King Henry VIII couldn't achieve it. Mel Gibson, however.

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Mel's marriage is annulled ... by his own dad
Friday, July 31, 2009
No wonder Mel Gibson is giving the thumbs-up. Full time has been called on his 28-year marriage to Robyn Moore.

The Pope didn't give the order, though. That edict came from Mel's 90-year-old father Hutton Gibson, and it paves the way for his son to marry his pregnant Russian girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva by Christmas.

Having had his request turned down by Catholic bishops, Mel, 53, pleaded his case in front of a tribunal of members from the Church of the Holy Family, his breakaway Catholic church in Malibu.

Hutton, who once studied for the priesthood only to leave before he was ordained, presided over the hearing. He granted Mel's annulment request after his son presented evidence that his union to Robyn, 53, was never a true marriage — even though they wed in a Catholic ceremony in Australia in June 1980.

"Especially important was Mel's description of how he felt pressured into the marriage in the first place because Robyn was pregnant," a family insider says.

"Those feelings indicated to Hutton that it couldn't have been a true marriage, and so he felt it must be invalid.

"After the discussion ended, Hutton pounded his fist on the table and said, ‘It is true that this union did not have what it takes to be a true marriage.'"

The family are at pains to keep the annulment, which took place a month after Robyn filed for divorce in April, a secret — but maybe not too secret.

"Mel hopes some of the bishops he has befriended recently can be persuaded to give him a proper Catholic annulment," the insider says.

Either way, Mel is forging ahead with plans for a Christmas wedding to Oksana, 39, despite her cold feet over his recent behaviour, which includes gambling escapades in Las Vegas.

Haha, I can't say I feel sorry for that bastard.

I can't believe you just compared Mel to Henry VIII. eh

I don't feel sorry for Mel either.

Dude hasn't made anything I would watch in about 15 years. Braveheart was his last good movie. I liked Mad Max and Lethal Weapon movies, the rest not so much.

Other actor in the exact same boat: Tom Cruise (except Tom is crazy, and Mel is... well I don't know what his deal is.)

Mel's "deal" is simply that he's an a**hole. Very straightforward.

biggest pile of garbage i've ever read.

marriage anullments shouldn't even exist if you ask me.. and on top of that he just wants some younger, probably better looking girlfriend anyways. and she probably just wants to spend his money, and/or divorce him and then retire.

Well, Since Henry VIII couldn't get an annulment, he created his own church (Church of England/Anglican/Episcopalian).

Since Mel couldn't get an annulment, he went to something much the same...

NTs and sex. Sheesh. Anybody fail to see what the problem is? Men are horniest when they're teens, and then their choice of partners is usually limited by law until age 18. Thus, they have to satisfy themselves. Women are horniest around age 40, and can find plenty of 20 year old guys to consort with. The only person who isn't happy here is the older male, but he is usually having performance problems by 40. I don't get why a 35 year old male would be so eager to bed a 16 year old girl. I'm 34, and I've seen some hot young girls, but most are scary skinny or too fat, and teen girl neuroses are not my cup of tea. If I was 60 and some 25 year old woman wanted to marry me, I'd back away with one hand on my wallet. Everybody knows that this Russian chick is looking for a nice wallet to drain, and the only one that doesn't realize it is Mel. Couldn't happen to a more deserving guy though.