Chevy Chase has defended his friend Mel Gibson following his infamous drunk driving arrest in July. In an episode of Law & Order to be screened next month, Chase guest stars as a TV celebrity who is pulled over for DUI while wearing blood-soaked clothes, and whose religious prejudice comes out after his arrest.
Gibson was arrested for drunk driving in Malibu, California, and made anti-Semitic comments to his arresting officers. But Chase is refusing to judge Gibson for his actions, because he was intoxicated at the time, and insists his eerily similar "Law & Order" role is a coincidence.
He says, "These statements were made under the influence of alcohol and sleep medication. I've never seen any bigotry out of Mel. I don't really know what took place, except what I've read. I respect him and I hope very much for his sake that he learns a few things and gets over this. I'm well aware that this (Law & Order episode) is familiar, but I look nothing like Mel, I'm older than Mel. He's a good friend."
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