Mel Gibson ‘offered ex cash’ for infamous rant tapes

LONDON - ‘Braveheart’ star Mel Gibson apparently signed a contract with his ex lover Oksana Grigorieva offering her a whopping 666,667 pounds to turn over his now infamous taped rants.

The couple parted ways in April and the split turned nasty when the Russian singer accused the Academy Award winner of beating her during a violent argument in January.

Taped arguments between the pair subsequently surfaced online and the lurid content hit headlines across the world.

A document obtained by TMZ.com, purportedly signed by Gibson and Grigorieva in May, has shown the ‘Lethal Weapon’ star offered the singer 666,667 pounds to turn over “all evidence” and “represent and warrant that all evidence has been turned over and all evidence will be destroyed in a manner agreed upon by both parties,” reports the Daily Star.

The “evidence” in question is defined in a related document as “recordings, audio tapes, emails, text messages, videotapes and photographs… of Gibson.”

The document has also cited a “50-50″ custody share of the former couple’s daughter, Lucia.

Both parties reportedly agreed to the terms of the settlement, but Grigorieva is said to have later backed out when she was presented with a more detailed document. (ANI)