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Mel Gibson Loses Half His $850M Fortune

Mary Papenfuss — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 00:03:00 CST

In what's believed to be the largest Hollywood divorce settlement in history, Mel Gibson is having to cough up $425 million—half of his estimated fortune—to ex-wife Robyn Denise Moore. The two, married 31 years and parents to seven children, didn't have a prenuptial agreement, so Moore is entitled...

Oksana Loses a Fortune in Mel Gibson Settlement

John Johnson — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 14:17:12 CDT

The soap opera that was the Mel Gibson-Oksana Grigorieva court fight is finally over, and Gibson will have to shell out a $750,000 settlement to his ex-girlfriend to go toward the care of their 2-year-old daughter, reports the New York Post . He also must continue to pay for Grigorieva's...

Gibson on Beaver: 'I Faked It'

Wed, 18 May 2011 09:44:44 CDT

A hand puppet has been doing most of the public speaking for Mel Gibson since the release of The Beaver, but the AP notes that the star emerged slightly during the movie's Cannes premiere yesterday. Gibson turned up on the red carpet—after skipping an earlier news conference—and glibly...

Oksana Drops Charges Against Mel Gibson

John Johnson — Wed, 04 May 2011 16:02:26 CDT

We apparently listened to all those Mel Gibson tapes for no good reason: Ex-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva dropped domestic violence charges against Gibson today, reports TMZ , which says both the judge and Gibson's attorney were "visibly shocked" at the move. An order of protection keeping Gibson away from her also has...

Mel Gibson Strikes Plea Deal, Won't Go to Jail

Nick McMaster — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 15:04:20 CST

Mel Gibson will plead no contest to simple battery against Oksana Grigorieva as part of a plea deal that will keep him out of jail, TMZ reports. The deal averts what would otherwise have been a sensationalistic domestic-abuse trial over the alleged assault on Jan. 6, with the testimony of...

Mel Got Aroused by Beating Me: Oksana

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 09:50:00 CST

It’s been a while since we’ve heard a new claim of Mel Gibson’s disturbing behavior from Oksana Grigorieva, so here's the latest: Sources say that while under oath, during a deposition in their custody battle Tuesday, Grigorieva said Gibson had trouble in the bedroom but managed to arouse himself …...

Mel's Gibson's Beaver Fallout Begins

Mary Papenfuss — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 03:42:00 CST

Mel Gibson seemed to be begging for it, and now it's come: his Beaver fallout begins. The actor's bid to resurrect his career playing a depressed dad who cures himself by talking to his beaver hand puppet has taken a hilarious turn on YouTube. Altered trailers for Gibson's new film...

Mel Tries to Salvage Career With Beaver Puppet

Mary Papenfuss — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 04:05:00 CST

Mel Gibson hopes to shore up his fading career with his latest role as a depressed dad who cures himself by talking to a beaver puppet that lives on his own hand. Sounds pretty pathetic, but word is that the movie—directed by Gibson friend and fellow actor Jodie Foster—...

Oksana: Mel 'Hit Me, Choked Me'

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 09:35:21 CST

Oksana Grigorieva recounted to Larry King last night how Mel Gibson "hit me, and choked me in front of my son, and brandished a gun at me." Grigorieva and King listened to one of the infamous taped conversations between Gibson and his babymama, and Grigorieva told King that "Mel actually...