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Los Angeles County Sheriff deputy James Mee (AP Photo/Nick Ut)

Deputy who arrested Mel Gibson is being fired

Jack Leonard, Robert Faturechi Los Angeles Times

Last updated Wednesday, June 27, 2012 - 4:43pm

LOS ANGELES - The deputy who accused the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department of retaliating against him after he arrested Mel Gibson in 2006 on a drunken-driving charge is being fired, an official said.

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FILE - In this July 31, 2006 file photo, Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputy James Mee speaks to a reporter, as he arrived at his home in Calabasas, Calif. Attorneys for Mee, the deputy who arrested actor Mel Gibson in 2006, settled their discrimination suit pending approval of a $50,000 payment by the county. The law enforcement official claims he suffered workplace discrimination after arresting the actor-director for DUI in 2006. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, File)

Deputy who arrested Mel Gibson reaches settlement in lawsuit

Robert Faturechi Los Angeles Times

Last updated Tuesday, February 14, 2012 - 6:12pm

LOS ANGELES -- The deputy who arrested Mel Gibson in 2006 for drunken driving has tentatively settled his lawsuit against the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department for $50,000, attorneys said.

Deputy James Mee alleged his supervisors retaliated against him because he resisted requests to remove the actor's anti-Semitic slurs from an initial arrest report.

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Mel Gibson plans to produce film on Jewish hero

Christy Lemire The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, September 9, 2011 - 2:23pm

LOS ANGELES -- Mel Gibson, who reportedly made anti-Semitic remarks during a drunken driving arrest five years ago, is now producing a film about the life of Jewish hero Judah Maccabee.

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Mel Gibson to pay mother of his toddler $750,000

Richard Winton Los Angeles Times

Last updated Wednesday, August 31, 2011 - 2:57pm

LOS ANGELES -- Actor-director Mel Gibson will pay the mother of his toddler daughter $750,000 under a settlement disclosed Wednesday that allows her and the child to remain in their mansion in the San Fernando Valley community of Sherman Oaks.

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In this Feb. 4, 2010 file photo, Mel Gibson and Oksana Grigorieva arrive at the "Edge Of Darkness" Premiere in Paris. An attorney for Grigorieva said Thursday, May 12, 2011, that he may not introduce a series of racist and sexist rants by the actor-director in a child custody case because the Russian musician is dropping her domestic violence claims.

Gibson's rants might not be used in custody case

Anthony McCartney, The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, May 12, 2011 - 5:20pm

LOS ANGELES -- A series of Mel Gibson's racist and sexist rants might not be used as evidence during an ongoing child custody dispute, an attorney for his ex-girlfriend told a judge Thursday.

The disclosure comes a week after Oksana Grigorieva's attorney, Daniel Horowitz, told the court that his client was dropping her claims that Gibson physically abused her. That stems from a case over the custody and care of their infant daughter.

Horowitz's comments came after Gibson attorney Stephen Kolodny complained that he had been trying to get access to the Russian musician's laptop for nearly a year to find out more about the recordings.

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Mel Gibson fingerprinted, booked on misdemeanor battery conviction

Los Angeles Times

Last updated Thursday, March 17, 2011 - 2:07pm

LOS ANGELES -- Actor-director Mel Gibson avoided the prying cameras of the paparazzi by going to the El Segundo Police Department at night to be fingerprinted and booked in connection with his misdemeanor battery conviction.

Gibson arrived at the station about 9:30 p.m. PDT Wednesday and was released a half hour later.

A booking record lists Gibson as 5-foot-10 and 190 pounds.

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Mel Gibson charged with misdemeanor battery in LA

Anthony McCartney, The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, March 11, 2011 - 2:59pm

LOS ANGELES -- Prosecutors charged Mel Gibson on Friday with misdemeanor battery after a lengthy investigation into a fight with his then-girlfriend at the actor's Malibu home.

The complaint accuses Gibson of "willfully and unlawfully" using force and violence against Oksana Grigorieva, a Russian musician.

The Academy Award winner was scheduled to appear in court later in the day.

A source familiar with the case has said Gibson will accept a plea agreement to resolve the case stemming from a January 2010 dispute.

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