HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Mel Gibson's estranged girlfriend, Oksana Grigorieva, walked away from a $15 million payday that would have kept the actor's ranting tapes a secret, sources tell TMZ.
The twosome reportedly hashed out the agreement in May during child custody mediation involving their 8-month-old daughter, Lucia. The $15 million sum would have included child support, a house and other assets. In exchange, Grigorieva was to ensure that all "evidence" associated with the case would remain confidential.
Grigorieva's legal team reportedly played several of the tapes for Gibson's lawyers.
"The tapes loomed large in the mediation," one insider told TMZ. "The word 'tapes' was never used in the agreement, but it was central to the deal."
The agreement reportedly fell apart when attorneys from both sides put the terms into a more formal contract, which Grigorieva became hestitant to sign.
RadarOnline has released several of the alleged phone calls between Gibson and Grigorieva. In one tape, Grigorieva allegedly ridicules Gibson for beating her.
"I am saving my life and I'm saving my daughter's life," she says. "I don't give a damn about my music and I don't give a damn about you spending another penny. I'm saving her life. You almost killed us, did you forget? You were hitting a woman with a child in her hand. What kind of man is that?"
"Oh, you're all angry now," Gibson purportely replies. "You know what, you f--king deserved it"
The Los Angeles Sheriff's Department has opened a domestic violence investigation involving the former lovers, whose bitter breakup began when they split in April after a year of dating.
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