Gibson’s ex-girlfriend urges him `tell the truth’

FILE - In this April 19, 2010 file photo, Mel Gibson’s ex-girlfriend, Russian-born singer, songwriter Oksana Grigorieva, talks during a news conference in Moscow. Grigorieva says she feared for her life and thought Gibson might kill her during a fight in January, 2010. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel, File)

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LOS ANGELES (AP) - Mel Gibson’s ex-girlfriend says she’s the victim of a “smear campaign” and never tried to extort money from the Oscar-winning star.

In a video interview posted Friday on RadarOnline.com, Oksana Grigorieva says she’s been “victimized all over again” by speaking out about her troubles with Gibson. She accuses him of “trivializing domestic violence” and urges him to “tell the truth.”

The Russian singer and mother of Gibson’s youngest child says the now-infamous tapes allegedly of the filmmaker threatening Grigorieva were all recorded on one night, and that she recorded the calls because she feared for her life.

Gibson met with sheriff’s detectives last week to discuss his claims of extortion against his ex. The sheriff’s department is also investigating claims by Grigorieva that Gibson abused her during a January confrontation.

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