SYDNEY (AP) β Police say they do not intent to charge Oscar-winning director Mel Gibson over an allegation that he shoved and abused a newspaper photographer who snapped pictures of him and his new girlfriend in Sydney last month.
The Daily Telegraph staff photographer Kristi Miller complained to police about the Aug. 23 altercation with Gibson after he and girlfriend Rosalind Ross were photographed leaving a movie in inner-suburban Paddington.
State police said in a statement Thursday the matter was “investigated thoroughly” and based on the evidence gathered, “no formal action will be taken.”
Gibson’s Sydney lawyer, Christopher Murphy, was informed of the police decision. Gibson’s publicist says: “Mel Gibson has totally denied from the onset these disgraceful allegations.”
The actor-director’s films include “Braveheart,” the “Lethal Weapon” series and recently “The Expendables” franchise.
