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According to the Los Angeles Times, Mel Gibson's ex-girlfriend, Russian singer Oksana Grigorieva, was seen last Wednesday attending a child custody hearing concerning their 9-month-old daughter. The hearing concerned whether the daughter's passport should be seized. Besides that basic information, the court proceedings were confidential.

As reported in an earlier post, Los Angeles County sheriff's detectives recently announced that they are wrapping up their initial investigation into Grigorieva's allegations that Gibson committed an act of domestic violence against her and endangered their child last January. Investigators will soon present their evidence to prosecutors, who will then decide whether to pursue charges.

Detectives investigating allegations of domestic violence and child endangerment against actor and director Mel Gibson say they are almost ready to hand over the results of their investigation to prosecutors. According to the Los Angeles Times, investigators with the L.A. County Sheriff's Department will present evidence to L.A. County prosecutors in two weeks. Prosecutors will then decide whether there is sufficient evidence against Gibson to pursue charges.

Gibson was accused of domestic violence by his ex-girlfriend, Oksana Grigorieva, in connection with an incident earlier this year. Investigators are also looking into counter-charges that Grigorieva or someone close to her attempted to extort Gibson in order to keep private the domestic violence allegations.

Grigorieva secretly recorded private phone arguments between the couple while the couple was in the middle of a contentious custody dispute over their infant daughter. It has been reported that Gibson has accused Grigorieva of attempting to extort him in exchange for keeping the recordings private.

On Monday, Charlie Sheen pleaded guilty to charges of misdemeanor third-degree assault in connection with a domestic violence incident that occurred in Aspen, Colorado on Christmas Day 2009. Sheen's wife, Brooke Mueller, told police that Sheen had threatened her life and put a knife to her throat during an argument. Sheen denied threatening Mueller's life, but did admit there was a physical altercation. Sheen said that he had become upset when Mueller threatened to divorce him during the argument.

In exchange for Sheen's guilty plea, prosecutors dropped the more serious charges of felony menacing and criminal mischief. Sheen was sentenced to 30 days in a California rehabilitation facility, 30 days of probation, and 36 hours of anger management classes. Sheen's attorney said that his client may be eligible to be credited for time already served since he has spent over three months already this year at California's Promises Treatment Center.

Mel Gibson has continued to make his own accusations against his ex-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva's claims of domestic violence, formally filing a complaint of extortion with Sheriff's officials on Sunday. According to the Los Angeles Times, Gibson also provided evidence at that time to support his extortion accusations. Reportedly, Gibson was in possession of e-mails and text messages from Grigorieva that allegedly demonstrate extortion.

According to the Los Angeles Times, Grigorieva allegedly sought a multi-million dollar payout when the two broke up. Gibson claims that Grigorieva tried to extort him through threatening to make public accusations of domestic violence and the tapes that she secretly recorded of their heated arguments during the height of their custody dispute over their daughter. 

An official with the Los Angeles County sheriff's department announced Wednesday that sheriff's detectives are expanding their investigation into whether Mel Gibson committed domestic violence against his ex-girlfriend, Russian singer Oksana Grigorieva. They are now looking into whether his ex-girlfriend tried to extort money from him in regards to the domestic violence allegations.

Grigorieva secretly recorded phone arguments between herself and Gibson while they were in the midst of a volatile break-up and custody dispute. The couple has an infant daughter and have been fighting for custody rights of the child. The secret recordings were involved in closed-door court hearings for the custody dispute. The tapes were also obtained by the website Radar Online and made public. On the tapes, Gibson can be heard using derogatory terms for women and racial slurs. He also seems to admit to hitting Grigorieva while she was holding their daughter.

A new tape obtained and made public by the website Radar Online purportedly features an argument that took place over the phone between Mel Gibson and his former girlfriend, Oksana Grigorieva during which Gibson seems to admit to domestic violence. During the argument, Grigorieva asks Gibson what kind of man would hit the mother of his child in the face while she was holding their child, breaking her teeth. Gibson responds by yelling that she deserved it.

The former couple have an 8-month-old daughter. At the time of Grigorieva's taping of the arguments they were locked in a contentious child custody dispute over the infant. Gibson is currently under investigation for the domestic violence allegations by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Sheriff's officials say that they will consider the tapes as potential evidence in their investigation. At the conclusion of their investigation, they will turn their findings over to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office, which will decide whether to pursue charges.

Actor Mel Gibson is under investigation by sheriff's officials for domestic violence. His ex-girlfriend, Russian singer Oksana Grigorieva, has accused Gibson of attacking her last January 6. The couple has been involved in a contentious custody dispute over their 8-month-old daughter.

TMZ obtained audio tapes that had been secretly recorded by Oksana during a fight between the couple. Gibson can be heard on the tape screaming obscenities and racist and sexist slurs. The tapes were made during the break-up and custody battle and before the couple reached their custody agreement through a mediator in May.  

Attorneys for Bruce Beresford-Redman say that their client will fight his extradition to Mexico where a warrant has been issued for his arrest on charges that he killed his wife in an act of domestic violence. A judge in Mexico issued the warrant on May 31 for the former "Survivor" producer. Last week, Mexican authorities told The Associated Press that they had officially asked the U.S. State Department to extradite Beresford-Redman.

Now, the State Department will review the facts of the case provided by Mexican authorities and decide whether to authorize the request. Beresford-Redman's attorneys have said their client will surrender to the U.S. government if that happens, but are fighting extradition for now. Beresford-Redman has said he had nothing to do with his wife's death.

Actor Charlie Sheen's sentencing hearing for domestic violence has been delayed over disagreements concerning the terms of his plea deal. It seems the terms contained stricter rules than he had anticipated. Parts of the plea deal have been discussed in public and, reportedly, Sheen will serve 30 days in jail, but will be eligible for work release during the day. For his community service, he could be interning with Theater Aspen, a community theater in Colorado. The couple calls Southern California home, but Sheen will have to serve his sentence where he was arrested.

The domestic violence charges stem from a Christmas morning dispute between Sheen and his wife, Brooke Mueller, in Aspen. Sheen told police that the fight began when his wife became jealous over a song he shared with his daughter, whom he had fathered with a different woman. Sheen said Mueller threatened to divorce him and fight for custody rights of their twin one-year-old sons and he became angry.

A judge in Cancun, Mexico, issued an order Monday for the arrest of Bruce Beresford-Redman in connection with his wife's murder. Beresford-Redman's wife, Monica, was found dead in a sewer on April 8 in Cancun, near where the Southern California couple had been staying at a resort with their two young children. She apparently died of strangulation. Beresford-Redman was told by Mexican authorities to remain in Mexico while they completed their investigation into Monica's death.

Recently, in defiance of their request, Beresford-Redman returned to Los Angeles. His attorney says that he was under no obligation to stay for the duration of the investigation, and he needed to return to California to attend to personal matters and to be with his children.