

Saturday, October 14, 2006

Gibson has a lot to sell

Entertainment | By Tim Rutten | October 14, 2006
CONFESSIONAL interviews are the celebrity culture’s equivalent of the perp walk, ceremonies of humiliation that we’d all be better off without. Read more
 

Gibson interview has some skeptical

Entertainment | By Robin Abcarian | October 14, 2006
I don’t believe Jews are responsible for all the wars in the world,” Mel Gibson told Diane Sawyer in the second segment of a two-part interview, broadcast Friday on ABC’s “Good Morning America.” Read more
 

Friday, October 13, 2006

Mel faces the music

Entertainment | By Paul Brownfield | October 13, 2006
IS this Step 5 of 12? Read more
 

Friday, August 18, 2006

Gibson Uses Plea Deal to Resolve Case

California | Local | By Andrew Blankstein | August 18, 2006
Mel Gibson agreed to attend Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, perform public service announcements and pay $1,300 in fines as part of a plea agreement the actor reached Thursday with prosecutors to resolve his drunk driving charges. Read more
 

Saturday, August 12, 2006

Disney proceeds with Gibson film

Entertainment | August 12, 2006
The Walt Disney Co. Read more
 

Wednesday, August 9, 2006

Parodists get a charge out of Gibson

Entertainment | By Mary Mcnamara | August 9, 2006
It used to be if you wanted to see your favorite political/celebrity gaffe/crime satirized, you had to wait for the “Saturday Night Live” skit, which could take weeks. Read more
 

Friday, August 4, 2006

They Didn’t See This in Gibson’s Script

Entertainment | By Mary Mcnamara | August 4, 2006
No one saw it coming. Read more
 

Thursday, August 3, 2006

Why D.A. Decided on Gibson DUI

California | Local | By Andrew Blankstein and Megan Garvey | August 3, 2006
Prosecutors on Wednesday charged Mel Gibson with two misdemeanor counts of drunk driving but decided there was not enough evidence to pursue more serious charges against the actor-director for belligerent behavior directed at a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy. Read more
 

Wednesday, August 2, 2006

Ad didn’t take aim at Gibson

Entertainment | By Lynn Smith | August 2, 2006
C’mon Jews,” the ad exhorted, “show them who really runs Hollywood.” Read more
 

Motive Behind Gibson Report Probed

California | Local | By Richard Winton,, Andrew Blankstein and Megan Garvey | August 2, 2006
The head of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department civilian oversight office said Tuesday that he has concerns about what motivated sheriff’s officials to try to conceal Mel Gibson’s anti-Jewish statements and belligerent behavior from the public and is troubled by the department’s initial description of the arrest as uneventful. Read more
 

Ad didn’t take aim at Gibson

Entertainment | By Lynn Smith | August 2, 2006
C’mon Jews,” the ad exhorted, “show them who really runs Hollywood.” Read more
 

Tuesday, August 1, 2006

Liquor Loosens Tongues, but Does It Unlock Minds?

California | Local | By Thomas H. Maugh II | August 1, 2006
Behavior experts were split Monday on whether the alleged anti-Semitic comments of Mel Gibson were a reflection of his beliefs or simply gibberish induced by intoxication – the alcohol talking, in other words. Read more
 

Critics Find Voice in Gibson Drama

Business | By Claudia Eller and Claire Hoffman | August 1, 2006
On the heels of Mel Gibson’s reported anti-Semitic tirade during his drunk driving arrest Friday, several prominent Hollywood figures broke the industry’s silence Monday by publicly condemning the star. Read more
 

Sheriff’s Office Debated Gibson’s Arrest Report

California | Local | By Richard Winton,, Andrew Blankstein and Megan Garvey | August 1, 2006
A handwritten account by the sheriff’s deputy who arrested Mel Gibson triggered a lengthy debate among department officials Friday over how much should be released about the actor’s allegedly profane and anti-Jewish comments, sources close to the investigation said Monday. Read more
 

Gibson Scoop a Big Hit for Site

California | Local | By Chris Lee | August 1, 2006
Regular visitors to the entertainment news website TMZ.com are usually greeted with celebrity reportage of the lighter sort – photos of Cameron Diaz frolicking with boyfriend Justin Timberlake in the Hawaiian surf or Matthew McConaughey dancing and drinking at a Costa Rican club. Read more
 
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