Hollywood actor, Mel Gibson is set to be charged for hitting ex-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva and could face four years in jail.

According to the British tabloid The Sun, the 55-year-old actor has been accused of breaking two of Grigorieva’s teeth at the home they shared in Malibu, California.

The alleged attack occurred last January, while Grigorieva was holding their baby, then two months old.

The Sun quoted, the 40-year-old Russian singer as saying, “I was scared for my life and my daughter’s. He punched me in the mouth, and the end of the blow brushed her chin.”

“I went to the kitchen to grab my keys and he’s pulling a gun out of his shorts. I thought he would kill me,” said Grigoreiva, according to The Sun.

Gibson denies hitting Oksana and has claimed she tried to extort money from him.

A charge could be brought as a felony or misdemeanor.

If convicted of a felony, Gibson could face up to four years in prison. A misdemeanor conviction could result in a 12-month term in a county jail.

By Moon Ye-bin (yebinm@heraldcorp.com)
Intern reporter

Edited by Paul Kerry