The California police officer who arrested Mel Gibson for drink driving last month regrets hurting the actor's reputation among allegations he made anti-Semitic comments during the incident.

Mel Gibson has been invited to meet with three prominent American Jewish groups, after his apology for making anti-Semitic remarks when he was arrested for drunk driving last week.

Mel Gibson said today he is not a bigot and he apologised to “everyone in the Jewish community or the vitriolic and harmful words” he used when he was arrested for investigation of drunken driving.

An official police report on Mel Gibson’s arrest on drink-driving charges substantiates allegations that he made anti-Semitic remarks and threatened a sheriff’s deputy, a US law enforcement official said tonight.

Hollywood star Mel Gibson has apologised for saying ”despicable” things to police officers when he was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol.