TMZ has learned ... Oksana Grigorieva -- who has said she doesn't have the power to fight the Mel Gibson machine -- has hired a grand total of 39 (Thirty-nine) lawyers so far ... to wage legal war on her behalf. All 39 lawyers have been doing legal work for Oksana in her fight with Mel. Even more shocking, we know at least 18 of the 39 lawyers have submitted more than $1 million in legal bills to the court ... and they're...
- 10/16/2010
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Taking her legal matters to the next level, Oksana Grigorieva has hired a top criminal and civil attorney.
The baby mama and former lover to Mel Gibson has added James W. Spertus, a former federal prosecutor and an experienced trial attorney who specializes in civil and criminal litigation.
After shopping around and meeting with several firm including civil rights campaigner Lisa Bloom and Mark Lane, who wrote the JFK conspiracy book Rush to Judgment, Oksana decided on Spertus.
Spertus joins Grigorieva’s legal team which already includes power lawyers Manley Freid and Marci Levine.
The baby mama and former lover to Mel Gibson has added James W. Spertus, a former federal prosecutor and an experienced trial attorney who specializes in civil and criminal litigation.
After shopping around and meeting with several firm including civil rights campaigner Lisa Bloom and Mark Lane, who wrote the JFK conspiracy book Rush to Judgment, Oksana decided on Spertus.
Spertus joins Grigorieva’s legal team which already includes power lawyers Manley Freid and Marci Levine.
- 8/11/2010
- GossipCenter
HollywoodNews.com: In order to strengthen her side of the battle, Oksana Grigorieva has hired top criminal and civil attorney James W. Spertus to help her move forward with her case against Mel Gibson.
Spertus is reportedly a former federal prosecutor and an experienced trial attorney, and will be joining Manley Freid and Marci Levine to handle Oksana’s case, reports RadarOnline.com. It is rumored that Oksana may be considering filing a civil complaint against Mel as he accused her of trying to extort money from him.
Oksana denies these claims and feels she is “being victimized all over again.”
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Spertus is reportedly a former federal prosecutor and an experienced trial attorney, and will be joining Manley Freid and Marci Levine to handle Oksana’s case, reports RadarOnline.com. It is rumored that Oksana may be considering filing a civil complaint against Mel as he accused her of trying to extort money from him.
Oksana denies these claims and feels she is “being victimized all over again.”
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- 8/11/2010
- by HollywoodNews.com
- Hollywoodnews.com
Oksana Grigorieva's lawyers are lashing out at Mel Gibson's lawyer for claiming Mel has been more than generous in supporting her and their baby.
Oksana's lawyer, Marci Levine, tells TMZ, "The statement released to TMZ on behalf of Mel Gibson is based upon complete distortions of the truth regarding Mr. Gibson's financial contributions toward the parties' child and conveniently ignores his obligations to the parties' child under California law."
Mel's lawyer, Stephen Kolodny had stated that Mel has opened up his wallet for Oksana, putting her up in a multi-million dollar house, buying her a car, providing health insurance and giving her "tens of thousands of dollars to support her and Lucia over the past months."
Levine would not specifically say how Mel has fallen short, but sources connected with Oksana claim the actor has not paid child support since the couple split.
Levine says, "Mr. Gibson persists in...
Oksana's lawyer, Marci Levine, tells TMZ, "The statement released to TMZ on behalf of Mel Gibson is based upon complete distortions of the truth regarding Mr. Gibson's financial contributions toward the parties' child and conveniently ignores his obligations to the parties' child under California law."
Mel's lawyer, Stephen Kolodny had stated that Mel has opened up his wallet for Oksana, putting her up in a multi-million dollar house, buying her a car, providing health insurance and giving her "tens of thousands of dollars to support her and Lucia over the past months."
Levine would not specifically say how Mel has fallen short, but sources connected with Oksana claim the actor has not paid child support since the couple split.
Levine says, "Mr. Gibson persists in...
- 6/30/2010
- by tmz
- Gossipvita
Continuing her battle against baby daddy Mel Gibson, Oksana Grigorieva was spotted making her way into her lawyer Marci Levine's office on Tuesday (June 29).
Oksana and Mel have been lashing out at each other with multiple accusations, including a restraining order against Mel for allegedly wrongfully abusing her.
With Miss Grigorieva's team claiming Mel's financial contributions as stated by his lawyer are distorted, Marci Levine told TMZ, "Mr. Gibson persists in attempting to 'litigate' this matter in the media, and continues to launch false accusations against the mother of his child."
Levine added, "Unlike Mr. Gibson, Ms. Grigorieva has not, and will not engage in this type of undignified banter in the press."...
Oksana and Mel have been lashing out at each other with multiple accusations, including a restraining order against Mel for allegedly wrongfully abusing her.
With Miss Grigorieva's team claiming Mel's financial contributions as stated by his lawyer are distorted, Marci Levine told TMZ, "Mr. Gibson persists in attempting to 'litigate' this matter in the media, and continues to launch false accusations against the mother of his child."
Levine added, "Unlike Mr. Gibson, Ms. Grigorieva has not, and will not engage in this type of undignified banter in the press."...
- 6/30/2010
- GossipCenter
Oksana Grigorieva 's lawyers are lashing out at Mel Gibson 's lawyer for claiming Mel has been more than generous in supporting her and their baby. Oksana's lawyer, Marci Levine , tells TMZ, "The statement released to TMZ on behalf of Mel Gibson is based upon complete distortions of the truth regarding Mr. Gibson's financial contributions toward the parties' child and conveniently ignores his obligations to the parties' child under California law." Mel's lawyer, Stephen Kolodny...
- 6/29/2010
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
David Hasselhoff was rushed to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on Friday, November 27 after suffering a seizure, Radar Online claimed. An ambulance was seen coming to the actor's house in Encino, California after his daughter, Hayley Amber Hasselhoff, called 911 when she noticed that he was ill.
Christian, the actor's neighbor who saw the ambulance at David's home, stated, "I asked one of the paramedics how David was doing and he told me his eyes were rolling back into his head, he was drooling and that he'd had a seizure." He added, "This isn't the first time this has happened to him."
Of the incident, Los Angeles City Fire Department spokesman Erik Scott said, "Paramedics were called to the (address omitted) in Encino for medical aid. Paramedics arrived at approximately 11:51 A.M. and later transported the patient a nearby hospital." Unfortunately, he declined to give further details on the reason of David's hospitalization.
Christian, the actor's neighbor who saw the ambulance at David's home, stated, "I asked one of the paramedics how David was doing and he told me his eyes were rolling back into his head, he was drooling and that he'd had a seizure." He added, "This isn't the first time this has happened to him."
Of the incident, Los Angeles City Fire Department spokesman Erik Scott said, "Paramedics were called to the (address omitted) in Encino for medical aid. Paramedics arrived at approximately 11:51 A.M. and later transported the patient a nearby hospital." Unfortunately, he declined to give further details on the reason of David's hospitalization.
- 11/28/2009
- by celebrity-mania.com
- Celebrity Mania
It's all about stitching at the box-office this weekend. One, is an animated adventure called "9" about the "stitchpunk" creations by director Shane Acker featuring the voices of Elijah Wood, Christopher Plummer, Martin Landau, John C. Reilly, Crispin Glover, and Jennifer Connelly.
(For my written review of "9" click here)
The other's such a stitch of a fashion documentary. It's called "The September Issue" and it's from filmmaker R.J. Cutler. He does for fashion what he did for politics in the brilliant "The War Room."
"The September Issue" focuses on Vogue's editor-in-chief Anna Wintour during the production of the magazine's 2007 September Issue -- the holy grail of fashion. Egos clashing, tempers flaring, strike a pose there's nothing to it :happy
Here are my movie reviews of both "9" and "The September Issue."
"9" -- A Focus Features presentation in association with Relativity Media of a Jim Lemley/Tim Burton/Timur Bekmambetov production. 9. Elijah Wood,...
(For my written review of "9" click here)
The other's such a stitch of a fashion documentary. It's called "The September Issue" and it's from filmmaker R.J. Cutler. He does for fashion what he did for politics in the brilliant "The War Room."
"The September Issue" focuses on Vogue's editor-in-chief Anna Wintour during the production of the magazine's 2007 September Issue -- the holy grail of fashion. Egos clashing, tempers flaring, strike a pose there's nothing to it :happy
Here are my movie reviews of both "9" and "The September Issue."
"9" -- A Focus Features presentation in association with Relativity Media of a Jim Lemley/Tim Burton/Timur Bekmambetov production. 9. Elijah Wood,...
- 9/11/2009
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
The lawyers of David Hasselhoff, Melvin Goldsman and Marci Levine, finally confirmed the "Click" star wasn't hospitalized due to alcohol poisoning. "Mr. Hasselhoff was at no time in the condition described in those stories," the lawyers told Extra on Monday, May 4. "Mr. Hasselhoff spoke to his attorneys on Sunday and was absolutely fine."
"Mr. Hasselhoff is both disturbed and saddened by the fact that a certain individual is disseminating grossly inaccurate stories about him to the press for ulterior motives," the lawyers continued telling Extra. Confirming that David currently is feeling "great", Melvin clarified to Us Magazine the former "Baywatch" hunk was sick due to possible food poisoning and alcohol only contributed "very slight amount" of his illness.
David Hasselhoff reportedly was taken to Los Angeles' Cedars-Sinai Medical center on Saturday, May 2 by his ex-wife Pamela Bach and his 16-year-old daughter Hayley Amber Hasselhoff. He was found lying unconscious on...
"Mr. Hasselhoff is both disturbed and saddened by the fact that a certain individual is disseminating grossly inaccurate stories about him to the press for ulterior motives," the lawyers continued telling Extra. Confirming that David currently is feeling "great", Melvin clarified to Us Magazine the former "Baywatch" hunk was sick due to possible food poisoning and alcohol only contributed "very slight amount" of his illness.
David Hasselhoff reportedly was taken to Los Angeles' Cedars-Sinai Medical center on Saturday, May 2 by his ex-wife Pamela Bach and his 16-year-old daughter Hayley Amber Hasselhoff. He was found lying unconscious on...
- 5/5/2009
- by celebrity-mania.com
- Celebrity Mania
David Hasselhoff has denied reports of him being rushed to hospital over the weekend with alcohol poisoning. The actor's lawyers, Melvin Goldsman and Marci Levine, set the record straight on that matter, confirming that there is no truth to rumors of him being transferred to hospital by ex-wife Pamela Bach and their daughter Hayley Amber Hasselhoff after being found unconscious on the floor of his home in Encino, California on Saturday, May 2.
"Mr. Hasselhoff was at no time in the condition described in those stories. Mr. Hasselhoff spoke to his attorneys on Sunday, and was absolutely fine," the lawyers tell Extra. "However, Mr. Hasselhoff is both disturbed and saddened by the fact that a certain individual is disseminating grossly inaccurate stories about him to the press for ulterior motives."
Back on Sunday, May 3, Radar Online reported that David's daughter Hayley was frightened and kept "slapping her dad's face" to keep...
"Mr. Hasselhoff was at no time in the condition described in those stories. Mr. Hasselhoff spoke to his attorneys on Sunday, and was absolutely fine," the lawyers tell Extra. "However, Mr. Hasselhoff is both disturbed and saddened by the fact that a certain individual is disseminating grossly inaccurate stories about him to the press for ulterior motives."
Back on Sunday, May 3, Radar Online reported that David's daughter Hayley was frightened and kept "slapping her dad's face" to keep...
- 5/5/2009
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
Responding to an online report that David Hasselhoff was near death over the weekend due to alcohol poisoning, his lawyers released a statement saying the actor "was at no time in the condition described in those stories." "Mr. Hasselhoff spoke to his attorneys on Sunday and was absolutely fine," attorneys Melvin Goldsman and Marci Levine said in a joint statement. "However, Mr. Hasselhoff is both disturbed and saddened by the fact that a certain individual is disseminating grossly inaccurate stories about him to the press for ulterior motives." They didn't identify the alleged source of the stories. Hasselhoff, 56, is embroiled...
- 5/4/2009
- by Ken Lee
- PEOPLE.com
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