Mel Gibson pleads 'no contest' to battery against ex-girlfriend
March 11th, 2011
05:49 PM ET

Mel Gibson pleads 'no contest' to battery against ex-girlfriend

Actor Mel Gibson entered a "no contest" plea Friday afternoon to a misdemeanor battery charge relating to an incident a year ago involving his former girlfriend.

Los Angeles County Judge Stephanie Sautner accepted a plea deal that puts the actor on unsupervised probation for three years and requires Gibson to complete 52 weeks of anger management counseling.

"No contest, pursuant to People v. West," Gibson said, when Judge Sautner asked for his plea.

The "West plea" allows a defendant to enter a no contest plea without admitting guilt.

Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney Simone Shay told the court the prosecution accepted the plea deal "to lessen the trauma and impact of any court proceedings on the victim and minor witness."

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  1. Cyn

    Calm down Mel! Remember, you were a soldier once...and young. Lol!

    March 11, 2011 at 6:09 pm | Report abuse |
  2. Geoff Buck

    He would have beeen sentenced to at least 6 months in prison in the UK.
    Aggravating features – domestic violence, in the presence of a minor, breach of trust, more than one punch to the face.

    (I'm a magistrate (lay judge) in England)

    March 11, 2011 at 6:22 pm | Report abuse |
  3. Cesar

    @Geoff Buck: How much to buy you off?

    March 11, 2011 at 6:35 pm | Report abuse |
  4. banasy

    @cesar: LMAO! And, hello.

    Anger management is good...unsupervised probation...ok, if he doesn't screw it up...but he should have been court-ordered to attend an alcohol awareness program and mandatory AA meetings.

    March 11, 2011 at 7:13 pm | Report abuse |
  5. Cesar

    @banasy, hi. You have a point about anger mgt. We all get angry, but after hearing him angry and recorded I think he may have a temper. What do I know anyways (rehtorical.)

    March 11, 2011 at 7:44 pm | Report abuse |
  6. banasy

    @Cesar: 🙂

    March 11, 2011 at 7:47 pm | Report abuse |
  7. Harv Weinstein

    Mazeltov !

    March 11, 2011 at 9:20 pm | Report abuse |
  8. Jim Davis

    Hey, it's okay if Charlie Sheen does it, but not Mel? Oh, that's right, Charlie is younger, cooler and has, make that HAD, a cool tv show. That Hollywood Sparkle makes all the difference, huh?? They are BOTH LOSERS, even with all their money.

    March 11, 2011 at 9:46 pm | Report abuse |
  9. Anita Bryant

    At least he didn't smack his kids around.

    March 11, 2011 at 9:50 pm | Report abuse |
  10. Bing Crosby

    If you use a bag full of oranges..they wont bruise or welt... .

    March 11, 2011 at 9:52 pm | Report abuse |
  11. Jazz

    That coming from Bing Crosby, who we all know smacked his kids around is so ironic, ðŸ™

    March 11, 2011 at 11:10 pm | Report abuse |
  12. George Anderson

    I believe this is error. The Judges order was for 52 weeks of Domestic Violence Batterers's treament which is totally different from Anger Management. Please review the order and correct the article.
    George Anderson

    March 12, 2011 at 12:06 am | Report abuse |
  13. Jesus

    Another delusional Catholic who cannot reconcile reality and his religious delusions. Let's nail him to a cross, then maybe he'll understand that this is the real world.

    March 12, 2011 at 12:08 am | Report abuse |
    • Cesar

      Could you post under a different name,please? I hope that you're trying to be blasphemous. We need all the morality that we can muster here since there's so little of it Washington these days,thanks to the right-wing,ignorant,foul-mouthed,anti-intellectual Tea Partiers!

      March 12, 2011 at 6:00 pm | Report abuse |
  14. SmoQ

    I laugh at the whole situation. He and his ex-girl were both fools to think that there relationship was gonna last. We all know what her intentions were. She is a singer?! Really?! If she is so good in Russia, why is she here? She should be singing! Right?! NOT!

    March 12, 2011 at 1:13 am | Report abuse |
  15. the man

    mel is the MAN. love this guy. love his movies. one of the best. good luck n can't wait for ur next movie.

    March 12, 2011 at 3:09 pm | Report abuse |
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