Another ‘Russian doll’ for Mel Gibson?
Published: 29 April, 2009, 15:56
Edited: 28 January, 2010, 18:41
Actor Mel Gibson and Oksana Grigorieva (AFP Photo)
TAGS: Celebrity, Scandal, Russia, USA
Since Mel Gibson’s wife Robyn has filed for divorce, his life has turned into a soap opera. In addition, recent reports claiming that the 53-year-old maverick is seeing a Russian singer have confused even the media.
Three things have been clear from the very beginning: her name is Oksana; she’s a singer; and, yes, she’s Russian. The rest is all rumours.
Pictures of Mel and Oksana have appeared in tabloids around the globe, but shed no light on which Oksana exactly Mel is with.
There are tens of thousands of Oksanas around the world, and she’s said to be one of the artists on Mel’s recording label Icon.
Tabloids reported that they met on the set of the thriller The Edge of Darkness where Gibson plays a detective investigating the death of his daughter. Although both have denied having an affair, Mel’s unfaithfulness was exposed in 2008 when the couple was snapped coming out of Gibson’s trailer together.
In an interview with The Sun, 24-year-old pop singer Oksana Pochepa claimed to be ‘Mel’s Russian doll’, notorious for ending his marriage of 28 years.
 Mel Gibson and Oksana Grigorieva (AFP Photo) |
However, when everyone already thought that the mystery was finally solved UK newspaper the Daily Mail published pictures from the Los Angeles premiere of X-Men Origins: Wolverine, which Mel attended with a much older Oksana.
The brunette Oksana Grigorieva is 39. The singer from Saransk, the capital of the Republic of Mordovia, is the ex-wife of Timothy Dalton. Grigorieva has been previously mentioned in the Komsomolskaya Pravda reports as one of the possible reasons for Gibson’s divorce.
An unidentified Oksana and the Braveheart star were allegedly photographed on the beach in Costa Rica near Mel’s home. Gibson’s wife reportedly filed for divorce after she saw pictures of her husband snapped on the beach with a brunette who was first thought by tabloids to be Russian musician Oksana Kolesnikova. However, according to The Sun, classical pianist Oksana denied her involvement saying she is “very upset and has no idea how this mistake has been made.”
Funny enough, Grigorieva is also said to be signed to Mel's recording label Icon. She has a 12-year-old son from the former James Bond star, Dalton.
According to Komsomolskaya Pravda, Oksana Grigorievas’ story is a Cinderella story. A professional pianist, after graduating from the conservatory in her native Saransk, Oksana left for England. She was an au-pair, gave piano-lessons and free concerts in churches. Later she found a job as a waitress in a café in central London where she was spotted by Prince Charles’ cousin, the official photographer of the Royal Family. Since then, the pretty brunette has received a number of offers from fashion magazines to work as a model.
According to the Daily Mail, Oksana lives in a house in Sherman Oaks, California, which is linked to Mel's production company.
Hopefully, Mad Max will finally tell the world which Oksana is his Russian doll.
29.04.2009, 13:58
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Mel is a guy, great actor,but ultimatly a guy..Sick of people who worship other people...He is a human who works a job that pays him real good, but has it's prices to pay, like he has lost his privacy, he has women and men alike throwing themselves at him on a regular basis.Photo hounds following him everywhere. There are millions of dollars to be made on Mels every little mis steps in life that would be overlooked if he was allowed to be Just another guy...Maybe you catholics should keep your eyes on God and not so much on Mel, Mel worship is a sin too...Life for us all would be a straight boring line to hell if it wasn't for the two wonderful gifts from God called "free will" and "forgivness". No one is perfect but forgivness gets us all one step closer!
Mel, I was sooo disapointed in this affair with a Russian, of all people. How do you know that she is not a Russian spy. I am a Traditional Catholic and so were you and we all were so glad that someone in Hollywood could be so grounded in the Catholic Faith. You know the consequences to what you have done to hurt our Lord and Lady. How could you give up your Faith in the Catholic church outside of which there is no Salvation. How could you make a movie on the "Passion of the Christ" and then disappoint your family, and all of us Traditional Catholics. I feel sorry for you on judgment day. I ask that you end this relationship with this Russian Woman and go to confession and get back to your real family. It is time to get out of Hollywood and live a normal life with your real family. Robyn I am very sorry this had to happen. Many people looked up to a 28 year marriage of a Hollywood star. Your children must be very disappointed and hurt. It seems as though you forgot your wedding vows to your wife Robyn. Till death do we part. You are a piece of work Mel. I feel let down as a Traditional Catholic and wonder what your father thinks of this. Being A Catholic means one Marriage only or you are excommunicated from the church. Do you really want that?
Well, I guess Robyn has given up trying to change Mel. That's what it is all about, get married and one or the other wants change. If one does not provide the needed change, divorce him, take half of all he as worked for and go find another man, probably one that knows how much you got out to the divorce. He will wind up having only half, that would be perhaps 100 million more than I have, God Bless Mel! And yes, I really like that Russian and will take her when Mel is done. And the answer is YES,