Oksana Grigorieva signed away her claim to any of Mel Gibsons fortune

Now were getting to the heart of the matter, in my opinion. If by heart you mean cash register. According to Radar, part of Mel Gibson and Oksanas ongoing custody dispute the same custody dispute that started The Epic Revelations Of Mels Hateful And Violent Insanity is about money, of course. Radars sources

42447, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - Saturday July 10, 2010. Oksana Grigorieva, Mel Gibson's ex-girlfriend, leaves a Ralphs grocery store in Los Angeles. Mel Gibson was recently caught on tape admitting he punched the mother of his love child. Photograph: James Breeden/Jordan Lockhart/Pacific Coast News.com

Now we’re getting to the heart of the matter, in my opinion. If by “heart” you mean “cash register”. According to Radar, part of Mel Gibson and Oksana’s ongoing custody dispute – the same custody dispute that started The Epic Revelations Of Mel’s Hateful And Violent Insanity – is about money, of course. Radar’s sources claim that Mel “made” Oksana sign a contract that basically said that she had no claims whatsoever to Mel’s extensive fortune. Radar describes Mel’s money as a “billion-dollar fortune” but my guess is that post-divorce (from ex Robyn), Mel’s fortune is in the “hundreds of millions of dollars” range rather than “billion”. Anyway, Mel somehow forced Oksana to sign this contract when she was pregnant with Lucia, and now Oksana is fighting the legitimacy of said contract:

Mel Gibson’s baby mama Oksana Grigorieva signed a cohabitation agreement that locked her out of securing a slice of the Oscar winning director/actor’s billion-dollar fortune, RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned.

The contract, which Oksana signed while she was pregnant last year, prevents her from laying any future claim to Gibson’s extensive business empire or vast assets, we’re told.

However, it includes provisions for the Russian musician to financially care for their eight-month-old daughter, Lucia. Despite the agreement, the 55-year-old Braveheart star has not met his financial obligations or paid a cent in child support, a source close to the situation told RadarOnline.com.

“He is not paying me a penny,” Grigorieva even admitted not soon after their bitter court battle became public.

She told a British newspaper, “I am having to live on credit cards and borrowed money… It is not a good situation.”

A cohabitation agreement, much like a prenuptial agreement, is a legal agreement reached between a couple who have chosen to live together. It is struck in order to protect individuals from unnecessary cost and litigation should their cohabitation break down.

Gibson split with his now ex-wife Robyn in April last year, just days after he was photographed kissing Grigorieva on a Costa Rican beach. Mel and Robyn had been married for 28 years and have seven children together. But the new relationship fell apart two months ago in a sensational split.

Sources close to Grigorieva cite the cohabitation agreement as proof she is not interested in Mel’s fortune. Yet, Grigorieva is disputing the legality of the contract because, according to her, she signed it in draft form, under duress. She did not agree to the final version because it awarded custody of Lucia to her 80 per cent of the time, and 20 per cent to Gibson, we’re told.

“Oksana thought that wasn’t fair or safe,” a source told RadarOnline.com.

Yet, despite the shocking audio tape revelations, in which Gibson unleashed a horrific, profanity-laced tirade against Grigorieva, he has continued to have visitation rights to Lucia, RadarOnline.com has also learned.

The actor had custody of his daughter this past Friday, when the first tape of his disgusting rantings was released to the world on RadarOnline.com.

“A third party ferries Lucia from Oksana to Mel,” said a source familiar with the situation.

“They have no communication whatsoever… In fact, Oksana fears for her daughter’s safety when she is with Mel.

“But a court has ordered he has share custody of Lucia, so there is little Oksana can do in the meantime.”

Following the tape’s release, Gibson’s talent agency dropped the star, reportedly for being a liability.

[From Radar]

Honestly, if Oksana just signed the contract in its draft form, and if she was under duress (which she can now claim, now that there are tapes of Mel’s insanity), then Oksana might have a pretty good case to declare the contract null and void – which is what this whole thing has been about, in my opinion. I said it yesterday, and I’ll say it again – Oksana is playing hardball with Mel, and I like it. She’s playing this whole situation really brilliantly, and I think she’s going to come out ahead financially from everything.

42447, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - Saturday July 10, 2010. Oksana Grigorieva, Mel Gibson's ex-girlfriend, leaves a Ralphs grocery store in Los Angeles. Mel Gibson was recently caught on tape admitting he punched the mother of his love child. Photograph: James Breeden/Jordan Lockhart/Pacific Coast News.com 42447, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - Saturday July 10, 2010. Oksana Grigorieva, Mel Gibson's ex-girlfriend, leaves a Ralphs grocery store in Los Angeles. Mel Gibson was recently caught on tape admitting he punched the mother of his love child. Photograph: James Breeden/Jordan Lockhart/Pacific Coast News.com 42186, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - Friday July 2, 2010. Oksana Gregorieva, Mel Gibson's ex-girlfriend and mother of his nine-month-old daughter Lucia, heads to her lawyers office today in LA. Photograph: Jeff Steinberg / Matt Smith PacificCoastNews.com

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