The 54-year-old actor is accused by ex-partner Oksana Grigorieva of breaching a court order to provide $20,000 a month in child support for their daughter Lucia and if found guilty at a Nov 10 court hearing Gibson could face jail.
For three consecutive months, Mel has paid Oksana somewhere between $5,000 and $10,000 each month, which is well short of what a judge instructed he must deliver the mother of his child.
Oksana’s attorney Lisa Bloom claimed Mel was a ‘deadbeat dad’ who is trying to ‘bully’ Oksana out of the money he is supposed to hand over to her. Asked why Gibson who is rumoured to be worth $600 million had failed to pay the monthly figure, she said:
“Because he wants to continue to bully Oksana. This is a pattern of behavior that has gone on and on and he thinks he can take advantage of the mother of his daughter.”
