Mel Gibson is a drunk, speeding driver

Not so holy now, are you?

The Oscar-winner, 50, was stopped after driving at 87mph in a 45mph zone in Malibu, California.

He failed a breath test, was charged with drink-driving and freed on bail.

Speeding and drink driving. Wow. Definite entrant into my “scumbags” category, especially since he only paid $5000 for his bail (probably because he’s a ‘sleb, or maybe… nah, not in 2006).

In case you’re wondering about my hatred of Mel Gibson: he’s a decentish actor who’s appeared in some decent films (the Mad Max series and Chicken Run) and he should stick to bloody acting instead of inflicting overwrought epics on us. Plus Braveheart comfortably takes the title of my least favourite movie of all time, followed up by Passion of the Christ, a 127-minute long torture scene with majorly uncomfortable homophobic overtones (in the Herod Agrippa sequences) and even more uncomfortable graphic torture (only made bearable with the addition of the Benny Hill music, a bit of a surprise in itself). I have seen Japanese movies which are much more bearable than Passion, despite being more graphic, because it’s obvious that the film-maker isn’t actually enjoying the depiction or (in the case of Takashi Miike), at least, is trying to make a point with it.

So Mel’s been in a lot of stuff I hate and, what’s more, was completely responsible for it, so anything that takes him down a peg is fine by me.

Plus, let’s face it, driving drunk is lame.

UPDATE: Gibson apparently made anti-Semitic remarks:

“The report says Gibson then launched into a barrage of anti-Semitic statements: ‘F*****g Jews… The Jews are responsible for all the wars in the world.’ Gibson then asked the deputy, ‘Are you a Jew?'”

Definite scumbag. See Orac for a decent historical discussion.