Video footage of Hollywood star Mel Gibson's behavior in his cell after his arrest for DUI in 2006 could be shown to a jury if the police officer who arrested him has his way.

Sheriff Deputy James Mee, who happens to be Jewish, was allegedly the target of Gibson's racial slurs after he pulled over the star in Malibu, California. The Sheriff Deputy suspected the star of driving under the influence, and pulled him over. However, soon after, Gibson went on a rant, calling Mee a whole bunch of racial slurs and attacking his faith. Since then, Mee says that he has been subjected to taunts and discrimination in his own department. Mee has since filed a lawsuit against his department, alleging that his superiors discriminated against him based on his Jewish faith.

What does this have to do with Gibson's DUI case? Mee is asking for video footage taken of Gibson after his DUI arrest to be shown to the jury. There is little information released about what exactly the footage contains, but it is believed to include such gems as the actor attempting to climb the bars of his cell, throwing his phone around, and trying to urinate on his cell floor.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department insists that there is no need for the footage to be released, and that all this would do is embarrass Gibson who has since apologized for his anti-Jewish rant.

Any Los Angeles DUI lawyer would agree. This footage has little to do with the officer’s discrimination case against his department. A judge will soon decide whether the video should be shown to a jury. However, any such move is likely to be strongly opposed by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.