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Mel Gibson Digs For Success

Bang — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:09:21 +0000

Mel Gibson thinks growing vegetables makes him a better person.

The ‘Braveheart’ actor, who recently became a father for the eighth time when girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva gave birth to daughter Lucia Anne, says he is always looking to improve himself and insists the best suggestion he ever received was to take up gardening.

He said, “Some of the best advice I was given, a long time ago, was from a guy who said, ‘You want to make yourself better, go and dig a ditch.’ So, a lot of that’s been going on, ditch-digging, vegetable-growing.”

The 53-year-old star also claims the biggest changes he has noticed about growing older is the effect it has on his sense of humor.

He added, “The choices you make are just totally different because of maturity, male menopause, whatever outside influence is acting on you. You just look around and see, sometimes, that what you’d laugh at in 1970 is totally not funny now.”

However, the actor doesn’t believe time has taken too much of a toll on his body.

Speaking about playing William Wallace in ‘Braveheart’, he added, “He was something like 28 when he died. And I was already ten years older than that when we started shooting. But it doesn’t matter really, if you can sell it. At least my knees weren’t wrinkly.”

Mel Gibson Too Short to Play James Bond

Bang — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:30:32 +0000

Mel Gibson was too short to place James Bond.

The ‘Braveheart’ star’s 5ft 9in frame was deemed unsuitable to make a convincing portrayal of the iconic British spy, who is currently played by Daniel Craig, while producer Albert R ‘Cubby’ Broccoli was also concerned that he was too famous for the role.

Scriptwriter Tom Mankiewicz, who wrote James Bond favorites ‘The Man With The Golden Gun’ and ‘Live And Let Die’ – said: “At one point Mel Gibson wanted to play Bond. And Cubby was against it. Cubby first of all had a thing about tall people.

“Bond had to be tall. And so Mel Gibson was too short. But he was a big star.

“Somebody at United Artists said to me, ‘Call him and tell him Mel Gibson would be great.’ And Cubby said, ‘I don’t want to make a Mel Gibson movie, I want to make a James Bond movie.’”

While Mel was desperate to portray James Bond, fellow Hollywood star Gerard Butler recently insisted he would never want to take on the role.

He said,”I enjoy doing an array of films. If I was to play Bond, that would quickly stop. How likely would I be accepted doing those roles after having played Bond?

“People outside of movies think it would be amazing to play 007, but as an actor you think, ‘Well I don’t know because from then on…’

“You do a lot of movies as Bond and you’d become even more synonymous with the role. I think Daniel Craig is a great Bond and good for him, but I would much rather create a role from nothing.”

Mel Gibson has become a father for the eighth time

Bang — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:47:34 +0000

Mel Gibson’s girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva gave birth to a baby girl on Friday (30.10.09) and both mother and daughter are said to be doing well.

The baby – whose name is yet to be revealed – was due in December.

Mel already has seven children with his estranged wife Robyn, while Oksana has a son, Alexander, with former boyfriend Timothy Dalton.

In September, Oksana spoke of her excitement at becoming a mother again.

She said: “I have a 12-year-old, so I’ve been a mother for 12 years – and of course, there is no first time mother’s trepidation as such. So naturally it’s more relaxed, and I’m very dynamic so the pregnancy falls into my work schedule.”

Mel, 53, confirmed the rumours of Oksana’s pregnancy in May on a US talk show, saying: “This is true. We’re going to have a child.”

Host Jay Leno then joked the new arrival would be Mel’s 29th child, prompting the ‘Mad Max’ star to liken himself to Nadya Suleman, who famously gave birth to octuplets last January.

Mel replied: “Well, actually eight. I guess I’m Octo-Mel.”

Mel Gibson’s Connecticut Mansion for sale, only $29.7 Million

Paul Short — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 08:25:00 +0000

If you’re one of the lucky few to have some cash kicking around and thinking of snapping up cheap real estate from credit-crunched homeowners, boy, do we have a deal for you!

Mel Gibson has been trying to unload his Connecticut mansion for a couple of years now. His original asking price back in 2007 was $39.7 Million but after a few open houses and no offers, and of course the arse dropping out of the economy, he’s dropped the asking price by about 25% to $29.7 Million.

All kidding aside, this is a breathtaking property.

The 77 acre property was originally called the Old Mill Farm and was designed by noted architect, Charles Lewis Bowman. Construction began back in 1926 and it was built for G.L. Ohrstrom, who loved horses.

The main living space covers nearly 16,000 sq ft. and has 15 bedrooms, 17 bathrooms, a tennis court, a private pond, a landscaped oval driveway and a soaring cathedral ceilings.

The grounds, which were created by landscape designer James Doyle, include formal gardens and a maze. There is also a terrace pool, greenhouse, stable, staff houses and log cabin on the property.

[Photo: Splash via DailyMail.co.uk]

Confirmed: Oksana Grigorieva, Mel Gibson’s Girlfriend Pregnant

Paul Short — Tue, 26 May 2009 01:42:09 +0000

It’s been confirmed by a reliable source and Gibson himself, the actor and his Russian girlfriend, Oksana Grigorieva, are expecting a child in the fall.

“He couldn’t be happier,” a friend of Gibson told People magazine. “He loves being a father.”

The friend also says that the pregnancy has nothing to do with Gibson’s wife recently filing for divorce and they didn’t even know Grigorieva was pregnant when the papers were filed.

Mel Gibson also confirmed the pregnancy himself during a taping of NBC’s The Tonight Show With Jay Leno that airs tonight. He’s quoted as saying:

“I guess I’m ‘Octo-Mel’”

Octo, meaning 8 kids, 7 with his soon to be ex wife and the 8th chile he’s expecting with his new girlfriend.

[Photo: Kevin Winter / Getty Images]

Robyn Gibson, Wife of Mel Gibson, Files For Divorce

Paul Short — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 18:40:04 +0000

Robyn Gibson, wife of legendary actor Mel Gibson, has filed for divorce after 28 years of marriage.

In the court papers filed Thursday, Robyn Gibson cited irreconcilable differences as the reason for filing for divorce from long time hubby Mel. She is seeking spousal support, joint custody of the couple’s son, Tom, and legal fees. Mel Gibson is reportedly worth around 900 million.

Although not mentioned in the court papers, Mel Gibson has been seen accompanied by another woman while vacationing in Costa Rica, where the two were photographed showing obvious open affection and embracing on the beach.

If the rumors and apparent infidelity reported previously by the Inquisitr are true, it’s no surprise Robyn Gibson is seeking a divorce.

Mel Gibson denies divorce and cheating rumors

Duncan Riley — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 01:18:46 +0000

Actor Mel Gibson has denied reports that he’s divorcing his wife due to an extra-marital relationship.

Rumors surfaced two week ago that Gibson was having an affair with a 28 year old singer, Oksana, who has appeared by his side on recent movie projects. See Mel Gibson affair for more.

Tabloid reports this week suggested that Gibson was entangled in a $900 million divorce battle with wife of 28 years Robyn Moore.

A spokesperson for Gibson has gone on the record as saying that the rumors of divorce and infidelity are “100 percent untrue.”

Mel Gibson and the case of the suspected Russian Mistress

Samantha DeWitt — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:29:28 +0000

Mel Gibson has been snapped by FadedYouthBlog, in close proximity to a mystery Russian woman, who they have prevously alleged was his mistress. Okay, they didn’t allege it – they said it was rumoured, and then they called the story an exclusive.

Her name is Oksana, she is Russian, 28 years old and as far as we know despite being beautiful she has never appeared in a James Bond Film.

FYB said that when they broke the story of the rumoured mistress in August Oksana quickly disappeared from the Edge of Darkness movie set Mel was working on in Boston.

FYB says:

While Mel’s spokesperson tried to quash the original rumours of his mistress by saying she was “one of the artists on Mel’s recording label in the US recording,” Oksana’s reappearance by Mel’s side confirms suspicions that she is more to Mel than just a colleague.
Most recently, a weary Mr. Gibson was seen walking across the set of Darkness, casually smoking a cigarette. Minutes later, an angelic but cautious Oksana walked the same path. Sources confirm that Oksana has no role in the film or job on the set, so her presence on set and her consistent proximity to Mel is undeniably puzzling.

Oksana’s mysterious appearance brings further scrutiny to Mel’s character, infidelity, and lascivious nature.

Mel has been married to Robyn for the past 28 years, not a bad effort by Hollywood standards. We are not sure you can call someone out for being a cheater, or say its rumoured they are cheating because you saw them together once, and on a second occasion they walked in the same direction, minutes behind each other. Which is what FYB, followed by a host of “me-too” celeb sites are saying.

Mel has had a tough time recently, the set he was pictured on is the first time he has acted since the whole “get shit faced/pulled over by the cops/anti Semetic comment” incident. Anyway, he might be Mel Gibson, but time has not been kind to the 52 year old, so we can’t see it. What do you think?

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