The passion of the Mel

Mel Gibson is reportedly in Jacko-like seclusion as he faces the aftermath of a drunken-driving arrest. The actor/director was pulled over Friday doing 87 mph on the Pacific Coast Highway, a bottle of tequila allegedly in his car.

That part of the case isn't nearly as controversial as his anti-Semitic tirade he made at the scene, causing protests from Jewish groups already irritated by "The Passion of the Christ." Now super-agent Ari Emanuel (who's supposedly the model for the Ari Gold character on "Entourage") is calling for a Mel boycott.

DULLARD TAKE: Gibson's career began its decline about 45 minutes into "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome," when his character broke a deal, spun the wheel and was cast into the desert. From that instant, Gibson has grown insufferable, tedious and arrogant. In other words, a boycott is moot. The only practical effect of his idiotic comments is to prompt us to cheer for the leather-clad mutants a little harder the next time we watch "The Road Warrior." We still love the kid with the boomerang, though.