Gibson faces domestic violence probe

THE sheriff’s department in Los Angeles said last night that it is investigating actor Mel Gibson over a possible domestic violence incident involving his ex-girlfriend earlier this year in Malibu.

The department said that it has opened a preliminary inquiry into the alleged attack. The 54-year-old actor is named as a potential suspect.

His former girlfriend, Russian singer Oksana Grigorieva, 40, is named as a possible victim.