Film superstar Mel Gibson was sentenced to three years' probation, a year of alcohol abuse treatment and a fine, a prosecutor said on Thursday.
LOS ANGELES: Film superstar Mel Gibson was sentenced to three years' probation, a year of alcohol abuse treatment and a fine, a prosecutor said on Thursday.
"This was an appropriate outcome which addresses all the public safety concerns of drinking and driving," Deputy District Attorney Gina Satriano said.
The actor's attorney entered the plea on his behalf before Malibu Superior Court Judge Lawrence Mira, said Satriano.
Gibson did not appear in court.
Gibson's arrest on July 28 shocked he world with his alleged anti-Jewish slurs in a drunken state.
Gibson, 50, had been set to face the judge on September 28 in the Malibu, California courtroom.
He was arrested on July 28, allegedly driving while drunk and allegedly with an open bottle of tequila in his car.
The TMZ.com celebrity website released a police report, in which the devout Roman Catholic director of the blockbuster The Passion of the Christ referred to "f...ing Jews" after his car was pulled over last Friday.
"The Jews are responsible for all the wars in the world," he was quoted as saying in the report after first asking the arresting police officer: "Are you a Jew?"
Gibson, who won best film and best director Oscars for Braveheart, checked into a detoxification program on Monday and apologized to the Jewish community.
His The Passion of the Christ stirred a heated debate in the United States and abroad, for its alleged anti-Semitism and excessive violence.
Gibson was charged with driving under the influence and driving with a .08 or higher blood-alcohol content. The Oscar winner was also charged for allegedly having an open bottle of tequila in his car.
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