Mel Gibson ‘shoved, spat at and abused’ photographer

Australian police are investigating claims actor Mel Gibson allegedly spat on, shoved and verbally abused a photographer outside of a Sydney cinema.

Kristi Miller, who works as a photographer with Sydney’s Daily Telegraph, said that after she took two pictures of Gibson leaving the cinema with Rosalind Ross, 24, on Sunday evening, the actor attacked her.

“I took two frames and then I ran to get in front of them,” she said.

“I turned around with my back to them and ran forward and the next thing I knew he had shoved me in the back from behind.”

She alleged the “out of control” Hollywood star ran after her, spat in her face and called her a “dog”.

“I was just shocked that I was being pushed, shoved in the back,” she claimed.

Gibson’s publicist Alan Nierob said there is no truth to the accusations.

“Basically Mr Gibson and his friend were being harassed by this photographer and he asked her repeatedly to stop, which she did not,” he told Guardian Australia.

“There was never any physical contact whatsoever and the story being told by her is a complete fabrication of the truth.”

New South Wales police said they were investigating the incident.

“Police were told a man became involved in an altercation with a photographer. He allegedly pushed the photographer,” they said in statement. “We would urge anyone who might have witnessed the incident and is yet to speak to police to come forward.”

Miller claimed the 59-year-old Braveheart star continued to berate her until an apologetic Ross led him away.

“I thought he was going to punch me in the face,” Miller said.