Mel Gibson claims he's been sober for 10 years.
The 60-year-old was the subject of controversy in 2006 when he was arrested by a policeman in Malibu for drunk driving, and was subsequently filmed giving an anti-Semitic rant.
He then landed himself in trouble again in 2010 when his ex-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva claimed the What Women Want actor had punched her and broke her teeth. She then released secretly recorded audio in which Mel allegedly went on another racially-charged tirade.
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Now, the Braveheart star has credited Alcoholics Anonymous for helping him clean up his life, and insists he's a changed man.