Mel Gibson planning to move back to Australia with his ex-wife!

[Liberal_in_LA]

Wow...Running back to the first wife! Leaving the country!
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http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2010/07/18/report-mel-gibson-planning-australia-ex-wife/

The actor sold his New York estate, Old Mill Farm, for $28 million, according to the newspaper. He also reportedly put his Malibu, Calif., home on the market for $17 million.

The newspaper also reported that Gibson plans to relocate to Australia with his estranged wife, Robyn, who defended the actor in a written statement last week, in which she said "Mel never engaged in any physical abuse of any kind toward me before, during or after our marriage." The two were married for 28 years.

[muntrv]

1. Poor Australia! Such a shame we're dumping our trash on them!

[TommyO]

6. You're forgetting that he started out there in the first place.

Yes, I've been corrected, but I'll let the title stand as a testament to my misinformed post. He's still more than welcome to head back there.

[Heidi]

10. You're forgetting that he's a US citizen born in Peekskll, NY, who moved to

Australia when he was 12 years old.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

15. I used to be delighted to say, but now almost embarrassed to say, I live about 15 minutes

from where he grew up.

Peekskill has a large African-American community, and has had one for years. I could just imagine his father spouting out hatred, every chance he could.

[TommyO]

19. You're right, I'm wrong

[LostinVA]

13. He's an America -- he was born and raised here

[BlueMTexpat]

16. Gibson was actually born in the USA.

He moved with his family to Australia when he was 12 years old.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel_Gibson

His father relocated the family to Australia after receiving a large (for the time) workman's comp settlement, in part for economic reasons and also because he was afraid that Mel's older brother would be drafted to fight in Vietnam.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

17. I looked into the Vietnam issue concerning his brother earlier this week. There was a draft in

Australia for Vietnam too.

[BlueMTexpat]

27. According to the Wiki article, Gibson's father thought that his older son

would have a better chance of beating the draft in Australia.

[LostinVA]

22. I've read it's because of his crazy Holocaust Denial stuff

And that that and his extreme racism would be better accepted in Oz.

[dana_b]

2. one less racist, anti-semite in the U.S. woo hoo!! n/t

[kestrel91316]

3. Works for me......

[Ross K]

4. BUH-bye!

And I hope your ex-wife does NOT get raped by aborigines!

[jimmie]

5. Bye Mel...

Don't forget to drop Whoopee a note sometime.

[saracat]

7. Mel has obvious mental problems. I hope Robyn gets him help

otherwise she is just an enabler.

[Maru Kitteh]

8. Well, that's what they get for foisting R. Murdoch on us.

So long Mel, you ass wagon.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

9. LOL! Faux News Got Something Wrong, Even With This! His estate was in Greenwich, CT

which is actually right across the border from NYS. :)

[mnhtnbb]

11. Time to retire, Mel. Back to Australia. Fine idea.

[LostinVA]

12. This is really insane -- hahahahaha

[LostinVA]

14. I hate to tell him, but it won't be any better for him there!

[Lost-in-FL]

18. AAAWWWWW!!! I'm so sad!!!

:evilgrin:

[Jamastiene]

20. Australia has my deepest sympathy...

but I'm glad to see his ass leaving America. One less racist, scumbag in America.

[marmar]

21. Hopefully never to be heard from again.....

nt

[jillan]

23. One asshole gone!! Rush, Sean, Glenn??? Anyone care to join Mel?

[AspenRose]

24. *sigh* Oh, Robyn.

*shaking head* WHY?

[Number23]

25. THAT is the question of the year

WHY?

EXACTLY.

[Scurrilous]

26. Now they can remake Road Warrior!!

:thumbsup: