Oksana Grigorieva's Bruised Photo Latest Bombshell for Mel Gibson
New recordings released; Gibson meets with cops, supervised visit with daughter.
July 28, 2010 — -- A photograph of Mel Gibson's ex-girfriend Oksana Grigorieva that appears to show bruising and swelling around her left eye has been released on the Internet, along with more recordings of the actor's purported expletive-laced ranting phone calls.
RadarOnline, which posted the photo Tuesday, said it was taken the morning after the Jan. 6 confrontation between Gibson and Grigorieva, in which she claims he punched her in the mouth and face.
In the photo, what looks like red and purple bruises extend from beneath Grigorieva's left eye to her left temple. The area around her left eye also appears to be swollen.
A week earlier, the website released another photo of Grigorieva in which her right front tooth appeared chipped.
The photographs are the latest bombshell in the couple's all-out custody battle, which has included accusations of domestic violence, extortion and child endangerment. Gibson and Grigorieva have a nine-month-old daughter, Lucia.
A rep for Gibson declined comment today. Grigorieva's rep Stephen Jaffe recently resigned. However, a source close to Grigorieva did confirm to ABC News that the picture was of the Russian singer. Gibson has previously denied hitting her.
RadarOnline also released today a series of phone calls it says the actor made to Grigorieva the night of Feb. 18 when she fled from his Malibu mansion.
A source told the website that Grigorieva received about 30 calls from Gibson from 8 pm to 6 am. In messages recorded on her answering machine, a man purported to be Gibson drops the F-bomb repeatedly, hurling insults at Grigorieva.
On Monday, RadarOnline released the seventh in a series of recorded rants in which Gibson allegedly flies into a jealous rage over Grigorieva's ex, former James Bond actor Timothy Dalton, with whom she has a 12-year-old son.
"Well, you should go [expletive] him … because I don't care," a man presumed to be Gibson says.
Earlier this month, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department launched a domestic violence investigation into the January incident.
