Gibson’s wife walks away with half of his fortune
Mel Gibson's ex-wife Robyn Moore has been awarded half of his 850 million dollars fortune in their divorce settlement, which was finalised on Friday.
The 55-year-old actor is now officially a single man, after his almost 30-year marriage to his Robyn Moore, however bachelorhood came to Gibson at a heavy price.
Robyn, the mother of Gibson's seven children, is walking away with half his fortune in what is considered the biggest divorce payout in Hollywood history.
By the decision of a Los Angeles court, Gibson will have to share his income with his ex-wife till the last day of his life.
The press was aware that the relationship between the Oscar-winning actor and his wife was on the rocks for some time now. The root of all problems was, however, the relationship that Mel Gibson had with Oksana Grigorieva with whom he has a 2-year-old daughter. For that, Robyn sued for divorce in 2009 citing irreconcilable differences.
Gibson has alleged Grigorieva tried to extort money from him beyond a reported $20 million settlement that resulted from their breakup by using a series of audiotapes of insults and a racial slurs hurled at her over the telephone. Prosecutors declined to charge her in the matter.
The tapes, posted last year on celebrity website Radaronline.com, damaged Gibson's career. His manager left, a movie's release was delayed and others refused to work with him.
Roughly one month later, Gibson said in a television interview he regarded the leak of the phone calls to the media as a "personal betrayal."
he legal problems he has recently faced have tarnished Mel Gibson's reputation. His remarkable career as Hollywood's best paid actor, director and producer was set back by the latest news.
