At a brief hearing in Malibu, Gibson's lawyers provided documentation showing that the 51-year-old Oscar-winning director of "Braveheart" had regularly attended Alcoholics Anonymous meetings since his arrest.
Gibson was arrested in July last year after being caught speeding along the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu while drunk.
It later emerged he had made a string of anti-Semitic and sexist remarks to police officers during his arrest.
He pleaded no contest to a charge of driving under the influence and was given three years probation, ordered to pay 1,400 in fines and told to attend AA meetings for 4 12 months.
Gibson, who did not appear in court for Thursday's progress hearing, has made a series of public apologies for the remarks.
Judge Lawrence Mira said Gibson must attend court for his next hearing scheduled for February 15.

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