Monstrously Abusive Husband? Huh, Never Really Noticed
by Ryan Porter
Mel Gibson's wife of three decades files an affidavit saying he was never an abusive, panting, teeth-shattering prick to her.
Mel Gibson has the worst words I've ever heard strung together fall out of his mouth without taking a second's pause. But
Robyn, his wife of 29 years (seen here at Planet Hollywood in 1993) , doesn't have a bad word to say about him in a sworn affidavit, collected in relation to an ongoing domestic violence investigation against Mel.
"Mel never engaged in any physical abuse of any kind toward me before, during or after our marriage," she wrote. "Mel was a wonderful and loving father." Mel and Robyn have seven children, ages 30 to 11, together. "Robyn felt she needed to speak out to protect her children and family," a source told
People. "Robyn's tried to stay out of this, but she wanted to make sure there was no speculation of what happened within her family."
Well, that was big of her. There's also the little matter of a domestic violence investigation that was obviously going to knock on her door sooner or later, so I don't know that she's just writing this up for fun. Considering I couldn't tell you anything about her except that she's got about nine figures in her bank account, I'm guessing she's the type to keep the explosive revelations to a minimum.
On the other extreme,
Oksana Grigorieva, the woman Mel left Robyn for, is weathering thankless public scrutiny after recordings she made of Mel levelling unimaginable verbal abuse were leaked to Radar. The spotlight is even more intense on her today after Radar
posted a photo of Oksana with a chipped tooth and a missing veneer. The site says it was taken hours after Mel allegedly punched her in the mouth.
The lawyers that are scurrying to keep Mel Gibson out of jail, where his love for screaming "blow me!" may not prove to be an asset, are presenting evidence that Oksana tried to extort $10 million from Mel. They're also arguing that the tapes can't be used as evidence because they've been edited. But detectives investigating the case told
People that the tapes are only a part of a larger investigation.
When contacted for comment, Mel said, "I am going to f--king behead you with a scythe! You're going underneath a cornstalk! The Jacuzzi is my soulmate! Where are my socks!"