Mel Gibson: Will He Fight His Divorce Payout?

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hotel vergleichen tunesien of 3:40AM May 02, 2010

Saleh is right; Mel's current gold digger deserves nothing -- but his -- er -- Russian whore? -- is parlaying a pregnancy into a fortune from a man whose brain and other organs are probably addled by years of alcohol consumption.
As for his long-suffering wife of 28 or so years, she, of course, is entitled to half of the assets, as pre-determined by California law. After all, she was with throughout his climb to success. And Lord knows how many scrapes she helped him circumvent. She also gave birth to seven of his children, and then raised them while Mel was cavorting around and otherwise making a mockery of their vows. Add to all that his statement on the Tonight Show that he made a "hatchet job of his marriage" -- and to "put the blame here," referring to himself. After all of that, no judge in the world would give Robin less than half. In fact, if Robin truly wanted it, she could probably claim partial ownership to any property he gave the girlfriend because, after all, half of that money was hers. Now wouldn't his girlfriend be mad if she had to part woth those "gifts"? So ... it seems Robin has plenty of negotiating room to get whatever she wants.

Jack of FL 11:43PM September 20, 2009

I don't think the Cleese case (as it is described here) is applicable to the Gibson case AT ALL. In the Cleese case, what was at stake was how much Cleese would have to pay his ex-wife out of his future income. In the Gibson case, on the other hand, the question is how the couple's current assets are divided. Not the same thing at all.
I'm not a lawyer, but it seems to me that spousal support, child support, division of assets acquired during the marriage, and division of assets held prior to the marriage are all very different things and deserve to be treated very differently. Instead, when people talk about divorce settlements - celebrity and otherwise - they tend to conflate all four in vague references to how much the lesser-earning spouse (usually the woman) "gets" from the wealthier spouse. This becomes particularly offensive in cases where the lesser-earning spouse has spent a lot of time doing unpaid work (like caring for the couple's children), only to be treated like she has no real right to any of the money earned by the well-paid spouse during that time.
Again, I'm not a lawyer, but it seems perfectly reasonable to me that while you're married to someone, unless you specifically agree otherwise, whatever you earn is "ours," not "yours" or "mine." So in that respect, Gibson isn't really giving away what's "his" - he and his wife are each taking their share of what's "theirs."

Johanna of MD 12:28PM April 15, 2009

Seriously, SALEH, a woman who's been married to the man for 28 years and given him 7 children is a "gold digger?" Hardly. Sounds like she's given and given and given to a man who's decided he's such a BIG STAR he doesn't have to be faithful OR sober. And now she's weary of the routine.

Norma of TX 3:11AM April 15, 2009

ii think that that gold digger deserves nothing

saleh of NY 1:52AM April 15, 2009

Better a divorce then staying together and have a miserable life.
Never stay together for the sake of the children, when they are older then they say " Why you stayed together then?" and then all have a miserable life.
All my sympathy go's to Mel, take care dear Mel.

Chantal 12:41AM April 15, 2009

I think the duo should just sort things out.

Justus. 11:45PM April 14, 2009

I think Mel Gibson will be fair and rightous with money and goods if he and his wife do divorse. I don't think he's the type of man to avoid his moral accountability nor his responsibilities. People are going to trash talk anybody, but the worst will fall on the rich and famous.

Shuree of AZ 10:01PM April 14, 2009

l'm so sorry for you's l hope you can patch it up think of the children,

linda 8:58PM April 14, 2009

You have alot to learn. You are a woman, divorced!!!! Not a surprise. So, hows your girlfriend? Anyone male or female who has been married for 28yrs is & should get 1/2 of that life they live.

Working Divorced of CA 8:32PM April 14, 2009