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Mel's boy has dad's passions
Gibson son in drunken driving bust
BY OWEN MORITZ
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Mel Gibson's son Christian is apparently a chip off the old block - he, too, has been busted for drunken driving.
Two and a half weeks after his father copped a plea in California for driving under the influence, the latest Star magazine reports Gibson's 24-year-old son was arrested last year.
Budding actor Christian Gibson, one of seven children of Mel and his wife, Robyn, was a student at the University of Colorado when he was pulled over by a cop in Boulder.
A police report said the younger Gibson was spotted Feb. 7, 2005, at 1:55 a.m. making an illegal turn in his Chevy Blazer.
The officer said a strong smell of alcohol came from the SUV, which was also carrying four passengers.
"I saw Gibson had red, watery eyes and slow, slurred speech," the officer said in his report. "I asked Gibson to step out of the vehicle and walk on the sidewalk."
The cop said the "Braveheart" actor's son offered to perform "voluntary roadside maneuvers," including placing a finger to his nose and walking a straight line.
Allegedly unable to deliver on those promises, Gibson was promptly arrested. Cops searching his Blazer also found several shotgun casings, which Gibson said were left from a "hunting vacation."
Gibson, who had a starring role in the 2004 flick "Billy's Day Out," spent five hours in the Boulder County Jail. He later underwent residential substance abuse treatment at the expensive Cirque Lodge in Sundance, Utah.
Papa Gibson created a huge stir in July when he was stopped in the predawn hours on the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu. Authorities said an obviously drunk Gibson reacted with an obscenity-laced tirade that included anti-Semitic slurs and that he had to be handcuffed.
The "Passion of the Christ" director pleaded no contest Aug. 17 and was sentenced to attend Alcoholics Anonymous meetings for the next year, enroll in an alcohol-abuse program and pay a $1,300 fine. His driver's license was suspended for 90 days.
Gibson, 50, issued two apologies for his outburst.
Originally published on September 5, 2006
Mel's boy has dad's passions
Gibson son in drunken driving bust
BY OWEN MORITZ
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Mel Gibson's son Christian is apparently a chip off the old block - he, too, has been busted for drunken driving.
Two and a half weeks after his father copped a plea in California for driving under the influence, the latest Star magazine reports Gibson's 24-year-old son was arrested last year.
Budding actor Christian Gibson, one of seven children of Mel and his wife, Robyn, was a student at the University of Colorado when he was pulled over by a cop in Boulder.
A police report said the younger Gibson was spotted Feb. 7, 2005, at 1:55 a.m. making an illegal turn in his Chevy Blazer.
The officer said a strong smell of alcohol came from the SUV, which was also carrying four passengers.
"I saw Gibson had red, watery eyes and slow, slurred speech," the officer said in his report. "I asked Gibson to step out of the vehicle and walk on the sidewalk."
The cop said the "Braveheart" actor's son offered to perform "voluntary roadside maneuvers," including placing a finger to his nose and walking a straight line.
Allegedly unable to deliver on those promises, Gibson was promptly arrested. Cops searching his Blazer also found several shotgun casings, which Gibson said were left from a "hunting vacation."
Gibson, who had a starring role in the 2004 flick "Billy's Day Out," spent five hours in the Boulder County Jail. He later underwent residential substance abuse treatment at the expensive Cirque Lodge in Sundance, Utah.
Papa Gibson created a huge stir in July when he was stopped in the predawn hours on the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu. Authorities said an obviously drunk Gibson reacted with an obscenity-laced tirade that included anti-Semitic slurs and that he had to be handcuffed.
The "Passion of the Christ" director pleaded no contest Aug. 17 and was sentenced to attend Alcoholics Anonymous meetings for the next year, enroll in an alcohol-abuse program and pay a $1,300 fine. His driver's license was suspended for 90 days.
Gibson, 50, issued two apologies for his outburst.
Originally published on September 5, 2006
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It's news because someone who has a famous (and infamous) father fucked up...and the media decided to make it public. 
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God, don't drive drunk in Boulder. The cops have nothing better to do than look for drunk drivers. They live for it. That and busting college parties, which often goes hand-in-hand with catching drunk drivers.
DD FTW.
I have a friend who made an illegal turn in Boulder, cop pulled her over, and she got a DWAI (Driving While Ability Impaired - you have alcohol in your system, but less than the 0.08 DUI minimum). She was underage at the time, and got royally screwed.
DD FTW.
I have a friend who made an illegal turn in Boulder, cop pulled her over, and she got a DWAI (Driving While Ability Impaired - you have alcohol in your system, but less than the 0.08 DUI minimum). She was underage at the time, and got royally screwed.
