I had heard about it, but I just listened to the tapes of the two "conversations" and they left me....
Completely disgusted and pretty much speechless...
No summary can really do it justice. There's no way he can recover from this, (both his agent and his publicist have quit) and he'll be damn lucky if he stays out of jail...(which is where he really belongs...either that or a mental hospital)
There are two tapes. The first is distinguished by it's incredible racism, vulgarity and verbal abuse. (It's about six minutes long.):
http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2 ... en-it-here
The second one, unbelievably, is even worse. (And if you listen to first one, you'll have a hard time believing there could be something worse, but it is)
It's distinguished by more non-stop vulgarity and verbal abuse, along with an admission to hitting her and breaking her teeth while she was holding their baby, (he says she deserved it) and also two death threats.
But the most chilling part, even worse than what he says, is the way he says it...he screams like a homicidal maniac, and pants like a wild animal. (I got the impression he might have made this call after an extensive meth binge.)
That tape is about eight minutes long, here's the link:
http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2 ... -listen-it
And this takes place in the context of this:
http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2 ... -next-weekMel Gibson's lawyer will meet with Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department investigators next week, RadarOnlne.com has learned exclusively.
The actor is being investigated on domestic violence charges. Oksana Grigorieva, his former girlfriend and the mother of their eight-month-old daughter Lucia, filed a complaint with law enforcement on July 5.
"The plan is for Mel's lawyer to meet with investigators from the Sheriff's department next week," a source close to the case told RadarOnline.com exclusively. "It won't be happening this week because of scheduling issues."
Mel has not been interviewed by law enforcement.
"There is a lot more to this investigation that Mel's lawyer will be giving to law enforcement," the source said, refusing to elaborate on the details but hinting the information could help the embattled star.
A law enforcement source told RadarOnline.com: "This investigation is proceeding very quickly. It could be handed over to the D.A.'s office by the end of the month."
It will ultimately be up to the D.A. To determine if there is enough evidence to charge Mel with a crime.
Oksana has told sources that Mel punched out her front teeth and threatened to kill her several times. She recorded him on the phone because she was afraid for her life, she told one source.
That last sentence is entirely believable.
It has to be said that she made these tapes without Gibson's knowledge, which under California law makes them inadmissible in court. (An idiotic law in my opinion; especially when applied to domestic abuse cases. So long as the tape is examined thoroughly and found not to have been doctored, it should be admitted)
This man is very very sick, and very very dangerous. He should not be on the streets.
Gibson isn't my favorite actor, but there are some movies of his I've enjoyed...
But after listening to those tapes, I was so thoroughly disgusted, I can't imagine ever watching another one of his movies, even on television.
