By Osagie Alonge
Mel Gibson has agreed to pay his ex-girlfriend just $750,000 under the terms of their court settlement – a year after she is said to have turned down an offer of $15 million.
During a court hearing in Los Angeles, California, yesterday, August 31, Gibson and Oksana Grigorieva agreed the sum, which will be paid over a four-year period. The couple was also awarded joint legal and physical custody of their young daughter Lucia.
Gibson, 55, has promised to pay Lucia, 41, the same inheritance that his other seven children are set to receive.
Under the terms of the settlement, Grigorieva and Lucia are allowed to remain in the Sherman Oaks house in which they currently live. When Lucia turns 18, the property will be sold and the money will be placed in a trust for her.
The settlement states that Gibson will pay $750,000 in three separate installments. The first $250,000 was due to be paid once yesterday’s deal was signed. The other payments will be made on September 15, 2013 and January 1, 2016. The settlement also states that Gibson and Grigorieva will have joint legal and physical custody of Lucia. Further details about the custody agreement were discussed behind closed doors.
Neither of them is allowed to write any books or articles about their relationship – or release any audio recordings to the media.
