Mel Gibson tape mentions alleged hitting of girlfriend
Published 10:06 pm Monday, July 12, 2010
LOS ANGELES — Mel Gibson was heard allegedly acknowledging he hit the mother of his 8-month-old daughter in a recording released Monday by a celebrity news website.
The eight-minute recording posted by RadarOnline.com was purportedly a phone argument between Gibson and then-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva.
A voice sounding distinctively like the Academy Award-winner was heard telling Grigorieva that she “deserved” to be hit after she chastised him for punching her in the face.
“What kind of a man is that?” she was heard saying. “Hitting a woman when she’s holding a child in her hands? Breaking her teeth twice in the face! What kind of man is that?”
“Oh, you’re all angry now!” Gibson allegedly responds. “You know what, you … (expletive) deserved it!”
Last week, a recording posted by RadarOnline.com included comments it said came from Gibson telling Grigorieva that she dressed too provocatively and that it would be her fault if she were raped. He used the N-word at one point.
The former couple have been locked in a bitter custody dispute in Los Angeles. The singer has accused Gibson of domestic violence, prompting sheriff’s officials to launch an investigation.
