Did Oksana Grigorieva Extort Mel Gibson? Sheriff Investigating Mel's Ex
LOS ANGELES (CBS/AP) Sheriff's detectives in Los Angeles are looking into extortion allegations against Mel Gibson's ex-girlfriend.
Sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore says the agency is investigating whether Gibson's ex-girlfriend Russian singer Oksana Grigorieva may have tried to extort the Academy Award-winner. He declined to offer any other details on the inquiry.
CNN reports that Gibson's attorney met with Los Angeles County Sheriff's investigators Tuesday about the extortion allegations.
Earlier this month, Detectives interviewed Grigorieva after she claimed Gibson abused her during an incident in January.
The gossip site RadarOnline.com has released a series of taped phone conversations, apparently between Gibson and Grigorieva, in which Gibson seems to threaten Grigorieva and uses a racial slur.
A spokesman for Grigorieva declined comment Wednesday.
Gibson and Grigorieva are locked in a bitter custody dispute over their infant daughter.
No arrests have been made, and neither has been charged with any crimes.