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I'm Mel's Lover: Russian Beauty

She may not be his only girl: insiders

By Ambreen Ali, Newser User

Posted Apr 15, 2009 2:14 PM CDT

(Newser) – Russian singer and model Oksana Pochepa says she's the reason for Mel Gibson's divorce, the Sun reports. Photos surfaced of the 53-year-old frolicking with someone "Hollywood insiders" described as a "Russian musician called Oksana," and Pochepa, 24, tells the tabloid she's the mystery woman.

“This is serious and I hope that our union will be real and strong and long-lasting," Pochepa said. "We are different people, but Mel is a grown man and knows precisely what he wants and I know what I want.”

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This image shows Oksana Pochepa in a music video. (uslumurat)

In this photo released by Presidential Press Office, Guatemala's President Oscar Berger, left, speaks to U.S. actor Mel Gibson at the national palace in Guatemala City, Monday, Aug. 13, 2007. (AP Photo/Presidential Press Office)

Actor Mel Gibson arrives at the premiere of American Gangster in Los Angeles, Monday, Oct. 29, 2007. (AP Photo/Gus Ruelas)

Pochepa claims she was the blonde Mel Gibson was seen kissing in photos that emerged weeks before his wife filed for divorce. (AP Photo/Rene Macura, File)

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I'm Mel's Lover: Russian Beauty