Posted Jun 10th 2009 1:15PM by TMZ Staff
Mel and Robyn Gibson say they have irreconcilable differences, but not when it comes to keeping their finances private.
We've learned both Mel and Robyn filed a joint request -- essentially asking the judge in their divorce case to keep info about their finances private. The judge saw it their way and signed the order on Friday.
According to the order, neither party (and that includes their lawyers) is allowed to disclose any information revealed in the discovery process. That means all of the financial documents that have been requested to establish the value of the Gibsons' estate can't be released directly or indirectly to the media.
As we first reported, the lion's share of the estate is real property -- houses and what not. We're told the total value is less than the $900,000,000 previously reported -- but it's still a fortune.
Filed under: Mel Gibson, Dirty Divorces
Tags: divorce, Mel Gibson, MelGibson, Robyn Gibson, RobynGibson
Posted Jun 4th 2009 9:40AM by TMZ Staff
Mel Gibson's pregnant girlfriend is suing her former manager for hawking pictures and musical recordings of her without her permission.
Oksana Grigorieva, who's in her second trimester with Mel Gibson's baby, is suing Sammy Oriti claiming he bamboozled her into believing he was an experienced producer.
She claims in 2005, she recorded four demos of original music. The lawsuit alleges Oriti is out making money off of her voice on the Internet and elsewhere.
She also says she had racy lingerie photos taken for the record, and he's making money off them too.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Mel Gibson
Tags: lawsuit, Mel gibson, Mel gibson girlfriend, MelGibson, MelGibsonGirlfriend, Oksana grigorieva, OksanaGrigorieva
Posted Jun 4th 2009 7:55AM by TMZ Staff
Mel Gibson's divorce is rolling along, but we're told it ain't gonna be as simple as a clean 50/50 split.
First of all, it looks like Mel's reported wealth -- $900,000,000 -- is inflated. The business people are still figuring it out, but a huge portion of his net worth is tied up in real estate. As one source put it, relative to his wealth, there's not a lot of cash involved.
That's not to say Mel and Robyn are living on a budget. They have millions in the bank ... we're told Mel is pulling in about $17 million on his latest movie project.
Now here's where it gets complicated. Some of the real estate is being held in trust for their children. As for the rest of the real estate, it's not a good time to sell, but we're told they will most likely have to liquidate the lion's share of these assets for their property settlement.
Filed under: Mel Gibson, Dirty Divorces
Tags: divorce, mel gibson, MelGibson, real estate, RealEstate, robyn gibson, RobynGibson
Posted Jun 2nd 2009 8:48AM by TMZ Staff
At Saturday night's "Guy's Choice 2009," Brad Pitt went there -- and called Mel Gibson the same lovely name he called a female police officer during his infamous DUI arrest, "Sugar T*ts."
Not so funny when it's you, is it Mel?
The full show airs June 21 on Spike TV.
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Tags: brad pitt, BradPitt, guys choice awards, GuysChoiceAwards, mel gibson, MelGibson
Posted May 29th 2009 3:42PM by TMZ Staff
Mel Gibson's pregnant GF, Oksana Grigorieva, is suing the web hosting company that bought her domain name.
Oksana has filed a lawsuit in L.A. County Superior Court, claiming DreamHost.com is cybersquatting by creating OksanaGrigorieva.com. The suit claims DreamHost put up a "fake website," making it look like it was her official site.
And the suit claims there is false info about her on the site.
BTW, the site is down -- at least for now.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Mel Gibson
Tags: Dreamhost, girlfriend, lawsuit, mel gibson, MelGibson, oksana grigorieva, OksanaGrigorieva, pregnant, webhosting, website
Posted May 26th 2009 8:01AM by TMZ Staff
Mel Gibson was on "The Tonight Show" to talk about his two latest projects -- his divorce from wife Robyn, and the pregnancy of his new GF, Russian singer Oksana Grigorieva.
While talking to Jay Leno, the conservative Catholic actually took the blame for his split from his wife of 28 years, saying "I did a pretty good hatchet job on my marriage myself ... put it here."
His kid with Grigorieva will make 8 for Gibson -- prompting him to call himself "Octo-Mel."
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Tags: Mel Gibson, MelGibson, OctoMel, Oksana Grigorieva, OksanaGrigorieva, the tonight show, TheTonightShow
Posted May 18th 2009 1:30PM by TMZ Staff
We've learned Mel Gibson's girlfriend, Oksana Grigorieva, is pregnant with his child.
Our sources say Gibson has already told his estranged wife, Robyn, and their children about the news. We're told Oksana is in her second trimester.
Robyn filed for divorce on April 13.
By the way, Oksana is living in a house Mel got for her. And guess what else? Until recently, Oksana was living in a house purchased by songwriter/producer David Foster, with whom she also had a relationship.
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Tags: child, divorce, mel gibson, MelGibson, oksana grigorieva, OksanaGrigorieva, pregnant
Posted May 18th 2009 1:23PM by TMZ Staff
Mel Gibson may be about to write the writer of the "Passion of the Christ" a big check -- because the lawsuit the guy filed against Mel and pals is set to be settled.
Benedict Fitzgerald sued Mel and others back in April, claiming he was duped into taking a small paycheck for writing the flick.
According to the papers, filed Friday in L.A. County Superior Court, both sides have reached an agreement to settle up.
Calls to their attorneys have not been returned.
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Tags: Benedict fitzgerald, BenedictFitzgerald, lawsuit, mel gibson, MelGibson, passion of the christ, PassionOfTheChrist
Posted May 12th 2009 11:00AM by TMZ Staff
Mel Gibson tooled around Malibu yesterday without incident -- while behind the wheel of a classic, sky blue Toyota Cressida. In these rough economic times, even a guy worth $900 million can't afford to be flashy!
We hear the Japanese are responsible for most of the cars in the world.
Filed under: Mel Gibson, Ride Me
Tags: malibu, Mel Gibson, MelGibson
Posted May 4th 2009 10:25AM by TMZ Staff
Somewhere between the king of Malibu merlot and the sugar t**s chardonnay, Mel Gibson -- and his ecstatic face -- were spotted in a Malibu supermarket this weekend.
The divorcing rehabbed 53-year-old traditionalist Catholic's new Russian girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva was nowhere in sight.
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Tags: face, liquor, Mel Gibson, MelGibson, supermarker
Posted Apr 29th 2009 8:27AM by TMZ Staff
Now we know which of the many Oksanas Mel Gibson has actually been hooking up with -- because he took her out on the red carpet last night!
Gibson, whose wife Robyn filed for divorce earlier this month, showed off his new arm candy in Hollywood, holding hands with 39-year-old Russian singer Oksana Grigorieva at the premiere of "X-Men Origins: Wolverine."
Filed under: Mel Gibson, Hot Bodies
Tags: divorce, girlfriend, mel gibson, MelGibson, oksana grigorieva, OksanaGrigorieva, robyn gibson, RobynGibson, x-men
Posted Apr 28th 2009 1:15PM by TMZ Staff
Some inside info in Mel Gibson's divorce ...
We're told Mel and Robyn have actually been more civilized with each other than they have in the last few years. The divorce so far is amicable, and the only thing that will get in the way is money.
As for how much money, our sources say Mel and Robyn don't know precisely -- the whole thing that they're worth $900,000,000 is a guess from the media. We're told the lawyers and accountants are working now to nail it down.
Stay tuned ...
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Mel Gibson
Tags: divorce, mel gibosn, MelGibosn, net worth, NetWorth, robyn gibson, RobynGibson
Posted Apr 17th 2009 5:20PM by TMZ Staff
UPDATE: 7:16 PM ET We just got the papers Mel's lawyer filed with the court, in which he said Mel believes he "cannot have a fair and impartial trial or hearing before Judge Ongkeko." The case has now been removed to Judge Frederick Shaller, but expect the whole case to be handled by a "private judge" -- and that should happen soon.
Mel Gibson already has issues with his divorce -- at least his lawyer does.
We've learned ... Bob Kaufman, Mel's attorney, filed legal papers yesterday to boot the judge from the case -- Hon. Rafael Ongkeko. Each side is entitled to ding a judge from hearing the case, but that can only be done in the first 10 days. Your move Laura Wasser.
Here's the reality. The chances that a judge in the L.A. County Courthouse will actually hear Mel's divorce case are slim to none. That's because both Kaufman and Wasser almost always get a "private" judge to hear their high-profile cases, away from the public glare.
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Posted Apr 16th 2009 11:35AM by TMZ Staff
To the victor goes the spoils ... in Mel Gibson's case it's more like Victor Victoria. Among the $900 million in assets they will divide up, there are a number of insanely expensive estates....
We have pics of five houses, for starters ...
Filed under: Mel Gibson, Photo Galleries
Tags: divorce, houses, mel gibson, pictures, prenuptial agreement, robyn gibson, victor victoria
Posted Apr 15th 2009 11:39AM by TMZ Staff
...by her own husband.
Both Mel Gibson and Russian singer Oksana Kolesnikova have already blasted affair rumors -- yesterday in L.A., a very upset Oksana insisted she's "happily married" -- and 4-months pregnant with her hubby's child.
Mazel tov!
Filed under: Gossip/Rumors, Paparazzi Video, Mel Gibson
Tags: affair, baby, cheating, mel gibson, mel gibson divorce, Oksana Kolesnikova, pregnant, rumors, russia, russian
