Mel Gibson's Vacation Photos Doom Marriage

April 15, 2009 at 9:09 AM | by egw | 0 Comments

Now there's one vacation better left stored in the halls of memory than on a memory card. Mel Gibson's wife filed for divorce yesterday after 28 years of more-or-less wedded bliss, reportedly over vacation photos of Mel and his new girlfriend.

Robyn Gibson cited the usual "irreconcilable differences" when she filed suit in California this week, but tabloids everywhere are blaming Oksana Pochepa, a Russian singer/model signed to Mel's Australian record label. (Yes, he has one!) Mel was seen with her, or perhaps another bikini-clad beauty, kissing in the surf in Costa Rica about a month ago, so the ol' "We're just friends" is probably not going to work.

Because Mel and Robyn didn't have a prenup when they married in Australia, she stands to gain some half a billion dollars in the settlement since she filed in California. Mel's response? The pair have been separated since his DUI arrest in August 2006, with the understanding that they would be seeing other people.

It would have been better for Mel if he vacationed in a place too private for paparazzi. (This is the same Costa Rican mansion where he took Britney Spears, which was also captured on film and which in retrospect seems kinda creepy.)

For the rest of us, who'd actually like to take better photos, check out Aussie photographer Craig Ferguson's 15 easy ways to improve your photos. Ferguson has shot for National Geographic and the Lonely Planet series, so his encouragement on when to use the zoom lens (sparingly) and the rule of thirds (it exists in part to be broken!) can make anyone's vacation look better. Well, almost.

Related Stories:
· Mel Gibson's game of Russian roulette [Herald Sun]
· Britney Travel: Would You Go on Vacation with Mel Gibson? [Jaunted]
· Celeb Travel coverage [Jaunted]

[Photo: Daily Mail]

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