Mel Gibson Slammed 12-Year-Old Stepson into a Table

Clearly, Mel Gibson has seen better days. The actor and director, once known for his wholesome family and lifestyle, is now faced with new allegations of abuse from all sides with each new day. The other day, a magazine ran a photo of his baby daughter Lucia (then only 2 months old) with what looks like signs of a beating, at his hands reportedly. Now, reports are making the rounds that he also manhandled his 12-year-old stepson.

As anyone not living under a rock must know by now, Mel Gibson and his ex, Russian singer Oksana Grigorieva, are locked in a very bitter custody battle, with claims of extortion being formulated by one side, and of abuse by the other. The latest story would fall in the latter category, and would seem to come to support what Oksana has been saying all along, namely that Mel needs professional help for his anger issues, as well as to be punished to the fullest extent of the law for what he’s done to her, her daughter and her son, TMZ informs.

“TMZ has learned Oksana Grigorieva claims Mel Gibson grabbed her son and threw him onto a table in a fit of rage, all over a cigarette. But this may be the only incident where there are other witnesses who can either support Oksana’s claim of abuse or prove she’s lying. It happened at a party last year in Costa Rica. Sources connected to the case say Oksana’s 12-year-old son, Alexander was playfully jumping up and down, trying to knock a cigarette out of Mel’s mouth. Oksana claims Mel exploded by grabbing the boy and throwing him violently onto a table. The issue came up during the mediation in May, when Mel and Oksana were trying to work out a custody arrangement and a financial package,” TMZ reports.

“Sources say Oksana’s people informed Mel’s lawyers of the incident. Mel’s lawyers investigated and came right back, claiming there were ‘numerous adults and children’ who saw the incident and saw it very differently. Mel’s people claim the witnesses will say it was all just clowning around and Mel did not get physical with Alexander but rather the boy just accidentally fell as he was jumping for Mel’s cigarette. The reason this incident is so significant in the criminal investigation – it’s not just a ‘he said, she said.’ That translates into credibility, which is at the core of the case,” the same media outlet says.

As we also reported on several past occasions, Oksana is trying to build a case to show that Mel is an abusive man with a temper that no one, not even himself, can control. She’s also out to prove that he is a danger both to her and her and his daughter, Lucia. At the same time, Gibson’s camp is trying to make authorities see that Oksana is distorting facts and making up lies, after previously failing to extort money with him with the same lies and half-truths. 

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