Deputy in Gibson Case Claims Harassment

LOS ANGELES - The sheriff's deputy who arrested Mel Gibson for drunken driving six months ago says his superiors have harassed him ever since a report detailing the star's anti-Semitic tirade was leaked to a celebrity new Web site.

Deputy James Mee was transferred to another assignment, interrogated for several hours, and investigators seized a computer and phone records during a search of his home, his attorney told the Los Angeles Times for its Thursday editions.

"His life and career would be a lot different had he not made that arrest," attorney Richard Shinee said.

Neal Tyler, a division chief who oversees the sheriff's office where Gibson was booked, denied that Mee was singled out and said he didn't know of any problems with Mee's treatment.

He declined to discuss Mee's specific complaints because of confidentiality rules, but he said, "I disagree with the assessment that personnel in the department or at the station have been relating to him or supervising him in an unfair manner."

Mee arrested Gibson July 29 in Malibu on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol. An arrest report signed by Mee and posted on the celebrity news Web site TMZ said Gibson was belligerent and quoted him as saying: "The Jews are responsible for all the wars in the world."

The actor-director later apologized to the Jewish community and pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of drunken driving.

After Gibson's much-publicized arrest, investigations were opened into whether Gibson received preferential treatment, and into who leaked Mee's report to TMZ.

"My client has denied he gave the report to anyone," Shinee said.

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For the record, I do not like Mel Gibson. I dislike and distrust bigots. To me, any man who is capable of making some of the comments and slurs Mel Gibson has made in the past is capable of anything. Do I think he gave that report out? Yes. Did Gibson mean the slurs? Probably. It's hard for me to fathom how anyone with a conscience could go to a movie made by this man and contribute to this form of social injustice and hatred. I refuse to give him my hard earned money so he can have a big hit when he says such horrible things about other people. He is NOT the victim here. The people he slurs are the victims. Boycott. Boycott. Boycott.

Daniel Baldwin Arrested

One of the Baldwin Brothers Charged With Stealing Car





It seems one of the Baldwin brothers has had a lot of bad luck when it comes to cops and alleged drug use.

No, not Stephen Baldwin, that world-saving Jesus freak.

No, not Alec Baldwin, that talented, but incorrigible, pompous ass and occasional Saddam Hussein-esque tyrant.

No, not William Baldwin, the lesser-known but moderately successful actor who pretended to have sex on film with Cindy Crawford and Sharon Stone.

We’re talking about Daniel Baldwin. Yes, apparently there is a Daniel Baldwin. You learn something every day in this line of work.

Law enforcement sources arrested Daniel Tuesday in Santa Monica, Calif., after he allegedly stole a car. The owner of the vehicle called OnStar, reporting it car stolen, and a rep from OnStar in turn called the Santa Monica P.D. to report the theft.

Cops found the car at a local motel and saw Baldwin getting inside the vehicle.

A disheveled Baldwin was taken into custody for grand theft auto. Officers conducted a search of the motel room where Baldwin was staying and found narcotics and paraphernalia. He was booked on charges of possessing illegal drugs before being sprung on $20,000 bail. Pete Doherty smiled from afar.

Man, looks like Tom Cruise isn’t the only guy Stephen Baldwin needs to save. This is the second time Baldwin has been busted in Santa Monica for drugs. Last April, he was arrested at another Santa Monica hotel after a woman called the cops claiming she had been threatened there. Cops claim when they arrived, they found cocaine on Baldwin.

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What could I possibly say? It just looks like we now have twoBaldwin brothers with substance abuse problems. You heard it right here, first.