Oksana: Mel Gibson "Hit Me, Choked Me, Brandished a Gun"
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In her first televised interview, Mel Gibson's ex Oksana Grigorieva opened up to Larry King Wednesday about what happened the night of their Jan. 6, 2010 fight.
Though sources previously told Us Gibson, 54, didn't lay a hand on her, Grigorieva, 40, claims otherwise.
"He hit me and choked me in front of my son [with actor Timothy Dalton] and brandished a gun at me," she told King.
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The next day, she said, "He was apologetic, asking for a chance. He said he would be cured, treated, evaluated. All those words. I didn't record it. I believed it. If someone's asking for a chance, you give them a chance."
Soon after, his "profanity, anger, rage" returned.
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Fearing for her life, she began recording their conversations (which leaked online this past summer).
"I wanted my mother to be able to prove, if I'm dead, who did it," said Grigorieva, who has a daughter, Lucia, 1, with Gibson.
Drinking wasn't his problem, she said. Gibson is "a batterer," she told King. "Domestic violence is an illness."
Staying with him so long "was a mistake," she admitted. She said she is speaking out not because, "It's not okay to be beaten and be silent."
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9I think you're both crazy. End of story!
@Sarah...........Isn't that just mature of you to say that? SMFH at such an ignorant comment! Whether he did it or not, your comment is so off base!
No doubt Mel has anger issues, but...I don't believe a word this particular woman says anymore.
There are some chicks who just need a good beating. This one needs a good hard smack and some duct tape over her mouth.
Drives me crazy when reputable online publications have typos: ...She said she is speaking out NOW because, "It's not okay to be beaten and be silent." Nonetheless, Mel Gibson is a pig.
There is NO excuse for violence towards someone but there is also NO excuse for willingly getting involved with someone who is MARRIED. I am so done with both these two and only can hope that their daughter turns out ok.
Hitting a woman w/her with her child present(with or w/o) is just WRong!!
Now she's just trying to ride this out.
Yep, I saw the interview. Here's what I want to know, why does Mel Gibson get away with his disfunctional behavior AND domestic violence? I saw her knocked out teeth, No...I wasnt there to witness him doing that, but if Im innocent, you better believe I'd step up and fight like hell! Mel is off his dam rocker....and apparentely his medication as well.