Gibson Tapes Will Not Be Released
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Wednesday, August 09, 2006
HOLLYWOOD - Californian authorities have ruled that video and audio recordings of Mel Gibson's drunk-driving arrest are not subject to the California Public Records Act, and will not be released, despite requests from a celebrity website.
TMZ.com has approached Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca for tapes of the incident last month, in which the Passion of the Christ filmmaker allegedly blasted arresting officer James Mee, saying, “F**king Jews. The Jews are responsible for all the wars in the world."
The website argues the recordings should be made public to determine whether Gibson was given special treatment by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
But Gary P. Gross, principal deputy for the county counsel's office, insists the material must remain sealed: "The records you have requested are records of the investigation and part of the investigatory file in this matter."
TMZ boss Harvey Levin will now wait to see "how the case plays out."
Republican Candidate Drops Gibson Endorsement
The Republican candidate in the upcoming California lieutenant governor election has dropped a fundraising letter written by Mel Gibson from his campaign.
Tom McClintock, the state senator for Thousand Oaks, made his decision to stop sending a three-page letter composed by Gibson in the wake of his anti-Semitic outburst following his drunk-driving arrest last month.
McClintock's spokesperson Stan Devereaux says, "Tom saw the news and the situation as it was unfolding with Mel Gibson and made a conscious decision to direct people not to use the letter any further.
"He was disillusioned by the situation with Mr. Gibson."
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