Oksana Grigorieva,Mel Gibson’s former partner, asked for $500,000 compensation, because their violent disputes would have traumatized her son, aged 14 years.
Grigorieva, aged 41 years – having a girl aged two years, Lucia, with Gibson – had said that her son, Alexander, whose father is actor Timothy Dalton would have been seriously affected by violent disputes last year, when the star of “Braveheart” would have hit her so hard that she lost two teeth, informs contactmusic.com.
Also, according to the press, Grigorieva said that Gibson was so violent with her son during the dispute that Alexander was hiding under the bed. On another occasion, according to Oksana Grigorieva, Gibson would have forced Alexander into a table.
The actor has denied all these allegations
Gibson and Grigorieva are in a custody trial for Lucia and met Friday with a judge and a mediator to discuss the details of this case.
Mel Gibson and Grigorieva are waging a war of shocking statements since they broke up in April 2010, five months after the birth of their daughter, Lucia.
In March this year, Australian actor Mel Gibson has been placed under California justice probation for three years and ordered to attend classes for a year for special domestic violence counseling. Australian actor, charged with assault against his former girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva, was sentenced also to community service and a fine. However, on the actor’s name was issued a court order stating that Mel Gibson “is not to threaten and harass the persons involved in this case”.
Singer Oksana Grigorieva said last year that Mel Gibson hit her in the face several times, at the couple residence in Malibu. In turn, Australian actor admitted he hit his former girlfriend, but claimed that he did so because she was “shaking” at the time their baby, Lucia, during a verbal dispute.
Subsequently, the Australian actor said Oksana Grigorieva tried to blackmail and to obtain from him a few million dollars, using several recordings of telephone conversations.
After their separation, the singer said that her relationship with Mel Gibson began four years ago and not two years ago, as stated in the press. This means that their relationship began at a time when Mel Gibson was married to Robyn, his ex-wife, with whom he has seven children. Gibsons marriage, that lasted 29 years, ended in April 2009, when Oksana Grigorieva announced that she was pregnant.
Oksana Grigorieva, a pianist and former model, has released her debut album, a pop material in August 2009.
In the 1990s, Mel Gibson was one of the most popular and highest paid actors in the world. He won two Academy Awards, in the “Best Director” and “Best Film” categories in 1995 with the film “Braveheart” The famous director of the movie “The Passion of the Christ” and “Apocalypto” returned in January to the big screen after a eight years hiatus with his role in the thriller “Edge of Darkness”, considered a commercial failure. He also directed videos of four songs included on the Oksana Grigorieva’s album.