The case has now been removed to Judge Frederick Shaller, but parties expect the whole case to be handled by a �private judge,� so the proceedings will happen away from the public eye.
Mel Gibson�s �amicable� divorce already has its first spat. Mel�s lawyer, Bob Kaufman, filed papers with the court asking for a new judge. Paperwork obtained by TMZ.com state Mel believes he �cannot have a fair and impartial trial or hearing before Judge Ongkeko.�
The case has now been removed to Judge Frederick Shaller, but parties expect the whole case to be handled by a �private judge,� so the proceedings will happen away from the public eye. But what has been in the public eye is Mel�s alleged girlfriend. Rumors about a Russian singer named Oksana made the rounds, a woman who even headed to Costa Rica with the actor-filmmaker. Oksana Pochepa, 24, told UK papers that she was the one in Costa Rica and that their relationship was �serious,� �real and strong and long-lasting.
But PEOPLE claims their sources have her pegged as Oksana Grigorieva, 39, a singer signed to Mel Gibson�s record label, Icon Records.
Grigorieva, a former flame of �James Bond� star Timothy Dalton (with whom she has a son), has lived in a house linked to Gibson, 53.
The home, purchased in Sherman Oaks, Calif., in December 2008, has an ownership trust administered by the CFO of Mel Gibson�s production company, Icon Records.
But PEOPLE claims their sources have her pegged as Oksana Grigorieva, 39, a singer signed to Mel Gibson�s record label, Icon Records.
Grigorieva, a former flame of �James Bond� star Timothy Dalton (with whom she has a son), has lived in a house linked to Gibson, 53.
The home, purchased in Sherman Oaks, Calif., in December 2008, has an ownership trust administered by the CFO of Mel Gibson�s production company, Icon Records.