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Mel Gibson charged

Aug 3 2006 By The Journal

Actor Mel Gibson has been charged with drink-driving and could face up to six months in jail if convicted. Authorities said his blood-alcohol level tested at 0.12%, while the legal limit in California is 0.08%. He will be arraigned on September 28 in Malibu Superior Court.

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Only Fools and Horses star Nicholas Lyndhurst is making a new sitcom for the BBC. The actor will play a divorced father in the BBC1 commission After You've Gone. Lyndhurst's "jack-of-all-trades" character Jimmy Venible ends up living with his mother-in-law in the comedy, which began life as a pilot earlier this year. The actor's last sitcom, the time-travelling show Goodnight Sweetheart, ended in 1999 after running for six years.

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