mel gibson - who cares?

why the hell is mel gibson over the news so much? he got busted drunk driving. so what. a quick media blurb is all that deserves. but it has been non-stop all week. who cares he made anti-sematic slurs. he was drunk! and tons of people say things they shouldn't or don't mean. not that i'm a huge fan, but i don't hate him or anything. he's apologized and is even going into treatment. and he is going to have charges drawn against him. but what is with all this talk about him being blackballed from hollywood? ABC cancelled a miniseries he was working on about the holocost. he usually does good stuff. i don't get it.