Mel Gibson’s 24-year-old girlfriend is sick of the ‘negative attention’ they get

As you can see in this photo, Mel Gibson is still with his much-younger girlfriend, Rosalind Ross. Rosalind, 24, and Mel, 60, started dating in early 2015. By the summer of 2015, they were traveling together and spending all of their time together. He filmed a movie in Australia for months, and she was by his side. When he was invited to present at the Golden Globes, she was at his side too. They didn’t walk the red carpet, but they were spotted after the Globes, heading to some afterparties (which is where the above photo was taken). As it turns out, not walking the carpet together might have been Rosalind’s call. Because why would you want photos of yourself standing next to anti-Semitic beef jerky on the internet for all of eternity? No, as it turns out, Rosalind doesn’t care for all of the “negative attention” that comes with dating Mad Mel. Poor sausage.

Rosalind Ross, the 24-year-old girlfriend of Mel Gibson, finds the attention that comes with dating the Australian actor ‘unpleasant’. The former vaulting champ was first spotted with Gibson, 60, in July and has since become a regular fixture at his side – including at Sunday night’s Golden Globes.

However, close friend and former vaulting partner Devon Maitozo says the ‘private’ Ross has found dealing with the ‘negative attention’ that has accompanied her new relationship difficult and now just wants to ‘get on with her life’.

Speaking exclusively to Daily Mail Online, Maitozo, 33, added: ‘There’s been a lot of very not very nice media that’s been written about her. Sifting through it has not been very pleasant at all. Sensationalizing her because of her relationships is not what she’s looking for. She would probably enjoy it if it was about her and her career instead of her being the girlfriend of a celebrity but it’s not and so she’d like to keep her life private. She’s just a young girl and wants to get on with her life without all the attention.’

Ross and Gibson are believed to have met last spring when she applied for a job at his production company Icon. According to Radar Online, love then blossomed during a visit to the 60-year-old’s 500-acre Costa Rica ranch.

‘They started their romantic getaway in Costa Rica, hiding out in Playa Barrigona, where he owns a 500-acre tropical sanctuary in the middle of the jungle, before heading to Panama. It’s clear the two of them are really happy together,’ a source told the website. Since then, the two have been virtually inseparable, with Ross joining the actor on vacation in Sydney last August and visiting him on the set of Hacksaw Ridge – a World War II drama – in November.

[From The Daily Mail]

Eh. I do think she’s very young, too young to deal with the drama that comes with dating someone like Mel Gibson. Of course, women closer to his age don’t want to have anything to do with him. And of course Rosalind wouldn’t mind if the attention was on her career. She also wouldn’t mind if the attention about her relationship was positive, and she was being spun as some Amal Clooney-esque wonder woman who just happened to catch the eye of a famous actor. Instead, most people have written off Mel and Rosalind finds herself attached to a sinking ship. Girl, just don’t marry him. Or get pregnant. If you want to have fun and go on vacation with him, sure, get yours. But don’t make any radical life changes for him!

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  1. ISO says:

    This has jabba the hut with a delicate creature on a leash vibe.

  2. GoodNamesAllTaken says:

    How gross. And of course he wants a young woman – easier to impress, manipulate and abuse. She should run for her life.

    • Size Does Matter says:

      Maybe she’s even young enough that she wasn’t paying attention during all of his messes from before. Do you think she had even seen any of his movies before they met?

      • Little Darling says:

        My guess is no, but don’t most people know of Mel Gibson? Does she not employ the use of Google???? I mean, this guy has more hater links to his name than a lot of celebrities, how could you avoid it?

        Maybe don’t get together with the person who’s full of vicious hatred and has shown it publicly lots of times. Maybe that’s the way to not experience some of that backlash.

      • noway says:

        It’s one thing to know it happened and another to live through the crazy and see it. I think you are right she is young, and Mel might be charming at some level, and still incredibly wealthy. She just doesn’t get the whole thing, and as opposed to other men always dating much younger women, with Mel it is true which age appropriate woman would date him?

      • Wentworth Miller says:

        @Size Does Matter: she isn’t too young to Google him. If I can do it, so can she and that’s not to say that everything on the Internet is true, but at least you have some kind of idea who you’re dealing with.

      • V4Real says:

        I’m sure she knows about Mel and his antics. Social media is probably a big part of her young life as well as Google. I bet she has parents, friends and relatives that know. But of course they probably don’t care much. All they see are dollar signs. I’m not saying that she’s only in it for the money but yeah she’s in it for the money.

      • Size Does Matter says:

        But at what point did she learn the goods? Maybe by then she was already dickmatized. Of course I have no idea how they met. But I imagine her sitting at a bar and he’s like “hi, I’m Mel. I’m worth more than the GNP of several small countries and I have ten children,” and she’s like “are you the dad of that guy from Braveheart or something because you look sort of like him and we had to watch that movie in my European history class in ninth grade.”

    • sensible says:

      There are many yucky things about Mel, but what gets me still is that early years Mel ( I am an aussie , so he was around here tele more) was just so so pretty. In Gallipoli his face was just so beautiful. And now…..not one bit of that left at all…. he really must have drunk himself into a stupor and then become a mega catholic conspiracy theorist dickhead along the way thats to his weirdo dad. It is just sad that’s all, he needs to pull his head in, make up for his many failings, and be celibate or be with a strong over 50 woman who has his measure and takes no BS.

  3. Sarah01 says:

    All I can say is I don’t know what’s in her mind, that dating Mel is ok and people should be happy for her? Why do these girls do this to themselves. It’s sad.

    • Kosmos says:

      They do it for money and fame, more than likely, unless they absolutely have fallen head over heels with the guy—-really? A 60-year old with a mouth like Mel’s? I think these girls are overcome by their power and what it could mean for their future security. Otherwise, I don’t really see what the connection is about, especially to this particular man.

  4. kri says:

    “The former vaulting champ” better keep her skills sharp in case she needs to get away fast. I cannot believe there are women out there who..well, what am I saying. good luck, sweetie.

  5. GiGi says:

    God, he was so disgusting at the Globes. It was a real, in-your-face reminder of his over the top machismo situation… blech.

  6. Snowflake says:

    I’m sure their love will survive the hardships. 😉

    He still looks good. I’d do him. For a fling, not a relationship.

  7. MediaMaven says:

    she really needs to Google him to read up on his past………she’s too young to deal with his deeply seated emotional bullshit.

  8. Boston Green Eyes says:

    Yeah, it makes me wonder why a pretty young thing like this Rosalind would go for an old, thuggish guy like Mel Gibson. The age thing isn’t as bad as going out with a goon like Mel. Is she a sub? Daddy issues? Likes only Bad Boys?

    • INeedANap says:

      Yeah, she seems pretty enough and ambitious enough that if she really wanted to be a golddigger/use an older guy for his fame, she could have picked someone else.

    • V4Real says:

      “Yeah, it makes me wonder why a pretty young thing like this Rosalind would go for an old, thuggish guy like Mel Gibson.”

      $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$.

      • Jay says:

        Seriously… It baffles me that people even wonder at this point. These young girls are money hungry. It’s pathetic.

      • Boston Green Eyes says:

        Yeah, but there are younger, better looking and probably even nicer guys who you could gold-dig around. She must have severe self-esteem issues tho.

      • Ethelreda says:

        Why? She gets to wear a desinger dress to the Golden Globes, meet some of the world’s most famous actors and now we all know who she is. If he’s foolish enough to marry her, she would stand to gain millions if – no when – they divorce. Certainly, I wouldn’t even think about doing what she’s doing, but I wouldn’t put it down to ‘low self esteem.’ Younger, hotter millionaires are probably not going to be interested in a fairly ordinary looking equestrian pole vaulter!

        And btw, has anyone noticed that when these old guys get with young women, the young women are invariably nothing special? Particularly when you compare to the women they dated in their prime. Alec Baldwin went from Kim Bassinger to that yoga poseur. Johnny Depp went from Kate Moss, Winona Ryder and Vanessa Paradis to the bland Amber Heard. There’s a message there somewhere.

  9. Zaytabogota says:

    Why on earth would she date such a repulsive man? He’s a very old man with a nasty personality and serious rage issues. I know the economy is bad but there are alternatives!

    • Lisa says:

      Maybe her 401K needs a serious top-up, eh?

    • Christin says:

      Has to be $$$$ or connections. I don’t buy the story that she is financially independent. She bought a house last year, which is certainly convenient timing after her ‘interview’ with Mel.

    • Liquorice says:

      He’s so leathery and gross and obviously has anger issues. And he is anti-Semitic, no doubt. But apparently he’s a great father to his kids. Still mind boggling who people will happily date.

  10. Lilacflowers says:

    I’m quite happy to ignore them completely. Would she prefer that?

  11. sills says:

    You lie down with dogs, you get up with fleas.

  12. Pandy says:

    Why would she date this old jerk? For starters, the 500 acre Costa Rica ranch. Ca-Ching!!!! And honestly this is the first I’ve seen her mentioned so I think somebody is looking to upgrade her profile. Sounds like a win for her.

    • Eggplant says:

      I think the DM did a lot of stories on them, none of them flattering. I’m sure if the attention were positive, she wouldn’t be complaining.

  13. kat says:

    Well I, for one, love a happy ending and I’m sure I hope that they’ve both found their one true love for eva.

  14. DEB says:

    Just the headline “Mel Gibson and his 24 year-old girlfriend” is disturbing enough.

  15. spidey says:

    I used to think Mel Gibson was wonderful.

    • maggie says:

      Me too

    • SusanneToo says:

      The portrait in his attic must look like the Mel of Gallipoli or MM1, while the flesh and blood one is putrifying before our eyes.

      • Eggplant says:

        @SusanneToo This is what happens to you when you drink like crazy and think evil thoughts all day long.

    • A.Key says:

      Oh I still love watching Lethal Weapon and Braveheart.

      I just learned to separate the character from the actor really well with him.

    • Lisa says:

      Loved him in A Year of Living Dangerously with Sigourney Weaver when he was still young and hungry. And much less of an a**hole. So glad Robin got away from him…..

  16. polonoscopy says:

    What career? Seriously? Her pole-vaulting career? What kind of attention is that supposed to get in non-Olympic years?

    Also: Gross. I know she’s young and probably thinks that she’s very mature and in control of this situation and that she’s special and Mel won’t threaten to burn down her house if she doesn’t blow him in the jacuzzi, but there have got to be better meal tickets.

    • Mata says:

      Her career is actually even more specialized than pole vaulter. She’s an equestrian vaulter, which means she and a partner dance and do gymnastics on horses.

  17. shewolf says:

    Well… he has a type. She looks exactly like the other one. I forget her name.

  18. stinky says:

    We all know what SHE’S having to do in the hot-tub. (sad face)

  19. JenniferJustice says:

    She knows what he’s said and done. She can read and she has access to the Web just like the rest of us. She knew what she was getting into and just doesn’t want the judgement that comes with being with Mel Gibson. All I can say in her favor is she must be more obliging – b/c all I continue to think of when I think of Mel Gibson is “why can’t you just smile and let me f— you?” That says it all IMO.

  20. Jen says:

    wow, he really looks much older than 60 to me. My 73 yr old father looks far younger than this!

  21. A.Key says:

    I’m sorry but she’s grossing me out almost more than him!

    A 24 year old nobody who applied for a job at his company and then ended up in his bed?! The bed of a well know antisemitic racist 60 year old drunkard who’s got how many children with other women?!

    WTF is wrong with her? Do people really swallow this much shit for money?

  22. iheartgossip says:

    Mel deserves all the negative attention. And you too honey. Go home and make-up with your parents – clearly you’re with PeePaw Hateful to hurt your folks. Grow up.

  23. jinx says:

    Whatever. I couldn’t really care what she thinks, or what her friends say she thinks, seems like a bs story because duh, Mel is known throughout the world as being a douchebag, so for her to hook up with him and expect a positive reaction paints her as a stupid woman (which clearly she is imo). Just proves there will always be someone there to boink a celebrity, no matter how nasty they are.

  24. lucy2 says:

    Don’t like negative attention? Don’t date a racist, abusive a-hole that everyone hates. Problem solved.

  25. MysticBadger says:

    Whenever I read these massive age-gap stories, I think of that SNL sketch from a few weeks ago when Tina Fey & Amy Poehler hosted. “Meet Your Future Wife!”

    “Ok Mel, you are a 36 year old man who is about to MEET. YOUR. FUTURE. WIFE! She is currently a 4-month old fetus, but in 24 years, she will hit a desperate low and will get with your old ass to gain publicity. Have fun with your future child bride!”

    No. Winners.

  26. Jag says:

    I agree that a normal young person should be careful.

    Perhaps she’s just as bad as he is, and that’s why they get along so well?

  27. Kitten says:

    He is so repulsive in every possible way.

  28. vonne s says:

    It’s the same age difference (35 years) as the one between Clint Eastwood and his last wife Dina who he had a child with. He was even 14 years older than her father and that’s the literal truth, not an exaggeration. Clint is more famous than Mel too so it puzzles me why the press and public let him slide while they scream at Mel, who’s just having a good time with this girl…not marrying and procreating with her! I think the press is more political than Hollywood itself, ostricizing some celebrities while giving others a free pass.

  29. Tredd says:

    Sad young girls still have so little self-esteem.
    I wouldn’t touch him and I’M age appropriate.
    What a pig. His grown children must be horrified.