Actor Mel Gibson has been ordered to attend Alcoholics Anonymous meetings by a judge after he pleaded no contest to a drink-driving charge, reports Variety.
The Oscar-winning director was given three years' probation, California officials said. He did not appear at the hearing but entered the plea through his lawyer, the district attorney's office said.
During his arrest, Gibson made what he has said were harmful anti-Semitic comments. He subsequently apologised.
Gibson said he had suffered a horrific relapse in his battle with alcoholism. He was arrested at the end of July after being seen driving at 87mph (139km/h) on a 45mph (72km/h) stretch of Malibu's Pacific Coast Highway, the local sheriff's department said.
Gibson pleaded no contest to driving with excess alcohol in his blood. But in a deal with the court, two other charges - driving under the influence and having an open bottle of tequila in his car - were both dropped.
Authorities said his blood-alcohol level was found to be 0.12%. The legal limit in California is 0.08%.
Gibson was ordered to attend AA meetings five times a week for four-and-a-half months, and then three per week for a further seven-and-a-half months.
The prosecutor added the actor had volunteered to appear on a public service announcement on the hazards of drink-driving. He was not charged with speeding or in relation to his anti-Semitic comments.
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Actor Mel Gibson has been ordered to attend Alcoholics Anonymous meetings by a judge after he pleaded no contest to a drink-driving charge, reports Variety.
