When Mel Gibson’s former wife stepped-up to defend her cheating ex in his war with his Russian mistress, many were surprised. But fiercely protective mum Robyn Moore, who had seven children to the actor during their turbulent 28-year marriage, was not about to let Oksana Grigorieva, 40, paint Mel as an abusive father.
In an affidavit tendered to the Los Angeles court, Robyn, 54, supported her ex in his bid to share custody of Lucia, his nine-month-old daughter with Oksana.
“Mel never engaged in any physical abuse of any kind toward me before, during or after our marriage,” she said. “Mel was a wonderful and loving father.”
It was a significant step for the extremely private woman, who stood by Mel, 54, despite his public battle with booze.“Robyn’s tried to stay out of this, but she wanted to make sure there was no speculation of what happened within her family,” a friend told US People magazine. “She felt she needed to speak out and protect her children and family.”
Determined to give their children – Hannah now 29, twins Edward and Christian, 28, William, 25, Louis, 22, Milo, 20 and Thomas, 11 – a normal life, Robyn rarely joined Mel as he jetted around the world for his work. Despite their father’s fame and fortune, they did household chores and worked at part-time jobs to earn pocket money.
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