CORRECTION: Judge tells actor Mel Gibson "You're on your own"

(Corrects day in 1st paragraph to Wednesday and spelling in penultimate paragraph to “Braveheart”)

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Oscar-winning film star Mel Gibson, who made worldwide news by unleashing an anti-Semitic tirade during his 2006 arrest for drunk driving, received a judge's approval on Wednesday to serve the rest of his probation without appearing in court again.

Superior Court Judge Lawrence Mira told the 52-year-old "Passion of the Christ" director that he had completed the requirements of his no-contest plea and was not required to make further progress reports to the court.

"You're on your own now with the self-help groups, so this is the most difficult time for you," Mira told a subdued Gibson during a brief hearing in Los Angeles. "Good luck to you as you continue your rehabilitation."

The actor, who was escorted into court by sheriffs deputies via a back entrance, spoke in court only to thank the judge.

Gibson was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol on July 28, 2006, by a police officer who spotted him weaving across traffic along Pacific Coast Highway near his home in the beachside community of Malibu.

The incident triggered a media frenzy when a police report showed that he had made anti-Semitic remarks to the officer who had detained him.

The screen star later apologized for the rant and after entering the no-contest plea to drunk driving in August, 2006, was sentenced to three years probation, ordered to pay $1,400 in fines and attend alcohol rehabilitation.

Gibson, who first achieved Hollywood stardom by playing a post-apocalyptic survivor in the 1979 box office smash "Mad Max," won an Academy Award as the director of 1995's "Braveheart."