Mel Gibson Under Domestic Violence Investigation
July 8 2010, Published 10:34 a.m. ET
Since reports have surfaced that Mel Gibson allegedly punched his former girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva, the L.A. Sheriff's Department is opening up an investigation.
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"Detectives are currently gathering information regarding the allegations," Lt. Richard Erickson, a department spokesman, told E! News. "Due to the investigation being preliminary in nature, no other information is available at this time."
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TMZ reported Mel allegedly punched Oksana in the face two times while she protected their daughter and broke her teeth and gave her a concussion earlier this year.
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E! News reports Mel's team is planning on making a statement today regarding the latest news.
Stay tuned!