Mel Gibson and Oksana Grigorieva Welcome Baby Daughter Lucia
There were rumors over the weekend, but now People confirmed
that Mel Gibson's girlfriend, Oksana Grigorieva, gave birth to a baby girl on Friday. This will be Mel's eighth child.
"This will confirm that Oksana Grigorieva and Mel Gibson welcomed the arrival of a baby girl named Lucia on Friday, Oct. 30, 2009, at an undisclosed hospital in Los Angeles," says Gibson's rep, Alan Nierob, confirming earlier reports of the event. No further details were available.
"Everything is great! They couldn't be happier," a friend tells People. "Everyone's healthy and thrilled. He loooves it!"
Gibson, 53, was at Grigorieva's side in Los Angeles until she and the baby went home from the hospital, then he flew to New York Sunday to resume shooting The Beaver, costarring Jodie Foster.
People also reported that this morning the birth was announced on the set of The Beaver, and Mel blushed as the cast and crew sang "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow" to him. CNN reports that the baby has been named Lucia. This is Oksana's second child: she also has a child with actor Timothy Dalton.
Mel Gibson's Girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva Releasing Debut Album
Singer songwriter Oksana Grigorieva recently released her debut album called Beautiful Heartache. Oksana is best known as being Mel Gibson's current girlfriend and also for being pregnant with his child. She also has a 12-year-old son from her relationship with Timothy Dalton. Oksana says there is a misconception that she is responsible for Mel Gibson's separation from his wife. Oksana says they didn't even meet until a year and a half after Mel Gibson and his wife were separated.
Mel Gibson Confirms Baby News, Jokes He's the Octo-Mel
Mel Gibson appeared
on The Tonight Show and Jay Leno grilled him on his divorce and his new girlfriend. He got Mel to confirm that his Russian girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva are having a baby and that he is at fault in his divorce from his long-time wife, Robin.
In fact, Jay Leno set the tone for the evening by saying there were a lot of rumors to clear up. He then asked Gibson about his split with Robyn, his wife of 28 years.
Gibson, 53, said he took the blame for the divorce. "My wife and I, our marriage ended three years ago and we've been separated ever since then," Gibson said. "These things happen. It's unfortunate, it's sad, but you know she is an admirable woman – we still got kids together. We're friends."
When Leno pressed Gibson by asking, "So what happened?" Gibson replied, "Look. When it's all said and done, I did a pretty good hatchet job on my marriage myself. I'm to blame. If you're inclined to judge, put it here."
Leno then joked with Gibson about his dating a younger woman. "What, is she 17, 18?" Leno asked. Gibson replied that Grigorieva was almost 40 and "now I am going to have two women mad at me!" Leno then said, "The rumor I have heard is that you guys are going to have a child?" Gibson then confirmed, "This is true. We're gonna have a child."
Piling it on, Leno joked, "So that will make 29? " Quickly, Gibson responded, "Well, actually eight. I guess I'm Octo-Mel."
Unbelievable. It looks like Octo-Mel is on a big PR tour to repair his reputation. Good luck with that.
