Mel Gibson Swears At Reporter After Arrest Incident Question

Mel Gibson is still smarting over his 2006 DUI arrest – and apparently, doesn’t appreciate questions about it.

In a video interview with WGN TV reporter Dean Richards, the “Edge of Darkness” star called the Chicago newsman an “a**hole” after he was questioned about his past headline-making incident.

“Do you think that the public will perceive you any differently after all that’s been in the news about you?” Richards asked.

“What are you referring to specifically?” Gibson, who was interviewed via video from a separate studio, responded with a laugh.

“Referring to the drinking problems, referring to the, what’s been called, the anti-Semitic rant,” Richards said.

“That was almost four years ago, dude. I’ve moved on, I guess you haven’t,” Mel fired back, adding that he felt the public had forgiven him for the incident. “I certainly hope so. It is awhile back. I’ve done all the necessary mea culpas, so let’s move on, dude, come on.”

After a sign-off from Richards, Gibson – perhaps thinking the cameras were off – then said, “a**hole.”

The star later tried to play down the profanity on Wednesday, sending a text to KTLA’s Sam Rubin that claimed his publicist had been making faces at him off-camera.

“Edge of Darkness,” currently in theaters, is Gibson’s first film in front of the cameras since the arrest. He spent the last several years in the director’s chair – and largely out of the public eye. During the 2006 arrest, he made inflammatory remarks about Jews and women, stating, “f***ing Jews” and calling a female officer “sugar t**s.” He later made several apologies for his behavior.

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