Gibson Calls His DUI Arrest 'a Blessing' - washingtonpost.com

Gibson Calls His DUI Arrest 'a Blessing' - washingtonpost.com: "By SANDY COHEN
The Associated Press
Thursday, October 12, 2006; 2:02 PM
LOS ANGELES -- Mel Gibson called his DUI arrest 'a blessing' and also told ABC's Diane Sawyer in an interview Thursday that he needed 'public humiliation on a global scale' to get sober.
But Jewish leaders, addiction experts and media-crisis managers say he must do more to repair his reputation following the torrent of expletives and anti-Semitic remarks he unleashed during his arrest.


In a file photo director and actor Mel Gibson holds his award for favorite movie drama, for his work on 'The Passion of the Christ,' backstage at the 31st Annual People's Choice Awards, Sunday, Jan. 9, 2005, in Pasadena, Calif. In an interview with Diane Sawyer set to air on 'Good Morning America' on Thursday and Friday, Gibson says that though staying sober is a struggle, he has not had a drink in 65 days. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon) (Reed Saxon - AP)

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Beads of sweat collected on Gibson's upper lip as he denied being an anti-Semite and claimed that alcohol makes people 'act, feel and behave in a way that is not you.'
The 50-year-old actor-director made international headlines and sparked a Hollywood scandal with his unsavory behavior when he was stopped by police in Malibu in late July. Gibson's two-part taped interview with Sawyer, which continues Friday, is the first time he has publicly discussed the incident, which he said he now sees 'as kind of a blessing.'
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