Report: Mel Gibson was "really on the verge of suicide"?!

Taken from the ApocalyptoWatch:

Nikki Finke reports: "I'm told by a source intimate with his situation tonight that Mel Gibson "was really on the verge of suicide because he felt he was helpless to alcohol and didn't know what to do about it. That's why he was driving around 90 miles an hour. This was a death wish. If that cop hadn't stopped him, this guy was going to be wrapped around a pole."

[The Apocalypto Watch adds:] "Keeping in mind that this report hasn't been confirmed ... if you take another look at Mel Gibson's mugshot - doesn't that look like someone who has just been through a traumatic experience and isn't that the smile of someone who is very happy to still be alive? You can see how bloodshot his eyes are. That could be from alcohol, but it could also be from crying tears..."

"The final piece of the puzzle? Mel's own words from his statement: "I take this opportunity to apologize to the deputies involved for my belligerent behavior. They have always been there for me in my community and indeed probably saved me from myself."

[Read the full report here.]

I think we're all still far from finding out what really happened to Mel Gibson that night... this theory might also explain why the police have been so reluctant to nail Mel for his comments and behavior: doing those things while drunk is one thing. But doing them while suicidally depressed? That's a different story.