It looks like the ongoing lawsuit against Mel Gibson from his baby’s mama is finally coming to an end. According to the New Zealand Herald, Mel Gibson will pay US$750,000 (NZ$880,000) to his ex-girlfriend and continue to provide housing and financial support for their young daughter to resolve a bitter, long-running legal fight, a judge said Wednesday.
Fnally! Gibson really got himself into some trouble when he spewed all those hateful things from his mouth a while back while on the phone with his ex-girlfriend, who is also the mother of his youngest daughter.
Here are more details of the settlement as reported by the New Zealand Herald:
Gibson’s payments to Russian musician Oksana Grigorieva are dependent on a lasting truce.
As part of the agreement, their daughter will receive support equal to what the actor-director provides his other seven children. The former couple will split custody of the girl, who turns 2 in late October.
In addition, Gibson will keep paying for a multimillion house he purchased for Grigorieva and their daughter. The house will be sold when the girl turns 18 and she will receive the proceeds.
As a result of the settlement, Grigorieva cannot pursue a civil case against the Oscar winner, and both sides were ordered not to speak or write about their relationship.
Who came out a winner here? Well if you look at it from a monetary standpoint, then you have to go with Gibson, as the settlement amount is simply pocket change for him. If you look at it from a public standpoint, you have to say his ex, as this is just more bad publicity for one of the world’s most popular (back in the day) actors.
Oh well, I guess we will see what is next for Gibson. Can he keep his hateful mouth shut, or will we be hearing more racial and sexist rants from him shortly? Only time will tell.