Mel Gibson Hit with Divorce?

What happened to this guy? He used to be the biggest and best movie star in the country if not the world. In fact we just introduced the Lethal Weapon series to our 13 yr old son. He thought they were great. I love almost all of his movies, and own a good part of them too. But this guy has hit the wall a few years back and now he just looks to be sliding lower and lower. Divorce might be the answer for a lot of people, and he might be a part of that, but they have a butt load of kids and hopefully if this rumor is true then they are thought of first.

Mel Gibson was once the biggest and most famous movie star on the planet, and completely untouchable in his fame. But for the last seven years, the only time Gibson has made headlines is for humiliating off screen antics and directing controversial films about ancient eras. For the last year or two, Gibson had pretty much escape any further embarrassment, mostly by doing little of consequence. Now, the latest public humiliation for Gibson is coming from the tabloids, which allege that Gibson's marriage is on the brink of divorce.

Tabloid reports have been building for the last few days that Gibson and his wife of 28 years, Robyn Moore, are about to divorce. Since the couple never signed a pre-nup, a divorce would put Gibson's entire fortune up for grabs, a fortune worth over $900 million dollars.

The rumors swirled with recent photos linking Gibson to a 28-year-old singer from Russia named Oksana. Reports also had them together while Gibson was shooting his new film Edge of Darkness, his first acting role in seven years.

With divorce as well as infidelity rumors created, Gibson's rep called the New York Daily News to deny each of the reports. Another source went to the National Enquirer to say that Gibson's wife had previously threatened him with divorce if she was embarrassed by his behavior one more time.

Gibson had been making a second career out of embarrassing himself and his loved ones in public in the middle of the decade, with his infamous drunken arrest and anti-Semitic slurs. Directing the movies The Passion of the Christ and Apocalypto also contributed to Gibson's slide from the A list.

Though they each made money, especially The Passion, the incredibly excessive violence of both films and the controversial negative characterization of the Jews in The Passion brought Gibson extreme backlash in some circles.

The off screen incidents further hurt Gibson's image, as he went from the most famous star in the world to being largely forgotten about and mocked in the last few years. Edge of Darkness is the first time since 2002's Signs that Gibson has headlined a movie as an actor.

The new divorce rumors for Gibson may be false, though they are easier to believe due to Gibson's past behavior. Despite the fact that it is the National Enquirer making these claims, the notorious tabloid can no longer be so easily dismissed after they were right about John Edwards' infidelity.

Now any semi-serious claim that the National Enquirer makes has to be taken more seriously, at least to some extent. Therefore, it is a worse time than usual for Gibson to be hit with divorce rumors from the National Enquirer.

Sources

New York Daily News- "Side Dish: Mel Gibson denies marriage on the rocks"
www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2008/11/20/2008-11-20_side_dish_mel_gibson_denies_marriage_on_.html