As he struggles with the bitter consequences of his infidelity, Mel Gibson opens up about why he strayed. Matthew Denby reports.
Mel Gibson has not been seen in public with his mistress, Oksana Grigorieva, since November 19. Now the deeply troubled actor has confessed that his infidelity has ruined his life – admitting he did a “hatchet job” on his marriage and now wants to make amends.
Wild-haired, and his face deeply etched with the toll of his emotional torment, “Mad Mel” is now a shadow of the handsome young actor who launched himself to international superstardom in movies such as Gallipoli and Lethal Weapon.
Contemplating the wreckage of his life amid reports he’s hit the party scene again, and claims that he and Oksana are already over, Mel has opened up about his struggles with womanising and the bottle. He reveals he hopes to make up for the emotional damage left by the collapse of his marriage to long-suffering Aussie wife Robyn, and is asking for forgiveness.
“Nobody is without sin,” Mel told the UK’s Daily Mail newspaper. “You have to try to make amends if you can.
“You have to shut up and move on and not whine about it. And you have to deal with it like a man.
“I’m to blame [for the marriage breakdown], if you’re inclined to judge. “And that’s it. Whatever fallout comes from it, be it fair or unfair, you’ve just got to accept your own culpability. The minute you start whining, it’s ridiculous.”
Although Mel insists he hasn’t drunk alcohol in three-and-a-half years, US reports say he’s been hitting the night life hard as things fall apart with Oksana.
Plans for the pair to marry appear to have been scrapped as Mel realises the grass isn’t always greener on the other side.
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