It sure looks like all hell broke loose over Mel Gibson and his somewhat unreal activities. They include domestic violence, child endangerment and assault with a deadly weapon - so it is a pretty sure thing that the case will be on its way to the prosecutor's office - and fast.

Oksana Grigorieva has told the investigators that Mel physically abused her and was making threats many times. There were a number of violent incidents in January and February and apparently Mel knocked out one of her teeth. She says she feared not only for her safety but also for the safety of her child, because Mel's behaviour was so violent and abusive. And she does report that she told her dentist in January that Mel knocked out her tooth and chipped another one. The interesting thing is that the dentist never reported the incident  - and under California Law, a health practitioner must report to the police if he or she "reasonably suspects assaultive or abusive conduct". So this dentist could be an interesting witness if Mel is prosecuted for domestic violence.

Mel of course denied hitting Oksana in the face and knocking out her tooth and his lawyers have filed legal papers in the custody war, asking the judge to hold Oksana in contempt.

Why the contempt charges? Oksana is allegedly responsible for leaking secretly-recorded tapes of Mel's furious statements and there was a restraining order against Oksana late last month that prohibited her from releasing the tapes. The common belief is that she sold the tapes for pretty big bucks.

Of course Oksana denies that, stating that she never meant for those tapes to get to public and has absolutely no idea who is responsible for the leak. Oh - and that she feels terrible about it. The tape she secretly recorded actually has Mel saying :"You f***ing deserved it" when it comes to the teeth incident.

Still - Mel and his lawyers are not buying the story that she didn't leak out the tapes and there is a lot of documentation that proves Oksana trying to get money from Mel in exchange of keeping the tapes secret.

So now Mel's lawyers are planning to meet with the L.A. County Sheriff's Department to present evidence - and that would include evidence of alleged extortion.

Stay tuned - this story is only just beginning.....

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