A decision is close in the domestic violence case against Mel Gibson, according to reports. Reportedly, the former couple will learn their fate around next month.
L.A. County Sheriff’s Department spokesman Steve Whitmore says that his department will refer the case to the L.A. County DA’s office early next year. Reportedly, the District Attorney should make a quick decision in the case.
The Sheriff’s Department referred the domestic violence investigation involving Mel over to the D.A. months ago. The extortion investigation involving Oksana is outstanding.
TMZ first reported that the D.A. has been actively monitoring the Sheriff’s Department investigation into the extortion claim and will make a joint decision on the two cases at the same time.
Mel Gibson has been awarded more time with his daughter Lucia by a judge late last night. Judge Gordon has modified his and Oksana’s existing custody agreement and has given Mel a little more time with their daughter. The increase is reportedly measured in hours, instead of days. Reportedly, the increase amounts to a little more than one day a week.
According to the agreement Mel and Oksana Grigorieva signed in May, both have joint physical and legal custody of Lucia. Under that agreement, Mel had visitation rights a total of 6 days — with three overnight visits — every two weeks. The judge has now increased Mel’s face time.
It’s a far cry from what Oksana wanted … namely, to strip Mel of overnight visits altogether and to only give him monitored visitation.
Sources tell us Judge Gordon told the parties there were no winners or losers, but that the change was made for the best interests of Lucia.
Winona Ryder is one person who’s not surprised that Mel Gibson is one of Hollywood’s most-hated men at the moment. According to the actress, he was the same way fifteen years ago.
In an interview with GQ, Winona recalls, “I remember, like, fifteen years ago, I was at one of those big Hollywood parties. And he was really drunk. I was with my friend, who’s gay. He made a really horrible gay joke. And somehow it came up that I was Jewish. He said something about ‘oven dodgers,’ but I didn’t get it. ”
Ryder said at the time she had no clue what Mel was referring to, adding, “He’s anti-Semitic and he’s homophobic. No one believed me!”
Two-time Academy Award winner Jodie Foster directs and co-stars with two-time Academy Award winner Mel Gibson in The Beaver – an emotional story about a man on a journey to re-discover his family and re-start his life.
Plagued by his own demons, Walter Black was once a successful toy executive and family man who now suffers from depression. No matter what he tries, Walter can’t seem to get himself back on track… until a beaver hand puppet enters his life.
I wonder what will happen with this movie. It doesn’t actually look all that bad – but I’m wondering if all that’s happened with Mel this year will sink the film.
What do you think? Will you see the movie – no matter what?
TMZ has obtained Mel Gibson’s sworn declaration in the custody war with Oksana Grigorieva, in which Mel admits slapping Oksana because he says she was so hysterical she was endangering the baby … but he denies hitting her. (Is there a difference?)
Mel is referring to the explosive argument between the two on the night of January 6, 2010, which triggered the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department domestic violence investigation. Oksana claims Mel punched her in the temple and in the mouth, knocking out two teeth.
But Mel tells a very different story. According to his declaration, dated June 23, 2010 and filed with the court, Mel says he and Oksana were having one of their frequent arguments at his Malibu home, when Oksana grabbed Lucia out her of bassinet, brought her right in the middle of the argument and screamed, “Stop yelling or you will make her into a retarded brain damaged idiot!” (more…)
Usually when the first poster for a movie is revealed, it means the film is coming soon. That unfortunately might not be the case for director Jodie Foster’sThe Beaver, starring Mel Gibson from a script by Kyle Killen. The script was number one on the 2008 Black List and is about a man who finds a beaver puppet in the garbage and decides to communicate only using the beaver. Stars like Steve Carell and Jim Carrey hovered around the project, but when Gibson took over the lead role, the film reached a whole other level. It would be only the second film for the Oscar-winner since spewing anti-Semetic remarks in a drunken tirade. But then, just as that incident was seemingly forgotten and the film was finishing, Gibson found himself in hot water again after leaving his girlfriend violent voicemails with racial slurs. Jump to the present and Gibson is once again untouchable. His Leonardo DiCaprio Viking movie went away as did his cameo in The Hangover Part II.
Zach Galifianakis explains to interviewer Scott Aukerman that although he was excited by the success of The Hangover, he’s not into a lot of the showbiz scene. Furthermore, he’s against too much gunplay in movies, and he’s even declined several roles on moral grounds.
When it comes to “a movie you’re acting in,” says Galifianakis, 41, “you don’t have a lot of control – you just show up and vomit your lines out. I mean, I’m not the boss. I’m in a deep protest right now with a movie I’m working on, up in arms about something. But I can’t get the guys to … I’m not making any leeway.”
When Aukerman starts to reveal the title of the movie, Hangover 2, Galifianakis stops him cold.
“It has something to do with a movie I’m working on, yeah,” concedes Galifianakis. “I’ll tell you about it later. It’s very frustrating.”
