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Continuing in her quest for custody of her daughter along with a handsome payout, Oksana Grigorieva was spotted back at her lawyer's office in Los Angeles, California on Friday (July 23).

Offering up a shy wave to awaiting paparazzi, the Russian pianist is in the midst of a bitter separation from allegedly abusive ex, Mel Gibson.
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The sighting comes after it was reported by TMZ that Miss Grigorieva actually had a civil lawsuit ready to file against Mr Gibson back in May - as it was a backup plan in case she didn't get the custody and financial agreement desired.

Apparently, Oksana's former lawyer, Eric George, drafted the lawsuit and threatened "to file it while accusing Mel of battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress and assault."

While the lawsuit was shelved upon Gibson's offer of $15 million, Grigorieva later refused to sign the mediation agreement due to a clause which allowed Mel unsupervised visits with their daughter.

There's a story circulating that Oksana Grigorieva told authorities Mel Gibson plotted to break the kneecaps of a "Hollywood figure." Well that story is about TMZ's Harvey Levin, spoon-fed by Oksana's people.

The story is much wilder than reported. Earlier this week, Oksana's rep, Steve Jaffe, told Harvey that Mel had described to Oksana a plot to kill Harvey. Jaffe said Oksana claimed Mel told her he was furious that TMZ broke the story about the anti-Semitic rant following Mel's 2006 DUI arrest. Jaffe said Oksana told him Mel had said he wanted the "blood of Jews" on his hands.

According to Jaffe, Oksana said Mel told her he had someone do "surveillance" on Harvey earlier this year, having him followed to the gym at 4 AM.

The plan, Jaffe said, was to "kidnap" Harvey, strip him, take him deep into the desert, break his kneecaps and leave him to die.

Jaffe told Harvey the story on the heels of complaining that a particular TMZ post was not favorable enough to Oksana.

We checked the "kneecap" story out and determined it was false. For starters, Oksana had the wrong gym. More telling ... Oksana never mentioned a word of this to any of her lawyers while she tried negotiating a $15 million package in May during the mediation, using the tapes as her secret weapon. One person involved in the mediation laughed, saying Oksana brought out every piece of ammunition imaginable to score a financial package, so why was this story mysteriously absent?

Oksana claims to have told the Sheriff's Department the story. It seems deputies took it so seriously ... they never even contacted Harvey to give him a heads up that someone wanted him dead ... allegedly.

UPDATE: Sheriff's Department spokesperson Steve Whitmore tells TMZ, "We categorically deny that any such information was ever given to the L.A. County Sheriff's Department."

In yet another chapter of Mel Gibson and Oksana Grigorieva's bitter break-up, authorities are investigating whether or not the actor's ex-girlfriend tried to extort money from him.

"Extortion allegations were brought to our attention [and] we're looking into it," L.A. Sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore tells PEOPLE.

Gibson, 54, previously claimed the Russian musician, 40, demanded cash from him and, if he didn't pay, threatened to leak recordings of him spewing racist comments and threatening her to the media.

A source says Gibson was planning to present evidence to detectives proving Grigorieva broke the law. He also asserted that she made false claims to police about his alleged abuse.

According to Grigorieva's rep, police aren't launching a full investigation, however. "Looking into something is very different than launching a formal investigation," Grigorieva’s spokesperson Stephen Jaffe, told PEOPLE.

The scandalous saga between Mel Gibson and his former flame Oksana Grigorieva continues to grow uglier and more complicated with each passing day.

While most of the heat has been thrust upon the A-list actor, given the release of those expletive-ridden recordings and allegations that he hit both Grigorieva and their baby daughter Lucia, the tables now seem to be turning with many questioning the accuracy of the Russian songstress’ highly-damaging claims.

Grigorieva alleges that Gibson knocked out a tooth and veneer amid one of their heated domestic disputes back in January – but according to TMZ, her dentist Dr. Ross Sheldon, begs to differ.

His medical charts and records apparently show no evidence of a strike to the mouth and demonstrate that her teeth were fully in tact, however Sheldon reportedly observed a bruise on her left temple which may have caused her to bite down incredibly hard and subsequently lose one veneer and damage another.

On that note, it seems that this bitter custody battle is impacting more people than just Gibson and Grigorieva – the dentist could now be faced with serious legal consequences of his own. Grigorieva reportedly told Sheldon at the time of the incident that Gibson had harmed her, however he failed to report this to authorities. Under California law, health practitioners are under obligation to file a police report if they have reasonable grounds to suspect “[assault] or abusive conduct against a spouse or cohabitant.”

The Russian singer is the mother of Mel Gibson's eighth child.

“The dentist could now potentially face problems with the Dental board, and action could be taken against his medical license,” explained California Defense Attorney, Steve Cron.

Grigorieva also alleges that the 54-year-old film star struck their then two-month-old daughter Lucia, and Radar Online reports that there are photos showing the infant’s bruise under seal at the Los Angeles Superior Court. But so far, there is no indication that the 39-year-old mother actually took Lucia to a pediatrician to ensure that no further damage had been done, and if she did, no police report was filed.

Just a couple of weeks prior to this alleged incidence of violence, Grigorieva told Pop Tarts that Mel had advised her to “prepare to be judged” and to “maintain her equilibrium” as she pursued a showbiz career.

However, if – and it is a big if – Grigorieva is proven to have manipulated the details regarding Gibson’s actions of abuse and thus filed a false police report, or if she edited the secretly recorded tapes of Gibson ranting as his camp asserts, she could be in severe trouble.

“The conflicting stories surrounding Oksana’s teeth creates some question around the credibility of all her claims, and could question her credibility when it comes to visitation and custody,” Cron explained. “Gibson could then potentially file a civil lawsuit for slander or defamation, but, most likely, we wouldn’t want to drag this out any further.”

An insider connected with those working on the investigation predicted that due to the complexity of the case, it could now take up to six months before it is taken to the District Attorney.

“Police are going over this with a fine tooth-comb, and Oksana will have a lot of explaining to do,” said our source. “Also the DCFS did not rush over to Mel when her police report was first filed, which may suggest they had reason to believe the child was not in serious or immediate danger.”

Reps for Gibson declined to comment on the situation. Grigorieva’s attorney did not respond for comment.

Furthermore, Gibson’s legal counsel has reportedly met with police to present evidence in an attempt to prove Grigorieva threatened to extort her ex – in exchange for ten million dollars; she would not release the tapes.

“It is starting to look more and more like a good old-fashioned shake down for money
,” added Hollywood image consultant, Michael Sands. “We all know Mel is a childish name caller as those tapes have proved, but that’s very different to being a violent monster. Something just isn’t right here.”

Disgraced actor Mel Gibson is reportedly fleeing the country to Australia with his soon to be ex wife Robyn Gibson. Mel Gibson who allegedly beat his former girlfriend and mother of his 5 month old baby daughter could be facing charges for domestic violence, assault, and child endangerment among other things.

According to Fox News Mel Gibson could possibly be packing up and moving out of the country with his soon to be ex wife Robyn Gibson. Mel has reportedly put his New York and Malibu homes on the market.

New reports claim that Mel Gibson will be relocating to Australia with Robyn who defended Mel in a written statement last week claiming that he was never abusive to her in any way during their 28 year marriage.

Radar Online has released recorded phone conversations between Mel Gibson and his ex girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva. The man assumed to be Gibson sounds violent, out of control, racist, and belligerent. Gibson can be heard making death threats and admitting that he struck Oksana, even breaking her teeth.

Police are now investigating the reported incident which happened earlier this year. The recorded tapes which are allegedly of Mel Gibson and Oksana Grigorieva have been handed over to the police as they look into the matter. It is possible that Gibson, the Oscar winning actor could have ruined his career. Check out all the latest Mel Gibson gossip and news here.

"If Mel Gibson leaves the country it's because he knows he will never be looked at the same again by his peers and people who were once his fans," said one Cleveland resident. What are your thoughts on the rumor that Mel Gibson could be fleeing the country with his soon to be ex wife Robyn? Leave your comments below.

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Whoopi Goldberg has come under fire for remarks she made in defense of Mel Gibson after several of his obscene, racially-charged rants leaked online.

"There has been a lot of hassle ... in the media recently about moi because I had the audacity to say that I had some personal time with Mel that goes over years and years and said that I did not think of him as a racist," Whoopi began on 'The View' today.

"If you had actually watched the show, you would have heard us say, and you would have heard me specifically say, 'I don't condone this. I don't think this is right, I don't think this is smart. But here's the piece of information that I have. My experience tells me that this is not a racist,'" she continued.

"Being a black woman, you'd think you would give me a little bit of leeway to have some feelings if I was around a racist."

"People called my office and went off on the young lady that works there. You're going to call because you think that I'm doing something wrong. And you do the same thing to this young lady that you don't even know that Mel Gibson supposedly did? Who are you?" she says, making a spitting noise. "You can kiss my behind."

On Monday, Whoopi explained her position on Mel. "I know Mel, and I know he's not a racist. I have had a long friendship with Mel. You can say he's being a bonehead, but I can't sit and say that he's a racist having spent time with him in my house with my kids. I don't like what he's done, make no mistake."

Goldberg also blamed his 2006 anti-Semitic tirade after being stopped by police on alcohol. "Drunks say stupid stuff to people all the time -- because they're drunk, they're out of control, they are not thinking, they are idiotic. I can't say anything about people like that because I know what they're like when they're drunk."

But her fellow hosts weren't as keen to forgive the actor. Joy Behar told The Insider that Mel is not welcome on 'The View.' "Barbara [Walters] would not allow him on the show."

"Barbara's Jewish, he's an anti-Semite, he's a racist ... so he's done," Behar added.

The fourth tape of Gibson yelling at his ex-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva recently surfaced. In it, he makes demands for oral sex before threatening to burn the house down.

In the other tapes, he screams racial slurs, admits to hitting Oksana and calls her a slut

Stepping out to take care of more legal issues, Oksana Grigorieva was spotted paying a visit to a lawyers office in Los Angeles, California on Wednesday (July 14).

The former fling of Mel Gibson looked rather somber as she made her way inside the office building escorted by a bodyguard.