Mel Gibson's 28 Year Marriage A Statistic
Actor and anti-Semetic, Mel Gibson, got a nice Easter gift from his wife Robyn, who has decided to stop putting up with his on-going and drawn out mid-life crises.
Gibson made international headlines in July of 2006, after he was arrested for drunk driving. When cops picked him up in Malibu, his arrest quickly spiraled out-of-control, with Gibson hurling religious and racial epithets, and violently resisting arrest. Here's more on that incident.
According to news reports, Gibson and his wife have grown estranged since that incident and recent photos of the Gibson, 53, with another woman certainly didn't help matters. As far as I know, it isn't very Catholicicky either. Some additional details about their divorce proceedings:
Sources tell us there is no prenuptial agreement — they were married in 1980, before Mel Gibson amassed a fortune estimated at $900 million back in 2006. Under the laws of California, community property — which includes earnings — is divided 50/50.The Gibsons have 7 children, but only one — Tom, who turns 10 tomorrow — is a minor. In Robyn's legal papers, filed this morning in L.A. County Superior Court, she seeks joint physical and legal custody of Tom.
Robyn is also asking for spousal support and attorneys fees.
Robyn lists the date of separation as "to be determined." This is important, because earnings generally cease to be community property when the couple separates. There could be a skirmish over this. We're told the couple grew increasingly apart over the last few years, especially since Mel's drunk driving arrest in 2006.
There have been reports that Mel has been involved with another woman, which the actor denies, but we're told the reasons for the divorce go beyond any third party.
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