Jodie Foster Stands Up for Mel Gibson

Jodie Foster Stands Up for Mel Gibson

He’s one of the most hated men in Hollywood these days, thanks to recordings of drunken violent rants and his reputation as a woman beater, but Mel Gibson has an ally in Jodie Foster.

The “Silence of the Lambs” actress seems to be able to look past all of Gibson’s faults to see what she calls “a brilliant man, a beautiful talent, and a loyal, loyal friend.”


Foster told press, “From the moment I met him, there was such a connection that I knew we would be friends for the rest of my life.”

Jodie directed and costarred with Mel in “The Beaver.” “We work exactly in the same way: No bulls**t. We’ve had so many conversations about the topics the film explores.”

Gibson’s personal struggles were the very reason Jodie cast him in the role. “I knew he could relate so much to Walter’s struggles that there was no way he would play it as a comedy. That Mel’s character be dramatically consumed in this internal struggle was very important to me.”

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Mel Gibson Moves to Strip Oksana Grigorieva of Custody of Lucia

Mel Gibson Moves to Strip Oksana Grigorieva of Custody of Lucia

Perhaps this explains why Mel Gibson's mug shot painted such a grumpy, serious picture of the man this week. He's preparing for an all-out legal war.

The actor's lawyers will appear in court Monday and ask the judge in his custody battle to award him sole custody of Lucia, according to court papers.

Mel pleaded no contest to battery last week, ending a year-long saga of nasty allegations from Lucia's mother and Gibson's ex, Oksana Grigorieva.

But that was really just the conclusion of the first chapter.


In addition to attempting to take custody away from Oksana, Mel Gibson's lawyers will ask Judge Scott Gordon to award her visitation only with a monitor.

Gibson, whose no contest plea is NOT an admission of guilt (he denies her allegations), also wants the judge to deny Oksana overnight visits with the baby.


Mel's lawyers argue in the court documents that Oksana's "false and derogatory statements" about Mel show she is not acting in the best interests of Lucia.

Oksana Grigorieva has trashed him once again this week, even after Judge Gordon has warned her in the past that she could lose custody if she talked to the media.

This comes after the Mel Gibson tapes, too. Oksana was not charged with extortion, to Mel's dismay, but her shadiness in recording him is beyond dispute.


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“The Beaver” Premieres at South By Southwest Festival

“The Beaver” Premieres at South By Southwest Festival

It’s been a long time coming, and finally yesterday (March 16) “The Beaver” saw the light of day thanks to the South By Southwest Festival.

Director/actress Jodie Foster showed up at the Paramount Theater in Austin, Texas to promote the flick, looking cute in a tan jacket, black skirt and black heels.

Meanwhile, actor Mel Gibson was far away in Los Angeles as he turned himself in for booking at the El Segundo Police Department following his “no contest” plea in his domestic abuse case with ex-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva.

Additionally, “The Beaver” has continued to push forward with the release of three new trailers to entice potential moviegoers- “Read the Card,” “Mess and Amazing,” and “This is a Joke.”

 

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Mel Gibson Says Hello to Third Grandchild

Mel Gibson Says Hello to Third Grandchild

His life hasn’t exactly been full of good news over the past year or so, so Mel Gibson was overjoyed to welcome his third grandchild over the weekend.

The troubled “Lethal Weapon” actor’s 30-year-old daughter Hannah gave birth to a happy and healthy baby boy on Saturday (March 12).

Hannah is married to blues singer Kenny Wayne Shepherd, and they also have another son and a daughter.
Last week, Gibson entered a plea of “no contest” to a misdemeanor domestic battery charge stemming from an incident with Oksana Grigorieva last year.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Mel Gibson Taken to the Cleaners By Oksana

Mel Gibson Taken to the Cleaners By Oksana

Charlie Sheen says Mel Gibson is one cool dude.

At some point, Gibson may want to take a critical lesson from his admirer and start #WINNING. Lately in court, dude's been doing anything but.

Oksana Grigorieva and her team of lawyers have scored yet another victory against Gibson, who must cough up $300,000 for her legal fees.

WOE IS MEL: Gibson must pay the $300,000 immediately.

Oksana's lawyers, which total more than 40, have asked for a figure exceeds an incredible $3 million. This for a custody battle involving one child, mind you.

They've also defended Oksana against extortion allegations, of course, and helped her make the case that Mel committed domestic violence against her.

He is likely to be charged soon, sources say. It's unclear how much Mel has paid in legal fees thus far, but talk about running up a tab, with no end in sight.


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Timothy Dalton to Testify Against Mel Gibson?

Timothy Dalton to Testify Against Mel Gibson?

Before Mel Gibson, Oksana Grigorieva dated James Bond star Timothy Dalton, with whom she also has a child. The two still communicate - about Gibson, in fact.

According to reports, Grigorieva told a lawyer that Dalton will testify against Gibson in their case, revealing potentially damning evidence against the actor.

In the battery and extortion investigations into Gibson and Grigorieva, she alleges he punched her and that "Tim" saw a bruise on her left eye after the fact.

"Tim saw a bruise on my left eye as well as Mady," Oksana said, referring also to her facialist and Dalton, the father of Grigorieva's teenage son Alexander.

"Both will testify," she added, noting: "Facts and witnesses."

If Gibson is charged with domestic abuse, the idea of Dalton - the subject of one of many Mel Gibson rants - testifying in court would make for a spectacle.

The revelations about Dalton, taken from Oksana's emails to an ex-attorney, came a day after we learned her desire to call his bluff and take her chances.

The e-mails, texts and documents uncovered in a Radar Online investigation reveal that over the course of last year, Grigorieva has also claimed:

•     That a furious Mel once flew from Costa Rica to "spy" on her
•     That he jealously accused his own friends of hitting on her
•     That she told two other doctors she was "hit by a man"
•     That she emailed a lawyer the night Mel allegedly hit her
•     That she also telephoned three friends - "Jimmy" and "Alicia and Robert Seidler" - the same night, who advised her to call the police
•     That she told Jimmy Mel was "threatening to come and kill me"

While the Russian musician has battled repeated claims she has changed her version of events, or is trying to bilk Mel for cash, the D.A. will ultimately decide whether her account is credible and what, if any, charges will be filed.

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Broke A$$ Oksana Grigorieva Sends Mel Gibson Mammoth Legal Bill For Good Measure

Broke A$$ Oksana Grigorieva Sends Mel Gibson Mammoth Legal Bill For Good Measure

Oksana Grigorieva is not only feuding with Mel Gibson early, often and nastily, she thinks he should be on the hook for all legal expenses therewith.

To the tune of $163,000 a MONTH.

Mel just got a legal bill from one of Oksana's vast arsenal of lawyers, Alan Shifman of the firm Dewey, Cheatem & Howe. Just kidding. Probably.

RELENTLESS: Oksana cannot be stopped in her pursuit of cash justice.

Shifman claims he racked up a $163,000 fee for work performed from October 15-November 15. Then he was replaced like the 38 before him.

Even at $600 an hour, that means he worked about 272 hours during the month, or nine hours a day, seven days a week. Not sure we buy it.

Oksana's attorneys want Mel to pay more than $1 million in legal fees overall. She's too broke to bribe a witness OR pay lawyers, apparently.


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Mel Gibson to Judge: Oksana is Malicious!

Incredibly, Oksana Grigorieva's claims that Mel Gibson beat her during sex didn't sit well with the star. Now he's moving to have her stripped of custody, STAT.

Mel Gibson's lawyer went to court for an emergency hearing Friday, asking the judge to strip the "malicious" Oksana Grigorieva of custody of baby Lucia ASAP.

Oksana Grigorieva claimed earlier in the week that Mel Gibson beat her during sex to get aroused. Mel Gibson and his lawyers were outraged at the claim - and that it got out.

Mel accuses Oksana's camp of leaking confidential info.

Mel Gibson to Judge: Oksana is Malicious!

Mel Gibson's family lawyer, Stephen Kolodny, asked Judge Scott Gordon to strip custody from Oksana Grigorieva on grounds she acted maliciously by allegedly leaking the story.

The claim about Mel Gibson stems from a court deposition that was supposed to be kept confidential and hasn't been confirmed. It's unclear how the report got out.

Kolodny also argued many allegations Oksana Grigorieva made in her deposition have never been made before and is a belated attempt to smear Mel Gibson and harm Lucia.

The judge scheduled a full hearing for next month. (THG)

Oksana Grigorieva, Mel Gibson Reach X-Mas Truce

All is right in Gibsonland ... for 24 hours or so.

 Oksana Grigorieva, Mel Gibson Reach X-Mas Truce

Mel Gibson and Oksana Grigorieva won't be battling over custody this Christmas. Well, probably. They're splitting the holiday with baby Lucia down the middle.

Lucia will spend Christmas Eve with Oksana and the day itself with Mel. The plan was hashed out after Mel was awarded additional custody this month in court.

It should go off without a hitch ... though you never know. Mel actually almost called the police on Oksana for refusing to turn Lucia over on time recently.

Either way, December 26 it is so BACK ON!

Oksana: Seriously, I Didn't Leak the Mel Tapes!

Oksana: Seriously, I Didn't Leak the Mel Tapes!

The Mel Gibson rants. They need no introduction. Vile, expletive-laden tirades such as those would be shocking from any human being, let alone an acting legend.



But Oksana Grigorieva, Mel's ex-girlfriend, source of baby mama drama and recorder of said rants, adamantly denies she's the one who made the tapes public.



If you say it enough times, you start to believe it, right Oksana? Sadly, the public you're trying to convince likely just assumes the opposite - you're lying.

YAWN: Oksana's hourly bashing of Mel contains nothing new.

"I've never leaked those tapes," she says of the infamous audio that surfaced in July, in which Mel rages against her in a series of explosive phone calls.



She says she does not know how the tapes surfaced, and also denies that she ever attempted to extort any money from Mel Gibson. Both likely stories.



Come on. Mel is a hateful moron who needs serious help, but hasn't been charged with a crime, and there's plenty of evidence of Oksana bilking him.

Mel Gibson Rants: Damage Control Efforts Meant to Protect Actor's Image, Not Cover Up Crime

By negotiating to pay Oksana Grigorieva and destroy the infamous Mel Gibson tapes, the actor and his legal team were merely trying to safeguard his reputation.

That's according to sources who refute claims by Grigorieva that Mel sought to buy her off and bury evidence of domestic violence during their mediation in May.

When they agreed to pay Oksana Grigorieva and daughter Lucia around $15 million in return for the destruction of "evidence," his image was the only concern.

Oksana, who faces an extortion investigation over this, claims the mediation was not binding because lawyers cannot agree to destroy the evidence of a crime.

The alleged abuse photo of a battered Oksana was not part of the deal, however, and neither Mel or his lawyers thought domestic violence was even an issue.


Mel's team claims Team Oksana made it very clear that the $15 million was a payout to keep the racist, misogynistic and generally insane rants by Mel secret.

The photos were not included as part of the "evidence." If Mel was trying to cover up an attack on her, why didn't he insist that Oksana hand over the photos?