Wow, news is really slow. Perhaps that’s a good thing. But, hey, I found this photo of Hannah and Britney in Costa Rica last May! Thanks to a friend at Toxic Thrill.

I’ve added 15 photos of Mel at the 2002 press junket for Signs.

Added a 3 photos of the Gibsons and Ms. Spears in Costa Rica last year thanks to Breathe Heavy, Splash News and X17.

Lastly, added 32 photos of Mel at the press junket for The Passion back in 2004.

Passion of Mel Gibson – That’s Not His Wife!

Mel Gibson has talked his way out of trouble before and it looks like he may have to do it again. Yes, that is Married Mad Mel in the photo on the left, embracing a young beauty in Costa Rica recently.

And yes, there are more RadarOnline.com exclusive photos of the two looking cozy together in the water.

The Braveheart star’s Costa Rican hideaway has been in the news before: that was where he took Britney Spears months ago to help her relax. But on March 4, Mel was snapped there getting up close and personal with a young bikini-clad woman.

“It was near sunset. The two of them were playing in the surf, ducking into waves,” said an eyewitness.

“Then Mel sort of took hold of her and she came willingly into his arms. They put their arms around each other and kissed pretty passionately for about four or five seconds.”

“The two of them then wandered down the beach and popped in and out of the surf, occasionally touching each other.”

Mel, 52, owns a nearly 300-acre spread on the Pacific Ocean shores of Barrigona Beach in the Guanacaste area of Costa Rica.

The actor spent the early part of March there, reportedly with several of his sons, his sons’ girlfriends and an assortment of other guests. But his wife of 28 years, Robyn, 52, was nowhere to be seen.

“Obviously, Mel was having his own brand of fun mixed in with the fun he was having with his family and friends,” said the eyewitness.

Mel has had to quash speculation about his love life before. Last September, reports surfaced that he was becoming close with a glamorous Russian musician known only as Oksana while filming his new movie Edge of Darkness in Boston.

The slender beauty was spotted on the set three days in a row, and on one occasion emerged from Mel’s private trailer.

Oksana was described by Mel’s reps as a business colleague, “one of the artists on Mel’s recording label, Icon.”

But, hey, doesn’t this beauty look a lot like her?

Source: Radar Online / Mel Minders

Note: Consider if Mel and Robyn are separated or are in a pending divorce. If the split is amicable, etc. Not making excuses for the man, but it’s just that we have to understand that there’s more to his life we may never know.

On Wednesday, we learned that Britney Spears’ latest album, Circus, has topped the charts – and her strange friend Mel Gibson couldn’t be more proud.

“She’s doing great,” good ol’ Mel told Us Weekly at the Ninth Annual Global Green Sustainable Design Awards in NYC on Wednesday. “She’s a sweet girl.”

Mel Gibson, who has helped celebrities with sobriety issues over the years (and gone through some interesting incidents himself), privately reached out to Britney Spears – his former neighbor in Malibu, Calif. – earlier this year.

After her much-publicized public meltdowns, Brit was taken under the wing of Mel and his wife, Robyn, and not as any sort of PR stunt, which is pretty cool.

The star’s devoted fans may recall that Britney and her father, Jamie Spears, vacationed with the actor and his wife at his ranch in Costa Rica back in May. Gibson and Spears were also seen at a Beverly Hills cigar bar in June.

Source: Fashion

What a difference six months makes. Looking sun-kissed and groomed as she emerged from a beauty salon, Britney Spears looked a world away from the singer whose drama-packed life constantly made the headlines earlier in the year.

The Toxic star reportedly spent four hours having extensions added to her tresses in preparation for shooting a video to accompany Madonna’s ‘Sweet And Sticky’ tour.

Britney’s soul-searching sessions with friend and former neighbor Mel Gibson and her father Jamie seem to have paid off. Not only does the pop princess have greater access to her children with Kevin Federline, she’s also planning a triumphant return to the music scene.

“The video (for Madonna) will be very deep. You’ve never seen Britney like this before. It will blow your mind,” promised an insider.

Source: Hello Magazine

Mel Gibson has twin sons who turn 26 this year, Edward and Christian, who both have stints in rehab. Ed was out of rehab late last year for an alcohol and cocaine addiction, and Christian got a DUI in 2006 and checked into rehab in late January of this year. Mel, who has also has a well publicized DUI under his belt, has recently befriended pop singer Britney Spears, 26. Britney has spent time at Mel’s estate in Costa Rica and has been seen out to dinner with him and his family.

While some speculated that Mel wanted to help Britney with her personal problems, and others wondered if he was trying to convert her to his unique brand of Catholicism, Mel may have had another motivation for spending time with Britney. The National Enquirer reports that Mel tried to set Britney up with the less messed-up twin her age, Edward, but that Britney wasn’t having that. Mel’s son Edward is working his recovery program and The Enquirer says Mel believed he would be a good influence on her.

[Mel Gibson] believed his son Edward – who was in rehab last year for cocaine and alcohol addition – had turned his life around and could help Britney do the same, an insider told The Enquirer.

“Mel felt Ed would be a great influence on Brit, and if the relationship turned to romance, all the better,” said the insider.

So Gibson arranged a meeting between the pair at Britney’s home in the Hollywood Hills last March, said the source.

“He sincerely believed that his son could help Britney stay on the straight and narrow and that they might hit it off as a couple as well,” the insider explained.

But Britney, 26, gave the cold shoulder to Mel and Edward …

“She hid from them most of the night,” revealed the insider. “Mel and his son spent most of the evening talking to her bodyguards.”

[From The National Enquirer, print edition, July 7, 2008]

There must have been no hard feelings between Britney and Mel after she tried to avoid the set up with one of his sons. She was seen at his Costa Rican getaway in mid-May. Britney also brought along a man with whom she’s been romantically linked in the past, agent Jason Trawick. Maybe Britney and Jason were already dating at that point and she wasn’t open to meeting Mel’s son or maybe she just wasn’t interested in the guy. Can you imagine thinking it’s a good idea to set up Britney Spears with a member of your family, though? At that point it had only been two months since she had that big melt down and was hospitalized.

Source: Info Jeunes

The National Enquirer are prone to lying, so take this ’story’ for what it’s worth.

I’ve been curious since the story broke as to why Mel Gibson had taken a seemingly sudden interest in Britney Spears. I was hoping maybe he was just being a nice guy and trying to help another one of La La Land’s lost souls. Turns out he may have actually been trying to play matchmaker.

Seems Mel has twin sons, 26, who have been in rehab themselves. Mel decided, according to the Enquirer, that one of his twins would be a good influence on the Britster and decided to arrange for them to meet. Mel and his son, Edward, visited Brit Brit’s home but she didn’t want anything to do with the two and hid out in her room all night.

Obviously this meeting didn’t scare Britney away too much since she ended up going on vacation with Mel and his wife, but at least it answers the burning question of just why Mel took an interest in Britney in the first place. Let’s hope he’s moved on from wannabe father-in-law to just plain friend.

Source: Info Jeunes

Britney Spears and Mel Gibson’s friendship has continued following their Costa Rican holiday last month (May08) – the odd couple was spotted chatting at an exclusive Beverly Hills cigar
lounge on Tuesday night (10Jun08).

Spears and the movie star spent almost three hours talking at what appeared to be a business meeting at a members-only bar, called the Havana Club.

In a bid to avoid a paparazzi frenzy, both stars arrived separately as patrons were watching the Los Angeles Lakers/Boston Celtics basketball final on a big screen.

The bar has long been a favorite for smoking stars – Ben Affleck, Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger have all been known to frequent the Havana.

When Spears left with a business associate and her bodyguard, Gibson stayed at the bar for a further hour, leaving at about 11pm, according to People.com.

Source: Contact Music

Mel Gibson is helping Spears resuscitate her career, and word is he wants to cast the pop star in his next film, Edge of Darkness, which is due to shoot in Boston later this summer.

Britney is currently vacationing with Gibson and his wife, Robyn, at the Braveheart actor’s surf-side ranch in Costa Rica.

Based on a 1985 miniseries, “Edge of Darkness” follows a police investigator whose activist daughter is killed in mysterious circumstances. It’s being produced by Graham King and written by William Monahan, who last worked together on The Departed.

Source: The Globe

Britney Spears has accepted an invitation to join Mel Gibson and his family at their Costa Rican home, according to reports.

The pop star and her father Jamie are rumored to be heading to Central America with the 52-year-old Braveheart star and his wife Robyn.

A source tells America’s People magazine, “They’re just going away for a few days to relax.”

The Gibsons and Spears, who are former California neighbors, have reportedly become close since the pop star’s hospitalization in February (08).

A source says, “Mel and his wife Robyn clearly saw a woman in crisis and wanted to extend themselves in any way possible. There are no expectations, there is no agenda. It’s simply an act of human kindness – one neighbor reaching out to the other.”

It’s not the first time Gibson has come to the aid of a young star – earlier this year (08), the movie star dined with Lindsay Lohan and reportedly offered her advice about dealing with the media. [That part is inaccurate]

Source: Contact Music