So the Terminator is taking pop-shots at the Road Warrior. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger wise-cracked about Mel Gibson on Wednesday, comparing him to the Gulf of Mexico oil leak.

Arnie told a group of utility commissioners in Sacramento that, while BP appears to have contained its spill, 'no one has figured out how to contain Mel Gibson'. (Unless you live under a rock, you'll know that a celebrity website has posted audio recordings of what it says are Gibson's profanity-laced tirades against his ex-girlfriend, Oksana Grigorieva.)

The Austrian bodybuilder also told participants to turn off their mobile phones 'because we are expecting a call from him'.

Gibson's spokesman says he is happy to hear that Mr Schwarzenegger is maintaining a sense of humour, adding, 'He's obviously paving the way for a return to showbiz.' Har har...