Oct 10, 2006 7:56 am US/Pacific
Mel Wants To Put Meltdown Behind Him
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According to the newspaper, Gibson fears his movie will be hampered by bad press caused by last summer's anti-Semitic tirade. (File)
AP
Mel Gibson's two-part interview with Diane Sawyer will air Thursday and Friday on ABC's "Good Morning America," and insiders tell the New York Post that the interview is part of a plan to get the scandal behind him before the release of "Apocalypto" in early December.
According to the newspaper, Gibson fears his movie will be hampered by bad press caused by last summer's anti-Semitic tirade.
The sit-down took just over an hour and was taped last week at the offices of Gibson's film company in Santa Barbara, the newspaper said.
Sawyer's interview will mark the first time Gibson has talked about the incident since his DUI arrest.
It will be edited into two 10-12 minute segments because Gibson wanted to separate his first public comments about the incident from the hoopla surrounding his new film which is about the decline of the ancient Mayans, the Post reports.
Gibson's "Apocalypto" is subtitled and features a cast of unknowns speaking in ancient Mayan language.
Gibson pleaded no contest to charges of drunken driving under a deal in which he'll serve three years' probation, pay a fine and attend alcohol rehab classes.
Sawyer's 2004 interview with Gibson focused on his controversial film "The Passion of the Christ," and scored high in the ratings.
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