Website exec: More Mel Gibson clips likely to be released
Parents: Mel Gibson and Oksana Grigorieva
Child: Lucia
Mel Gibson, 53, and his girlfriend, Oksana Grigorieva, 39, welcomed their first child, a daughter, on Oct. 30, making the Oscar-winner a father for the eighth time. Credit: AP
LOS ANGELES - The two-minute clip of Mel Gibson using a racial slur and berating his ex-girlfriend during an argument is unlikely to be the last time the public hears ugly words from the actor.
RadarOnline.com, the celebrity website that posted the recording Friday, says there's more where that came from, The Associated Press reports.
For 10 days, the site has posted written transcripts of secret recordings it said Gibson's former girlfriend, Russian singer Oksana Grigorieva, had made. The snippet released Friday is the first audio of the confrontations that have been aired.
The clip includes segments in which a voice that sounds distinctly like the Academy Award winner is heard telling Grigorieva that she is dressing too provocatively and that it would be her fault if she were raped. He also uses racial slurs at one point.
Shortly after the posting, entertainment news outlets reported that Gibson had been dropped by talent agency William Morris Endeavor.
David Perel, RadarOnline's founder and executive vice president, told AP that the site had heard "a substantial portion" of 30 minutes of recordings Grigorieva, 40, had made. Perel said more audio clips will likely be released in coming days.
The site reported Grigorieva made the recordings because she was afraid Gibson might harm her.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is investigating allegations that Gibson was involved in a domestic violence incident with Grigorieva. The couple has an 8-month-old daughter. Gibson's camp remained silent about the recording. Grigorieva's attorney, Marci Levine, did not return a phone message seeking comment.
