Mel Gibson admits he slapped Oksana Whateverhernameis

Mel Gibson’s ex girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva made headlines back in July when she claimed that, during one of their many fights, he punched her, knocking out two of her teeth.

In his defense, Gibson told investigators that his dinner was over 10 minutes late. No not really. He says he never punched her, he slapped her, and only because she was hysterical and endangering their baby.

According to his declaration, dated June 23, 2010 and filed with the court, Mel says he and Oksana were having one of their frequent arguments at his Malibu home, when Oksana grabbed Lucia out her of bassinet, brought her right in the middle of the argument and screamed, “Stop yelling or you will make her into a retarded brain damaged idiot!”
Mel says Oksana then “spun around,” ran into her older son’s room and then out into the backyard. Mel says the yard is dangerous at night, set on different levels and dimly lit. Mel says Oksana ran across the various levels for about 75 yards, near thorny trees.
Mel says he implored Oksana to bring Lucia back inside, and that’s when Oksana ran back into her older son’s room, and “started swinging Lucia erratically in her arms, jerking her body from side to side to keep Lucia out of my reach.”
Mel adds Oksana was “hysterical” and her “rapid movements were causing Lucia’s little body to be flung from one side to the other, her head shaking violently.” Mel says he feared Shaken Baby Syndrome.
As she refused to hand the baby over and continued with “rough and erratic movements,” Mel says, “I slapped Oksana one time with an open hand in an attempt to bring her back to reality. I did not slap her hard, I was just trying to shock her so that she would stop screaming, continuing shaking Lucia back and forth.”
Mel’s story could establish a defense to a domestic violence charge — using reasonable force to protect a child from injury.

It’s never really ok for a guy to slap a woman, but there are extreme circumstances when it should be understood. Like if she’s endangering someone else. Or if she’s an Alabama fan. God those buck toothed hillbillies are the worst. “Rowl Taad, yuk-yuk!”