Report: Witness in Mel Gibson Case Dies
Mel Gibson’s babysitter, who may have been a key witness in the domestic abuse case involving his ex-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva, has lost her battle with cancer.
The sitter, whom he crassly labeled a “wetback” in one of his now-infamous rants, and who claims she witnessed the actor’s rage, passed away over the weekend.
According to Oksana, the babysitter had witnessed Mel storming around the house, slamming doors and screaming on the phone, “I want to [expletive] destroy you.”
The woman never provided a statement direct to law enforcement investigators before she died, and says she didn’t come forward sooner because of her cancer.
She apparently left the actor’s Malibu mansion before his alleged January 6 rampage, during which Oksana claims Mel punched her while she held their daughter.
What the babysitter actually witnessed, we may never know.
However, her testimony could have been critical in at least establishing that Mel was very much out of sorts that day. It’s all a moot, tragic point now, however.
In one recording, Gibson is allegedly heard referring to the babysitter, saying, “I will fire (name omitted) if she’s at your house. I will make it known and fire her.”
The deeply disturbed individual then throws in this dig at her: “I’ll report her to the (expletive) people that take (expletive) money from the wetbacks, okay?”
Grigorieva is hoping to strip the actor of custody of their daughter, Lucia, now nine months. Her attorneys say the audio tapes prove he’s a danger to the child.
The recordings may not be viable in a criminal probe as they were made without Gibson’s consent, though she claims she did so because she feared for her life.
Report: Witness in Mel Gibson Case Dies
Mel Gibson’s babysitter, who may have been a key witness in the domestic abuse case involving his ex-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva, has lost her battle with cancer.
The sitter, whom he crassly labeled a “wetback” in one of his now-infamous rants, and who claims she witnessed the actor’s rage, passed away over the weekend.
According to Oksana, the babysitter had witnessed Mel storming around the house, slamming doors and screaming on the phone, “I want to [expletive] destroy you.”
The woman never provided a statement direct to law enforcement investigators before she died, and says she didn’t come forward sooner because of her cancer.
She apparently left the actor’s Malibu mansion before his alleged January 6 rampage, during which Oksana claims Mel punched her while she held their daughter.
What the babysitter actually witnessed, we may never know.
However, her testimony could have been critical in at least establishing that Mel was very much out of sorts that day. It’s all a moot, tragic point now, however.
In one recording, Gibson is allegedly heard referring to the babysitter, saying, “I will fire (name omitted) if she’s at your house. I will make it known and fire her.”
The deeply disturbed individual then throws in this dig at her: “I’ll report her to the (expletive) people that take (expletive) money from the wetbacks, okay?”
Grigorieva is hoping to strip the actor of custody of their daughter, Lucia, now nine months. Her attorneys say the audio tapes prove he’s a danger to the child.
The recordings may not be viable in a criminal probe as they were made without Gibson’s consent, though she claims she did so because she feared for her life.
Violet Kowal Claims Possession of Mel Gibson Text Messages, Says He Wanted Her to “Disappear”
It looks like Oksana Grigorieva may not have been the only Mel Gibson mistress to receive incriminating text messages from the insane actor in January.
Violet Kowal, who claims to have been Gibson’s mistress while he was nailing Oksana (he is still technically married to wife Robyn), says he texted her too.
The significance of said text messages?
Kowal, an alleged Polish porn star, says she was told by Mel’s bodyguard to keep her mouth shut about the January 6 altercation between Oksana and Mel.
This is according to sources who have been in touch with Violet Kowal, who claims she was communicating with Gibson about that very fight with Oksana.
Violet Kowal: Mel Gibson’s alleged side piece on the side.
In the days following - January 7-9 - Kowal claims she was contacted by one of Mel’s bodyguards, telling her she wasn’t allowed to discuss the incident.
Moreover, he suggested she “disappear” for a price.
Kowal, who recently lawyered up (she is repped by Gloria Allred, of course) has phone records and text messages from Mel to prove all of this happened.
Also, Kowal claims to have an email she received recently from the L.A. County Department of Children and Family Services, the Sensitive Case Unit.
That office informed her they wanted to speak with her, presumably in regard to Mel and Oksana’s custody fight over eight-month-old daughter Lucia.
Kowal has not met with DCFS … yet.
Babysitter Says She Saw Mel Gibson Flip Out
Mel Gibson apparently freaked out the day Oksana Grigorieva says he hit her. While a babysitter didn’t see an attack, she witnessed a meltdown prior to it.
The babysitter for Mel and Oksana was front and center for the beginning of the January 6 fight which Oksana says ended in Gibson punching her in the face.
Their baby daughter Lucia, now eight months, was also hurt in the attack, Oksana claims. Mel, via his attorneys, has denied any physical assault happened.
In the hours before the incident occurred that day, Oksana went to a basketball game. Mel, Lucia and a babysitter were by themselves at his Malibu home.
According to TMZ, the babysitter says Mel “began freaking out” while Oksana was gone, “slamming doors, cussing and screaming at someone on the phone.”
What sent Mel Gibson through the roof on Jan. 6 and Feb. 18?
The babysitter says Mel was screaming to someone on the phone, “I want to f*%king destroy you.” It’s not clear who the recipient of that threat was/is.
Remember, this is not when the shocking Mel Gibson meltdown, during which he threatens Oksana and Lucia, was recorded by her on various phone calls.
That was February 18.
On January 6, the sitter called Oksana, urging her to come home because of the actor’s behavior, saying “Mel was possessed and completely out of control.”
The babysitter was present when Oksana returned home but left before any violence occurred - if it even occurred at all, depending on who you believe.
Other sources are questioning the sitter’s claims, because - similar to the alleged abuse photo Oksana produced - they never surfaced until right now.
On the flip side, people connected with the babysitter say she didn’t come forward because she’s fearful of Mel and is currently fighting stage 4 cancer.
Oksana Grigorieva Source Describes Mel Gibson Rampage; Says Star Threatened to Hit Baby
Did Mel Gibson threaten to hit his own daughter? That’s the latest allegation from her mother and his ex-girlfriend, Oksana Grigorieva in their ugly feud.
According to Oksana, Mel said he would “hit” little Lucia, their baby girl, during an explosive blow-up with his ex-lover, saying “‘Take her! I will hit her!”
A February 18 incident was the catalyst for Oksana to walk out on the star, taking their daughter with her. Many, many irate Mel Gibson rants followed.
The day after, Mel supposedly texted her to say he “wasn’t safe for you last night.” His nicotine withdrawal may be responsible, in part, for the rampage.
On the 18th, Mel and Oksana gathered in the lush grounds of the actor’s Malibu mansion, for a tree-and-placenta planting ceremony in honor of Lucia.
But what should have been a joyous occasion turned ugly, Oksana says, when Mel became angry, accusing her of “smiling too much” at the gardener.
Was Oksana Grigorieva checking out the gardener?
“Oksana has recounted that Lucia began crying, so she went back inside - and Mel followed her in,” a source, familiar with Oksana’s testimony, reveals.
“When they got inside, Mel started ridiculing Okana’s accent … In response, she said she rolled her eyes at Mel, which made him even more angry.”
The source said Grigorieva apologized to an irate Mel and “begged for forgiveness,” but Mel responded that Oksana was always irritated with him.
“Oksana said she told Mel that his comment was she was only irritated when he accused her of smiling at the gardener and made fun of her accent.”
Grigorieva then recalled: “This set off Mel and he flew into a rage.”
In the hours that followed, Mel returned to the house, after leaving for a break, at which point, “Oksana said Mel told her he needed to leave the house again, in order to show her and Lucia what ‘mean’ really is,” said the source.
“He also supposedly told Oksana, in regards to Lucia, ‘Take her! I will hit her. I have got to go,’” and Oksana took him at his word, taking Lucia to one of Mel’s other properties, in Sherman Oaks, Calif. He then started to call.
And call … and call, and call …
Oksana had already accused Gibson of hitting Lucia and bruising her face during on January 6, the same night he allegedly punched her mother.
The 40-year-old Russian beauty was holding the baby when the star supposedly slugged her in the face, causing damage to two of her teeth.
As he did this, he also allegedly hit baby Lucia, bruising her chin. The abuse photos of Oksana surfacing online have been cast doubt upon, however, as she reportedly did not produce them during her mediation sessions with the actor.
Gibson has not been charged with a crime, denies ever assaulting Oksana, and has accused her of trying to extort him for money with the tapes.
Who do you believe?
Oksana Grigorieva Hires New Lawyer, May Sue Mel
With no settlement or truce in sight in her battle with Mel Gibson, Oksana Grigorieva has added a top criminal and civil attorney to her legal team.
James Spertus, a former federal prosecutor and an experienced trial attorney who specializes in civil and criminal litigation, is on Team Oksana.
She had met with civil rights campaigner Lisa Bloom as well as with Mark Lane, who wrote the famous JFK conspiracy book Rush to Judgment.
As she gears up for this protracted legal brawl, Spertus joins power lawyers Manley Freid and Marci Levine in the Russian musician’s corner.
Oksana Grigorieva claims Mel Gibson exploded in rage January 6 at his Malibu mansion and punched her twice as she held their baby Lucia.
She is considering filing a possible civil complaint against Mel.
Mel and Oksana’s relationship has been controversial from the start.
Gibson has accused his ex-girlfriend of trying to extort money from him after recording vile and abusive telephone conversations he made.
The Mel Gibson tapes were indeed vile and abusive … verbally. As of right now, Mel Gibson has not been charged with any crime, however.
One of Grigorieva’s new lawyer’s immediate missions upon hiring, TMZ reports? Hiring experts who can sweep Oksana’s home for bugs.
Sources say Oksana is worried Mel or the media has planted cameras or wiretapping devices and Spertus doesn’t want to take chances.
Mel supposedly has his own PIs working the case.
The attorney is a nationally recognized expert on computers and other electronic gadgets, so he should have no problem with that task.
Mel Gibson: Trying to Dodge Court Deposition?
Is Mel Gibson trying to avoid sitting down for a deposition as part of the domestic violence investigation launched against him? All depends on who you ask.
Sources connected with Oksana Grigorieva, who accuses the actor of beating her, say that Gibson is going to great lengths to avoid sitting for his deposition.
Oksana’s camp believes Mel does not want his deposition taken before the L.A. County District Attorney makes a decision on whether to prosecute the actor.
The D.A.’s office will make its decision on whether the police’s domestic violence investigation warrants charges against him within the next couple of weeks.
Mel will almost certainly choose to assert his Fifth Amendment privilege on most, if not all, of the events surrounding the January 6 fight, TMZ speculates.
As for the implications of that on the family case - Mel and Oksana are also fighting for custody of eight-month-old daughter Lucia - that remains to be seen.
Regardless, the deposition was scheduled more than two weeks ago, only Oksana was far from pleased to learn Mel was out of the country on a fishing trip.
Other sources dispute that Mel is intentionally avoiding his deposition, saying he will be back this weekend and the deposition should take place shortly.
The Mel Gibson rants Oksana recorded and leaked certainly prove how badly he needs help, but as far as whether he abused her? That’s much murkier.
He’s apparently had a P.I. grilling witnesses, or alleged witnesses, to the attack(s). Are any of them credible? That will be up to the D.A. to determine.
Mel Gibson Had P.I. Grilling Witnesses in Oksana Grigorieva Case; Actor’s Ex Alleges More Abuse
Mel Gibson hired private investigators to visit key witnesses in an attempt to discredit former girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva’s abuse claims, reports say.
Radar Online says PIs visited at least two witnesses poised to provide evidence against Mel, who stands accused of battering Oksana on January 6.
Oksana has told police, who are investigating Gibson, that he punched her twice in the face, leaving her with two broken teeth and a concussion.
One of the witnesses visited by Mel’s private eyes was her dentist, Dr. Ross Sheldon, whose accounts of the injuries Oksana suffered have varied.
“This calculated ploy explains the conflicting stories the dentist supposedly made about injuries Oksana suffered at the hands of Mel,” said a source.
Despite his apparent conflicting stories, Dr. Sheldon says willing to go on record stating that Oksana did indeed suffer a major blow to her mouth.
He’s got issues, but did Mel Gibson abuse ex-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva?
Meanwhile, Mel’s alleged flurry of punches January 6 was not the first instance of domestic violence, his ex-lover has now claimed to authorities.
Grigorieva says the rage-filled superstar first assaulted her in November 2009. Just a few weeks after she gave birth to their daughter Lucia.
“Oksana said Mel got right up in her face during a confrontation and was screaming and berating her,” said a source familiar with the investigation.
She told law enforcement Mel was so worked up, he was literally frothing at the mouth as he spewed hatred and even spat saliva in her face.
It’s a vision we can easily picture after listening to the Mel Gibson rants - phone calls she recorded with the out-of-control actor February 18.
“Oksana said Mel pushed her on the shoulder and butted her with his chest,” said the source. “Oksana claimed Mel pushed her a number of times.”
The L.A. County Sheriff’s Department will turn over the case to the D.A.’s office, which will decide whether to file charges, in about two weeks.
Thoughts?
New Witness Surfaces in Mel Gibson Case
Testimony from an audio engineer who works with Oksana Grigorieva may have seen Mel Gibson lash out at her, and says he could be a “star witness” in the ongoing domestic violence investigation against the troubled actor.
The guy, whose first name is Jimmy, allegedly witnessed Mel verbally tearing into Oksana out at her for months, and has provided a legal declaration stating so.
Jimmy has told multiple sources close to Oksana - people who know Grigorieva both on professional and personal levels - that he was with Oksana and Mel every day over a 10-month period helping with her music and can attest to his behavior.
According to the sources, Jimmy frequently heard him blast Grigorieva verbally using words all too familiar on the Mel Gibson rants - whore, slut, b!tch, and c**t, etc. - in rants fueled by jealousy when other men were around Oksana.
Mel Gibson has problems, but whether he really hit his ex-girlfriend remains in doubt. A new witness corroborates accounts of the actor’s vicious mean streak, though.
Jimmy does not say he ever saw Gibson physically abuse Oksana and was not present for the January 6 meltdown when he allegedly struck her. Other witnesses are rumored to have seen the attack occur, but their identities are unclear.
Regardless, the engineer has given Oksana’s lawyers a written declaration that includes his “eyewitness account” of several alleged fights between Oksana and Mel. L.A. County Sheriff’s investigators have not spoken to Jimmy yet.
Last week, Oksana’s bodyguards posted in a statement that they support her 100 percent. Mel has not been charged with a crime and police are also investigating Oksana, with whom he has an eight-month-old daughter, for extorting him.
Whose side are you on in this whole mess?
Bodyguard Group is on Team Oksana Grigorieva
The majority of THG poll respondents stand with Mel Gibson in his ongoing legal and custody battles with his controversial ex-girlfriend, Oksana Grigorieva.
We’re guessing her bodyguards don’t read THG. Their loss.
In any case, the men who are currently protecting her - all U.S. military veterans - are coming to her defense and making it clear they’re on Team Oksana.
If you missed it, Oksana alleges he abused her and their eight-month-old daughter, Lucia, in January. Authorities are investigating but haven’t charged Mel.
Many are skeptical, but bodyguards believe her. The Bodyguard Group, a referral service for veterans, just posted the following statement on its site:
“The Bodyguard Group has reviewed both versions of events and ALL of our members agree that ONLY Oksana is being 100% honest… We ask that everyone support Oksana and take a stand against all men who abuse women and children.”
While it’s unusual for bodyguards who don’t normally take sides to be so vocal, the post adds, “We could not keep silent after the abuse Oksana suffered.”
It is unclear if any bodyguards are the witnesses her attorneys claim saw Mel hit Oksana, but they seem fairly certain the actor was abusive in some way.
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