The Mel Gibson Controversy: Who Is Oksana Grigorieva?

Who is the mysterious Russian woman in the middle of the Mel Gibson controversy? Oksana Grigorieva went from being Mel Gibson's lover and the mother of his child to the subject of his scorn and seeming hatred. So who is the real Oksana?

It was her voice and piano playing that first attracted Mel to her. They reportedly met after he heard her play Chopin and Rachmaninoff. In 2009, Oksana denied that she was the reason Mel split from his wife Robyn, saying, "I had nothing to do with the separation of Mr. Gibson and his wife, because we met a whole year-and-a-half later after their separation."

At the time of the interview when she called him "Mr. Gibson," Oksana was expecting Mel's child and denied homewrecking allegations against her.