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Mel Gibson Pleads No Contest To DUI Charge

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Aug 17, 2006 2:09 pm US/Pacific

Mel Gibson Pleads No Contest To DUI Charge

MALIBU, Calif. (AP) ― Mel Gibson pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor drunken driving charge Thursday and was sentenced to three
years' probation.

Gibson did not appear but entered the plea through his attorney before Superior Court Judge Lawrence Mira in Malibu.

Two counts in the original three-count complaint were dismissed, and Gibson volunteered to do public service announcements on the hazards of drinking and driving, and to immediately enter rehabilitation.

The arraignment was originally scheduled for Sept. 28., but was moved up at the request of Gibson's attorney.

Gibson was stopped July 28 while driving on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu and made anti-Semitic remarks to the arresting deputy, plunging Gibson into a scandal that forced him to later apologize.

The judge ordered Gibson to attend Alcoholics Anonymous meetings five times a week for four and one-half months and three A.A. meetings per week for another seven and one-half months.

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