Gibson's Wife Files for Divorce

...to his ex, as part of divorce

(NEWSER) - In what's believed to be the largest Hollywood divorce settlement in history, Mel Gibson is having to cough up $425 million—half of his estimated fortune—to ex-wife Robyn Denise Moore. The two, married 31 years and parents to seven children, didn't have a prenuptial agreement, so Moore is entitled to half his wealth under California law. Moore, a former dental nurse, is also entitled to half of any future residuals from films Gibson, 55, worked on while the two were married, reports People . The settlement was finalized by a judge last week. Gibson earned $600 million alone from his The Passion of the Christ. He also made money from real estate, including a Fiji island he bought for $15 million. More»

Kelsey Grammer wasn't the first, and he won't be the last

(NEWSER) - Shocked that Kelsey Grammer—at the time the highest paid actor on television—didn’t sign a prenup with the wife he’s now divorcing? Olivia Allin isn’t. She rounds up nine other celebrities who eschewed prenups—most of whom ended up divorced—on The Frisky :

• Mel Gibson: He may be racist and possibly violent, but at least Gibson didn’t force ex-wife Robyn to sign a prenup—making her eligible for 50% of his estimated $900 million fortune.
• Roseanne Barr: Tom Arnold walked away from the marriage with a Roseanne tattoo…and $50 million of her money.

Robyn Gibson urged Mel to flee Hollywood

(NEWSER) - The mother of Mel Gibson's first seven kids is siding with him in the custody dispute over No. 8 , but their involvement goes deeper: Not-quite-ex-wife Robyn Gibson has encouraged the actor to return to Australia—and will make the move herself, reports the Daily Mail . Oksana Grigorieva's "allegations have united Mel and Robyn and this move is her idea," a source tells the tab. "She has persuaded him that he needs to get away from Hollywood and find peace on his ranch and she will go with him along with some of the children." More»

Actor, fiancée have a new daughter

(NEWSER) - Mel Gibson became a father for the eighth time on Friday, when fiancée Oksana Grigorieva had a baby girl. The child is the second for Grigorieva, who has a son with actor Timothy Dalton. The mother of Gibson's other children is his wife of 29 years, Robyn, who filed for divorce in April. Grigorieva and the baby have already left the hospital, Radar reports. More»

On Tonight Show, also takes blame for divorce

(NEWSER) - Mel Gibson finally addressed the rumors head-on, confirming last night to Jay Leno that his girlfriend is pregnant, People reports. “This is true. We’re gonna have a child,” he said in response to Leno’s question about Oksana Grigorieva, adding that this will be his eighth: “I guess I’m Octo-Mel.” He skirted a question about whether the two would wed, Us adds, saying, “Why would you get married twice?” More»