The Crocodile Dundee and Australia star pleaded guilty to aggravated assault during a court hearing on Wednesday (21Sep11) after an altercation with his wife, Miriam Ashley, in December (10).
On Thursday (22Sep11), Darwin magistrate John Lowndes handed Gulpilil a 12-month sentence, suspended after five months.
Gulpilil’s lawyer, Eugene Schofield, is adamant his client will turn his life around when he leaves jail.
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He says, “He was very reluctant to go to prison… He intends to attend rehab when he comes out, and I understand he has a few films in the pipeline.”
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