Mel Gibson’s ex-lover says she feared for her life

NEW YORK: Mel Gibson’s ex-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva has claimed that the Hollywood actor and director was abusive toward her and she feared for her life.

“I thought he would kill me,” the Russian born model and singer told People magazine about one argument during which she said Gibson hit her while she was holding their baby daughter.

They are engaged in a bitter custody battle over their child.

Gibson declined to be interviewed for the story, the magazine said, but has disputed her account.

Grigorieva, 40, admits she made audiotapes of phone calls from Gibson in which he appears to threaten his former lover but she denies leaking them to the media.

She said Gibson often flew into jealous rages, talked about suicide and once brandished a gun in front of her. But now she said, “I’m not angry at him.”

Los Angeles police have been

Maine State Lottery

• Faster Growing Jackpots!
• Match 5 Prize with Power Play is always 5X for $1,000,000!*
• Starting Jackpots increased to $20,000,000!
• Watch the live Powerball drawings on WAGM, WGME and WABI at 10:59 PM Wednesdays and Saturdays!

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On a Powerball play slip, in the upper portion of the panel, mark five (5) numbers from 1 to 59 and in the lower yellow portion of the panel, mark one (1) number from 1 to 39. You may play up to five (5) panels on a single play slip. Each Powerball play is $1.

OR

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For an extra $1 per play, you can multiply your Powerball prize by 2, 3, 4 or 5 times the original prize amount (for all prizes except the jackpot). With the New Improved Powerball game, the match 5 prize is always 5X for $1,000,000!* Mark the Power Play box on your play slip or ask the clerk to add the Power Play option. The Power Play number is selected at the time of the Powerball drawing.

Ticket Sales and Draw Time

Powerball tickets can be purchased daily. The cut off time for ticket sales is 9:50 PM (ET) on the day of the draw. Drawings are held every Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 PM (ET). You can now watch the live Powerball drawings every Wednesday and Saturday on WAGM. WGME and WLBZ!

Powerball Matches and Prizes

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Maine State Lottery was first posted on December 27, 2009 at 7:00 pm.

Rachael Ray Fhm

Rachael Ray Fhm, Rachael Ray spoke to “Nightline” co-anchor Cynthia McFadden recently, and she defended (among other things) her decision to pose provocatively in lad mag FHM.

“I thought if I’m gutsy enough to do this, this is a good thing for everybody,” Ray said of being 35 and asked to pose in the magazine in 2003. “This is the everywoman, here she is. And I thought, what the heck? I asked my husband what he thought of it and he said, oh, kinda cool. And I did it and it was the most scared I’ve ever been and I wouldn’t change a thing. I’d do it again tomorrow.”

Ray also said her mother “remains furious” over her decision to participate in the shoot, and that she initially thought FHM stood for “Food and Home” not “For Him Magazine.”

In the interview, which airs tonight (Monday) at 11:35 ET ‘ “Nightline,” Ray also discusses the origin of her famous phrase “EVOO,” defends her endorsement deal with Dunkin’ Donuts, and explains that she is “not a chef.”

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Rachael Ray Fhm was first posted on December 27, 2009 at 7:56 pm.

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