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Los Angeles Superior Court officials said in a statement late Friday that Gibson and Russian musician Oksana Grigorieva had reached a settlement after days of negotiation. Terms and LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mel Gibson and his ex-girlfriend have reached a financial and custody settlement of a bitter dispute that spawned a criminal case and left the Academy Award winner's reputation damaged.
Los Angeles Superior Court officials said in a statement late Friday that Gibson and Russian musician Oksana Grigorieva had reached a settlement after days of negotiation. Terms and conditions of the settlement were not announced, but a hearing Wednesday will be held to discuss financial arrangements.
The equally contentious issue of custody of the couple's infant daughter will be handled in closed session, the court announced.
Gibson's spokesman Alan Nierob confirmed the settlement and said the actor-director appreciated the judge's help in mediating the case.
Grigorieva spokesman Stephen Jaffe had no immediate comment.
The former couple have sparred for more than a year over custody and financial issues in a mostly-secret court proceeding in Los Angeles.
The "Braveheart" star was charged with misdemeanor domestic battery as a result of a January 2010 fight with Grigorieva and pleaded no contest earlier this year. The actor-director entered his plea in a way in which he admitted no guilt, and Grigorieva cannot use the outcome in a civil case.
The case became an international story after recordings of racist and sexist rants by Gibson were leaked to the celebrity website RadarOnline.com. Sheriff's officials took possession of the recordings as part of their criminal investigation, but Grigorieva's attorney announced in May that he would no longer seek to use them against the former Hollywood superstar in the custody case.
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