If Mel Gibson has mainly been in the news lately for supporting Donald Trump and attacking Kamala Harris on the pretext that she has “the IQ of a fence post”, this is not the first time that the actor is talked about for something other than his career. Today we return to a case that hit the headlines in 2010: the broadcast of supposed recordings of Gibson yelling at his ex-partner, Oksana Grigorieva.
“If you get raped, it will be your fault”: when this Hollywood legend terrorized his ex-partner
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Lethal Weapon, The Passion of the Christ, The Beaver Complex… You may know Mel Gibson for his filmography and his cinema career, but do you know that the American actor has not always made the headlines for highlight his interpretive qualities. And in addition to alcoholism problems, accusations of anti-Semitism or his highly publicized divorce from Robyn Denise Moore, Gibson was accused of domestic violence against Oksana Grigorieva.
In 2010, Mel Gibson was accused of domestic violence by his ex-partner
Their relationship only lasted about a year, between 2009 and 2010, during which the Russian artist gave birth to their daughter Lucia. After their breakup, Oksana Grigorieva accused Mel Gibson of domestic violence. And on July 9, 2010, audio recordings were posted on the internet, revealing an alleged altercation during which Martin Riggs' interpreter can be heard yelling at his partner.
A recording that recently resurfaced on TikTok in which Mel Gibson tells Grigorieva that she looks like a “Vegas b*tch” because she had her breasts done. A look that he describes as “stupid” before adding that his “tight” outfits embarrass him when they are in public. “You look like a dog in heat. And if you get raped by a bunch of n*****s it will be your fault, okay?!”, he concludes.
“We have to put things in context”
Chilling words of rare violence which seem to corroborate the words of Oksana Grigorieva. At the time, the validity of the recordings was questioned by scientific experts. Mel Gibson did not deny that it was indeed him and his words before declaring during an interview for Deadline Hollywood in 2011: “I have never mistreated anyone or discriminated against anyone because of gender, race, religion or sexuality – period.”
And to add: “I don't blame anyone for thinking that, because of the bullshit they heard on these leaked, altered tapes. You have to put it in the context of being in the middle of an irrational, heated discussion, at the height of a breakup, trying to move on from a truly toxic relationship. This is a terrible moment in life, directed at one person, in the space of one day and it does not represent what I believe in or how I have treated people throughout my life.”
The case concluded in 2011 with a court agreement: Mel Gibson pleaded “no contest” to a charge of minor domestic violence. He received 3 years of probation, marriage counseling and community service. Concerning the custody of their daughter Lucia, an arrangement was found: Gibson paid $750,000 to Grigorieva in exchange for shared custody. Both parties have agreed to no longer speak publicly on this matter.
