LOS ANGELES, Nov. 11, 2009

It's a Girl for Mel Gibson and Girlfriend

The Oscar-Winner Becomes a Father for the Eighth Time; He Has Seven Children from a Previous Marriage

  • In this April 28, 2009 file photo, Oksana Grigorieva and Mel Gibson arrive to the

    In this April 28, 2009 file photo, Oksana Grigorieva and Mel Gibson arrive to the "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" screening in Los Angeles.  (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

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(AP)  Mel Gibson and his girlfriend are welcoming the birth of the couple's first child - making the Oscar-winner a father for the eighth time.

Gibson's publicist Alan Nierob said Monday that Oksana Grigorieva gave birth to a baby girl named Lucia on Friday at a hospital in Los Angeles.

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No further details were available.

Gibson has seven children with his ex-wife, Robyn. She cited irreconcilable differences in her April divorce petition to end their marriage of 28 years.

The 53-year-old "Braveheart" star met Grigorieva, a 39-year-old Russian musician, while filming "Edge of Reason."

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by Zann-Zel November 3, 2009 10:43 AM EST
Congratulations Mel Gibson! : ) This has to be a beautiful baby girl!
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by erasmus111 November 2, 2009 8:42 PM EST
I wonder how many kids he will have with this one? Another six?
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by Virgil-1 November 2, 2009 7:14 PM EST
Girlfriend?Did Mel Gibson lose his religion so quickley?Maybe all he had was just religion.
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