When we last checked in on Mel Gibson, he was down in Australia, prepping a war movie that he’ll be filming this fall. He’s been spending a lot of time in Sydney with his very young girlfriend. Mel is 59 years old, and his girlfriend Rosalind Ross is 24. In August, a female paparazzo accused Mel of violently shoving her because she was taking photos of Mel and Rosalind while they were out in public. While the pap’s story was disturbing, and she apparently took her complaint to the cops, no charges were filed against Mel. People Magazine got an exclusive about that a few weeks ago – Mel’s lawyer claims that the Sydney police “completed a thorough investigation” and found “no evidence to substantiate any charge against my client Mel Gibson.” Finding “no evidence” is not quite the same as “he didn’t do it,” but sure.
So, Mel and Rosalind are still enjoying their time in Australia. And who knows, they may be settling down even more in the coming months – an Aussie tabloid claims Rosalind is pregnant. If she is, this child will be Mel’s NINTH child. He’s like Mel Duggar.
It looks like Mel Gibson may be adding another child to his already impressive brood, with the Hollywood actor reported to be expecting his ninth child with much younger girlfriend Rosalind Ross. The 59-year-old Brave Heart star has been dating the 24-year-old equestrian star-turned-aspiring film writer since July and the pair are currently in Sydney while he films Hacksaw Ridge.
‘Rosey suddenly gave up drinking about a month ago,’ a source tells New Idea magazine. ‘And while she won’t admit she’s pregnant, she’s not denying it either.’
It looks like it might be the first of many for the pair, who met when Rosalind applied for a job at Mel’s production company Icon, with the source continuing: ‘[Rosey’s] always said that she wanted to be a young mum and have three or four children.’
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Mel’s management for comment. Father of eight Mel has seven children from his marriage to ex-wife Robyn, the eldest three – Hannah, followed by twins Edward and Christian – were born in Australia. He also has three other sons by Robyn; Louis, William, Milo and Thomas, the latter of whom was just 10 when the pair decided to officially split.
After Mel and Robyn divorced in 2006 following 26 years of marriage, he then enjoyed a relationship with Russian pianist Oksana Grigorieva, 45, who formerly dated Timothy Dalton. The pair welcomed a daughter Lucia together in 2009, before splitting a year later amid controversy.
The film star and director touched down in Sydney a few months ago while he films the World War II epic – which is expected to kick off in earnest in October.
I know Mel and his father are very strict, conservative Catholics (think Opus Dei times 10), so now I’m wondering if Mel and his sexual partners even use birth control, or if he believes it’s all God’s will or whatever. Granted, New Idea is a pretty low-rent Aussie tabloid, but if Mel Gibson knocked up a 24-year-old, God help us all. And I hope Rosalind knows what the hell she’s doing. Poor woman.
Photos courtesy of WENN.
Umm… ewww!
exactly … just gross
Gross!!!!
hahahah i came here to say just that.
Definitely gross, and don’t think he’s even changed or can change from his ranting, abusive ways…..maybe he’s the sugar daddy now, but things will take a turn for the worse at some point. He definitely looks like her father (or even grandfather!) when they’re walking together…..gag.
Right?? And if he is SO catholic why is he having premarital sex and now having his second child with a second woman out of wedlock? Hipocrisy? He has it.
You beat me to it, Yoohoo. That’s the question I came to ask. Hipp. O. Critt.
On a side note, the photographer who claims Gibson assaulted her is not a pap. She works for one of Sydney’s daily newspapers. If I remember correctly, his lawyer for the incident was Chris Murphy. You’d better have dotted every i and crossed every t if you want to get one over our Mr Murphy…
Simple. He doesn’t recognise the Vatican, as long as he got married under his own version of religion he’s cool with it. Although he probably didn’t do that either but then he’d just add to the numerous girls I knew at high school who had kids at 16/17 because they were Catholic and couldn’t have an abortion but forgot that whole pre-marital sex thing. Show me a religious person and I’ll show you someone who picks and chooses.
Great, just what the world needs, another anti-Semitic, uber religious, hypocritical homophobe who has addiction and anger issues. Yay!
Gibson is an ass.
This bodes well…
Yes, because it worked out soooooo well for him with Oxana whats-her-name.
He built that church on his property. He’s Catholic. I would assume he never uses birth control. It’s how Olga got pregnant so soon in their relationship.
He built that church because he felt the Catholic Church wasn’t adhering to how mass should be done completely in Latin, and he is a traditionalist Catholic. Here’s his views on salvation also back when he was still married and his wife was an Episcopalian. He’s a kook. Because his wife wasn’t a Catholic, even though very religious, there is no salvation for her.
“While Robyn has been active in building Gibson’s Holy Family church and worships there with their family, she has remained an Episcopalian, Gibson told The New Yorker in 2003, explaining that according to traditionalist Catholic teaching, she would be disqualified from salvation.
“There is no salvation for those outside the Church,” he said. “I believe it.” He explained: “Put it this way. My wife is a saint. She’s a much better person than I am. Honestly. She’s, like, Episcopalian, Church of England. She prays, she believes in God, she knows Jesus, she believes in that stuff. And it’s just not fair if she doesn’t make it, she’s better than I am. But that is a pronouncement from the chair. I go with it.”
Urgh, I loathe that attitude that some people have about religion. “I’m destined for heaven no matter how much of a bell-end I am” or “if I renounce before I die, all’s forgiven”
Bollocks. Just try being a f*cking decent person and stop hiding behind stuff to excuse/forgive your bad behaviour, religion or not.
Amen.
Yeah, you really worship a God, who is supposed to be perfect, but you believe He would send a baby to hell if it hadn’t been baptized or was Protestant? Or a child or a really good adult, like say, Ghandi? That makes no sense to me, but neither does following the no contraception rule while breaking the no sex out of wedlock rule. Or beating women or hating Jews, but whatever, Mel.
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This might not be the right forum for this discussion and I’m sorry if I’m offending anyone, but I just don’t quite understand his way of thinking. I get it when people blindly follow authority, especially when they are younger, but when an adult fully acknowledges that something is clearly wrong and they still decide to follow such path, it’s just odd to me. How can one justify a point of view where they understand that someone else is a really good person, but they will burn in hell because they’re not part of a particular sect? In the same time, he can behave like a total ass and be OK, because he followed a particular set of rules. I don’t understand it. Why would anyone want to follow teachings like that, instead of focusing on at least trying to be a kind and loving person?
There is a name for that. Pharisee. Lots of these Christians are really Pharisees. From the Duggars to Mel.
Its like that Kim Davis idiot. She’s so against gay marriage yet has been divorced 3 times but yes it’s the gays who are destroying the sanctity of marriage
@LAK Pharisee is exactly the name that comes to mind with these people…though at least Mel never did as much preaching as the Duggars.
Hmmm. The ridiculous only Catholics go to heaven riff.
The best question to derail Religion class in high school was to ask the nun teaching the class – What happens to an equally devout (fill in the blank – Jewish, Protestant or Muslim person in the afterlife?
My fellow students & I never understood why this was part of our belief system. It especially odd given the fact that Episcopalian minister
Thank you. You are framing my questions much better than I ever could.
@Spike, the best way to derail a nun taught religion class in a Catholic school? Ask her that if Jesus came to Earth to experience being human, to learn all he could about us, are you saying he didn’t have sex and that’s why priests aren’t supposed to? (be sure to add that not supposed to thing, it really kicks it up a notch.)
I was asked not to come back to church when I went (the one time) when I was pregnant with my daughter. I was young and not married and apparently I was a bad example to the other young women in the church. So much for being there when you need someone. I never was really religious before but the hypocrisy of that completely did it for me. All of these religious nutbars are holier than thou on Sunday and rob you blind on Monday, but hey, that spending Sunday in church makes up for all doesn’t it?
Because emotionally they are still a child, stuck at sge 3 – 5, caused by trauma, emotional/physical abuse as a child. The abuse is so severe it stunts the personality & emotional development.They grow to become a malignant narcissist, & they cannot be helped. I dated such a person for 2 years, only his “religion” was Trotskyism, which he took up at age 25. He is now 60, & he clings to this ideology for dear life. It is both a weapon to attack & dismiss thise who don’t agree (and very few in this world do,) & also a defense mechanism, to keep from ever becoming attached to anyone in a healthy way.
Erm. What’s a good Catholic doing having sex outside of marriage? ? I mean how does “but atleast I didn’t use birth control Lord” exempt you from the “marriage bed shall remain undefiled” verse or any other number of abti-fornication verses?! Sheesh, sometimes I think religious people don’t even know their own rules.
No they just live by the “do as I say not as I do, I can do what the hell I want, pick and choose what to do because I’m a special snowflake who God loves regardless of what an arse I am but I reserve the right to judge the hell out of everyone else and tell you all what you’re doing wrong”
@Lindy79
That’s a good way of putting it. It really is kind of a special snowflake syndrome.
I recently read something that I think is fitting here as well: “we judge others by their actions and ourselves by our intentions”.
Lol. I just remembered that he is divorced too and since his ex is still living then his having sex is also adultery (per his rule book, New Testament even). So then…..a double whammy sin?
Of course he probably blames it all on his ex for leaving him. “Lord, if that bitch hadn’t divorced me for being an abusive adulterer then I wouldn’t have to smash 24 year old girls before Mass. Smite these Jezebels, Lord. AMEN”
He probably thinks weekly confession absolves him of any ongoing sins.
Well Mels another cherry picker huh? Most likely doesn’t believe in birth control because it’s against his religion but has no issue with premarital sex which is also a no no. Cracks me up. I love when the “ultra religious” give themselves allowances , I may do it but I will damn you to hell if you have the audacity to do it too.
He’s not married now, tho? And he’s divorced anyway. How does that work in his strict religion? Man, the hypocrite. Hell awaits.
“she believes in that stuff”
Well said, Mel. Eloquent as always. LOL
She is 29 years old.. not a child. If she is pregnant then she wanted to be pregnant. We live in a time where there is too much information and available ways to protect yourself. Mel didn’t force her to be with him. Blaming him is dumb.. He is dumb for getting another woman pregnant and not protecting himself. So both share the responsibility.
She’s 24 maybe not a child but hardly a women that knows her own mind yet. I thinks he’s repulsive and with his archaic views on religion add hypocritical too!
When did we start this whole people in their early 20s are still “kids” who can’t be blamed, or don’t know their butt from their head? No- they are grown ass adults , and this woman is a grown ass adult. Not knowing what you want or knowing what to do in life is not just exclusive to 20 somethings. People still do stupid crap in their 30s..40s.. So if that’s the guideline for being a “kid” and not holding responsibility then we have a lot of kids out there. If she wants to lay down with a pig like Mel, that’s on her. Last reported no one forced her to get pregnant so she was also part of the process. She’s 24 not 17.
I was a kid until I had my first kid at thirty two.
Actually it’s been argued recently that 25 is the new cut-off point for an adult and that until then people still need considerable help and support. Obs, there will be individual differences.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-24173194
@frisbee
Interesting article, thanks. I think 25 is fair. Not that you are still a child at 22 or 23, but you don’t have a lot of life experiences yet and according to this article, your brain is not fully formed and your hormones are still pretty all over the place. Obviously, as you said, it would be different for different people, but someone like me who didn’t really get out on their own until 21 was still pretty unworldly at 24.
Yup, the newer research on brain maturation says the frontal lobes (reason, judgement, decision making, planning, impulse control) don’t finish developing till about age 24.
Well, that ‘splains a few things.
A friend of mine knows the girl, says she’s a princess… No surprise there. Mel hooked by a high maintenance girl, again.
“I hope Rosalind knows what the hell she’s doing.”
Do you know how hard it is for a 24 year to make a 6 figure annual income? I think Rosalind knows exactly what she’s doing.
He’s 59. A heavy smoker and drinker. Increase his red meat and sugar intake, and . . . 8 to 10 years tops.
His first wife got like $50 million in their divorce settlement. I bet Rosalind thinks about that when she’s with Mel, because besides money, I can’t see he has any other redeeming qualities.
Robyn Gibson got about $425 million in the divorce. Mel was once worth about $850 million.
For $425 million, even I might let Mel on top of me. I have no idea how I ever could have crushed on him in the ’80’s, knowing that he’s a raging douche now.
This is my thinking as well–she’s playing the long game here.
Hope she can defend herself. He’s scary. What some people do for money astounds me.
Hah Nikki. Brilliant! Of course you’d have to put up with a demented leprechaun (the first picture gives me such a case of the willies!).
I can’t believe he’s only fifty-nine. Don’t abuse booze (or other people!), kids.
He really looks rough.
Sad thing is, Mel looks better than Johnny Depp at the moment as they are both around the same age.
I thought premarital sex was a no no. Given that he has already had a child out of wedlock once before, I don’t think he is nearly as strict as he wants us to believe.
Or else he’s just a hypocrite.
I would watch a MG interview if he was asked how fornication and a baby or two out of wedlock squares with his Catholic faith.
And why isn’t Westboro Baptist protesting outside his California home or when he’s filming in the U.S.?
stop making so much sense! 🙂
He must enjoy paying child support.
there’s nothing like an old fool. Gold digger. That’s all I got.
His “impressive brood”? He’s allegedly fathering 9 children by 3 different women and that’s supposed to be impressive? Kate Winslet gets hella shade because she has 3 kids by 3 different men. But Mel Gibson can father an army of kids and it’s all high fives and cigars. I heart double standards.
I think ‘impressive’ is being used in the context of numbers rather than something to be lauded. 9 kids IS an impressive number.
True, very true, but I still find myself thoroughly unimpressed. Bleh.
Shambles-you’re spot-on in the sense that “impressive” implies admiration.
Nope. No admiration here.
And semantics aside, that word caught my eye and made me rage-y as well.
I had mixed feelings about the “impressive” reference. Yes, 9 is definitely a lot of kids and the sheer number of children he has fathered does bring awe. However, in using the word “brood”, it signifies a togetherness of the group. He had a messy divorce, fathered a kid (before the divorce was finalised), and now has theoretically knocked-up a girl younger than some of his older kids. I don’t get the feeling there’s a unified front between Papa Mel and his offspring.
Mel deserves no compliments. His demeanor is lewd and the word “impressive”, in any sense, is too good for him.
Tenks Kitten. Glad someone else saw it too.
Sorry, but Kate SHOULD get shade. If other women (mostly poor, mostly of color) are demonized for having multiple baby-daddies, then so should Kate. Now there’s your double standard.
That’s harsh. It is not like Kate deliberately went out there and aimed to have three marriages and produce a child from each one. Life happened to her … not irresponsible behaviour, not a secret wish to rack-up the number of baby daddy’s … she lives the ups and downs of life.
Shambles is absolutely right in there being more a double standard when it comes to women having different kids from different partners.
Ouch Joaneu. That’s awkward. You think “life” doesn’t happen to poor women of color? Your other double standard is speaking.
For a super conservative christian, i’m surprised he is knocking up these women without marrying them.
He’s above the laws of mere mortals.
Isn’t this the second or so “equestrian star ( whatever that means- was Billy Joel’s newest one??) posted here? I am serious about not getting what one is. To show horses at a “star” level requires oodles of $$$$, so unless she was a hired rider, she was OK financially bef her career change. And if I were her, wouldn’t count on him checking out soon- rage monsters typically don’t.
Well that’s gross. He is a terrible person, but I guess for some people, it doesn’t matter.
I also hate how they are trying to minimize the reason he and Oksana broke up.
Can’t we neuter men like him? He should not be allowed to continue to pollute the gen pool.
This is consider normal, I woman who sleeps with a much younger man has to justify herself.
A 24 year old sleeping with a geriatric is not “consider normal” anywhere, for either party.
There are 24 year old women how marry much older man, it is creppy, but it happenes and is consider a normal thing
http://uk.eonline.com/news/579181/billionaire-richard-lugner-81-marries-24-year-old-playboy-model-cathy-schmitz
Well, I hate to defend Mel here, but I’m almost positive I read a statement from the authorities in Australia saying that he was completely innocent. They checked the CCTV and declared the woman had completely made the whole thing up. Pretty strong words from them.
Eh. Maybe. Or maybe it’s just another case of celebrity justice.
Definitely a possibility. I tend to think though, if there was anything damaging on CCTV, it would have leaked somehow. But, maybe Australia keeps their shit locked down better than the U.S.
I really don’t think so Kitten. We don’t have quite the same celebrity-worship culture here in Oz. There’s elements that are the same as the US, but there’s a hefty dose of tall-poppy syndrome as well. If a celebrity doesn’t live up to standards, we’ll aggressively tear them down. It’d be more likely that the cops would investigate with a fine-tooth comb to PROVE that they’re not celebrity sycophants. Think about how Depp is being called out by one of our politicians over the dog-smuggling incident. That’s pretty standard here. Celebrities caught doing something wrong get treated far worse than your average citizen caught doing the same thing.
That said, I googled to see if I could find the police statement (*see below). All the decent media outlets are using the same quote: “the matter was … investigated thoroughly. At this stage, based on the evidence gathered, no formal action will be taken.” I did find something very similar to what MrsB remembers but it was from Mel’s PR, not from the police.
*Note: there is nothing on the NSW police media release archives, so it doesn’t seem to be from a formal media release. I don’t know where it’s coming from. I guess one cop might’ve said it to one journalist and everyone is just quoting it. And I have absolutely no idea what on earth the ellispis (“…”) is doing in the middle of the sentence.
totally cosign on your assessment of Oz. We don’t put up with celebrity BS.
Hard to believe that he was People’s very first Sexiest Man Alive.
A title based solely on looks. You have to admit he was very good looking at that time.
Mel and Kim Davis should go start their own religion on a deserted island with each other. Start anew. Please,please please.
My gosh i find virile men raging hot and Mel is hotness personified in the first pic. We have forgiven Tom Cruise ,time to forgive Mel Gibson too.
Oh wow. Really gross, dude.
This is sarcasm right? Please let this be sarcasm.
holy? don’t you mean Holy See?
SOOOOOOooo hot, totes agree *drool*
No, I think you mean he’s bipolar personified. BPD personified. Raging narcissist and wet/dry drunk personified.
Well the word “raging” in your comment is accurate.
Darn sensitive post key. The last sentence referred to Episcopalian clerics being allowed to join the priesthood. Guess it was just a shill to populate dwindling ranks.
I can’t believe at the age of 59 he really would want another kid…
I can believe it. He’s a deeply religious man that takes be fruitful and multiply literally.
Give this man just a little more time.
He’s the sixth of 11 kids, and he’s mentioned in interviews, especially when he was younger, that he wanted to top his father.
He’ll probably be having kids into his 70s.
Wait…I just reread…
They’ve been dating since July? Two and one-half months, max. And she’s possibly pregnant?!
Day-am.
Oh god, can you imagine if Jim Bob could trade out for a younger wife, he’d have like 40 kids
Most people don’t know it but fertility declines with age for most men. A study of 45 yr olds found most could not get a young woman pregnant after 2 years of trying. Miscarriage rates skyrocket as men age due to lower quality sperm and so do Down Syndrome rates. Most sperm quality studies currently show a rapid decline at 35. Women in their 40s are 6x more likely to get pregnant by younger men.
Dating puportedly commenced in July, and she’s already knocked up??
She gets the Gold Digger Lifetime Achievement trophy of that’s true!!
Gross. He looks like her father or even grandfather when they’re out together. But there’s no doubt he’s a great, responsible dad to his kids, even the little girl with Oxana.
For the record he’s not a catholic. He defected from the church whether he believes he did or not.
He started his own branch of Catholicism, if memory serves me, so your comparison to the Duggars is spot on.
As for “poor woman,” she’s an adult and should know more than we know about him by now. If she wants to be in a relationship with an abusive, raging bigot, that is her choice.
I used to have such a crush on him prior to the “sugar t!ts” episode. Now all I see is evil from him.