EXCLUSIVE VIDEO INTERVIEW: Oksana's Lawyer: 'Mel Gibson Is A Deadbeat Dad'
Posted on Oct 15, 2010 @ 12:45PM
The lawyer for Oksana Grigorieva has hit out at the multi-millionaire actor Mel Gibson, saying he is paying no child support for their infant daughter Lucia.
Speaking exclusively to RadarOnline.com, Lisa Bloom, who joined Team Oksana on Thursday, said: “Mel Gibson, at this point, is a deadbeat dad.”
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“He is well behind on his court ordered child support, causing a lot of problems for his children and the mother of one of his children,” Bloom revealed, in a video interview.
“It is time for him to get serious about this case and do the right thing.”
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When asked to explain why he had failed to pay the child support, Bloom 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.”
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A Los Angeles judge had ordered the Lethal Weapon star, who is worth an estimated $600 million, to increase his monthly child support payment to Oksana from $5,000 to $20,000 each month.
But RadarOnline.com has learned Mel’s camp is refusing to hand over the actor’s hard-earned cash, until the judge rules on a dispute over whether Mel can charge rent for the Sherman Oaks home he owns, where Oksana and Lucia live.
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Mel wants $6000 deducted from the monthly figure, for rent.
Bloom said: “He has a lot of excuses as to why he is not paying, but the bottom line is that, just like any ordinary person, who has to pay their court ordered child support, wealthy celebrities also have to pay it too.”
The Russian musician, 40, is “having a very hard time financially” supporting herself and her two children, Bloom added.
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“We are going to fight until Mel Gibson pays every penny of the court ordered child support,” Bloom said.
Bloom, who replaced high-profile family law specialist Sorrel Trope, also confirmed Mel's lawyers want Oksana to sit for a fourth day of depositions, even though Mel hasn't sat at all for his interrogation.
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“This is a case where we have a very wealthy and powerful celebrity who is trying to take advantage of the mother of his daughter -- and it has got to stop,” she said.
“All she has is her intelligence and her courage and her dignity and I am very proud to be associated with Oksana.”
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Oksana has alleged that Mel punched out two of her front teeth, leaving her bloodied, bruised and with a concussion after a brutal fight at the Oscar winning actor’s Malibu mansion in January.
Oksana also claimed Mel, 54, struck her while she was holding Lucia — causing a small abrasion on the tiny tot’s chin.
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Bloom revealed “there are some issues with baby Lucia” and admitted she had concerns for the child’s welfare, but would not specially reveal what.
“Everyone has seen the pictures and heard the tapes, the issues to us here are the domestic violence,” she said.
“Oksana is a very brave fighter for herself and her other children.”
When asked how she and Lucia were coping, Oksana told RadarOnline.com: “We’re ok”.
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The Daily Juice
Oct 07, 2010 @ 07:46
Instead of going lawyer shopping she should get a job. She is the "mother" she has to provide for her kids as well. It doesn't stop at giving birth Oksana you can work too lazy golddigger!
Posted Sat, 10/16/2010 - 3:04pm
***TO DIE FOR***
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glennsacks.com/blog/?p=1611(pt.1) glennsacks.com/blog/?p=1612(pt.2)
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Please read this article!!!
Posted Sat, 10/16/2010 - 12:59am
"Bloom revealed “there are some issues with baby Lucia”
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Is the ALIEN QUEEN purposely poisoning its child, making her sick???
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Why is LUCIA having cold-like symptoms???
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Why is LUCIA chronically crying???
Posted Sat, 10/16/2010 - 1:01am
I'd cry chronically if that witch was my mother.
Posted Sat, 10/16/2010 - 8:01pm
CNN, ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX ...where f*ck are are you???
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Who's going to have "TO DIE FOR" this sociopath before you take notice???
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Can't you see it's HUNGRY? Please don't let the ALIEN QUEEN eat its young!!!
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HELP LUCIA NOW!!!
Posted Sat, 10/16/2010 - 12:26am
Hey Oxy- get a job and move out of Mel's house. Then you won't have to worry about him deducting rent.
Posted Fri, 10/15/2010 - 9:33pm
Legally, the $20,000 per m. is not binding until the court rules on his request for changes i.e. deducting rent for the house he owns and she lives in (she paid $0 in rent when support was only $6000). This is all spin and no content.
Posted Fri, 10/15/2010 - 8:58pm
I hope that he can collect the rent retroactively from this witch. Why does it only cost $2500 for her teen son w/Tim Dalton and $20,000 for an infant?
Posted Sat, 10/16/2010 - 8:03pm
I hope that he can collect the rent retroactively from this witch. Why does it only cost $2500 for her teen son w/Tim Dalton and $20,000 for an infant?
Posted Sat, 10/16/2010 - 8:03pm
She's so exhausted?? LOL Probably from running around for her interviews!! Give it up, she's a liar.
Posted Fri, 10/15/2010 - 7:24pm