Mel Gibson's Wife Files for Divorce

April 13, 2009 | Couples News

Robyn Gibson has filed for divorce from Mel Gibson -- and a source tells "Extra" that the couple has actually been separated for almost three years!

Mel Gibson

"Extra" has learned that the couple began growing apart after Mel's infamous DUI arrest in July 2006 -- and People magazine's Mike Fleeman thinks that a picture of Gibson embracing a mystery woman in Costa Rica was the final straw for Robyn. "She filed for divorce shortly after photos of him cavorting with this other woman in the beach in Costa Rica surfaced. I don't think that's a coincidence."

Harvey Levin from TMZ, who first broke the divorce news, tells "Extra" the mystery gal is not the reason for the split. "This has to do with not one third party, but with a lot of issues."

The couple released a statement to "Extra" regarding their split, saying, "Throughout our marriage and separation we have always strived to maintain the privacy and integrity of our family and will continue to do so."

Robyn, Mel's wife of 28 years listed the standard "irreconcilable differences," according to papers filed in Los Angeles today. Check out the court papers here. Mel then filed his response -- see those court papers here.

This would be a whopper of a divorce, as there is no prenuptial agreement and Mel Gibson's fortune is estimated at nearly a billion dollars. His "The Passion of the Christ" earned over $600 million worldwide, ranking it among the top 50 all-time highest-earning films. California community property laws require a 50/50 split of assets.

Fleeman tells "Extra" that Robyn could be entitled to half of Mel's fortune, which could make the divorce messy. "With that much cash at stake, it's going to be really hard to keep this amicable!"

In the legal papers, Robyn is seeking joint physical and legal custody of their 10-year-old son, Tom. They have six other grown children. She is also seeking spousal support and attorneys fees.

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Right, cause NO ONE ELSE IN THE WHOLE WORLD talks like an idiot when they’ve been drinking. He has/had a drinking problem, but his anger at the jewish critics who said he was blaming the jews for killing Jesus, got obnoxiously way out of hand while drunk.I guess they didn’t realize he got his information from the BIBLE, not his own mind. He’s nothing if not a stickler for historical accuracy. Seeing any of his movies of that ilk, would prove that.

Anonymous
April 15, 2009

No chines commentor, we all know you are God and you play the role real well.

Mel was heard screaming racial epithats at the cop that arrested him.

No chines commentor, we all know you are God and you play the role real well.
April 15, 2009

NYC woman, I could not have said it better.

Gail
April 13, 2009

You’re very opinionated phillygirl. I’m so glad you are not God, otherwise, we’d all be in trouble.

chines
April 13, 2009

The word ‘racist’ has been used, re-used, and re-re-used to such a nauseating extent, it is but a tired, meaningless cliche at this point(when used as a trifling little defense mechanism). Most people just shake their heads when they hear it now, like it’s some kind of one-size-fits-all ‘explanation’ for any opinion that differs from the bandwagon set. So that when someone (black, white, jewish, christian, asian, etc…)is REALLY the victim of it, it gets sort of a ‘boy who cried wolf’ response. Mel Gibson is a brilliant and successful actor and director, who, like most other celebrities, has, from time to time, a messed up private life. Such is the way of their world. That does not a racist make.

nycwoman
April 13, 2009

Mel Gibson is a racist nut job. Enough said

phillygirl
April 13, 2009
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