In April 2009, Mel Gibson’s wife Robyn Gibson filed for divorce after 30 years of marriage and seven children with the actor. Later that month, Gibson went public with his relationship with Russian-born singer Oksana Grigorieva. Gibson and Grigorieva had reportedly been dating for some time prior to then.
It then became known that Grigorieva was pregnant with Gibson’s child. Baby Lucia was born on October 30, 2009.
Gibson and Grigorieva split up in April 2010. They apparently executed a custody agreement regarding Lucia at that time.
The quiet split hit the headlines this week as both parties went to court seeking restraining orders against the other, reportedly sparked by a denial of visitation on Father’s Day.
Grigorieva alleged that she was afraid of Gibson, in an emergency restraining order filed Monday against Gibson, citing a January incident in which he struck her during an argument at his Malibu home. A source close to Gibson says that the allegation is untrue and that it was Grigorieva who was out of control, placing Lucia in danger.
The source notes: “The allegation that Oksana is in fear of Mel is ridiculous. From January to March, she traveled with Mel to London and Paris at her insistence. This is all an attempt to gain financial advantage over him.”
Gibson, who is temporarily forbidden from contacting Grigorieva, was granted visitation with Lucia after his attorneys presented the parties’ custody agreement to the court. Sources close to Grigorieva say that she feels the agreement is unfair.
Gibson also filed a request for a restraining order against Grigorieva on Tuesday. The order prevents her from speaking about sensitive aspects about the case.
Gibson lives in Malibu. Grigorieva is living in a Sherman Oaks, California home owned by Gibson. Gibson’s family law attorney, Stephen Kolodny, says that, in addition to allowing her to live in that home, Gibson also bought Grigorieva a car, provides health insurance and has given “Oksana tens of thousands of dollars to support her and Lucia over the past months.”
Kolodny says this exceeds the requirements of the existing support and custody agreement. Sources close to Grigorieva deny that she has received any support from Gibson since their split.
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Michael Douglas’s Ex Wants Share of His ‘Wall Street’ Sequel Pay
After a bitter public divorce, Diandra received a reported $45 million. She now her divorce settlement agreement provides that she gets half of any money Michael gets from any movies he did — including residuals, merchandising and ancillary rights — during their marriage. The former couple was married from 1977 to 2000. They were still together when he originally played Gordon Gekko in the original Wall Street. He received an Oscar for Best Actor for his work as Gekko, whose famous line was “Greed, for lack of a better word, is good.”
The sequel is slated to open in September and also stars Shia LaBeouf and Carey Mulligan.
Diandra’s lawyer, Nancy Chemtob, said the divorce agreement contained a clause that said her client is entitled to money from any “spinoffs” of Douglas’ movies, and that includes “Wall Street 2.” “It’s the same character, the same title, just years later,” Chemtob told Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Matthew Cooper.
Michael’s attorney argues that the movie is a sequel, not a spinoff, and that the two are inherently different. She also argues that the case should not have been filed in New York, but in California, where the parties were originally divorced. Chemtob responded that all parties now live in New York, making it the appropriate jurisdiction. Michael maintains that his domicile is actually in Bermuda and not in New York.
Chemtob has previously represented former talk show host Star Jones, fashion designer Tory Burch and, ironically, a large number of Wall Street billionaires. Michael Douglas is represented by attorney Marilyn Chinitz.
Library Topics: divorce, divorce settlement agreement