This week, the Enquirer has yet another story involving Mel Gibson, Oksana Grigorieva, weddings, alcohol, babies and doom. This week’s story seems to contradict previous Enquirer reports (like last week‘s, about Oksana not wanting to sign a prenup), but it’s still interesting. The gist seems to be that Mel Gibson “pulled the plug” (hairplug?) on his alleged Christmas wedding with Oksana because he’s realized he still has “strong romantic feelings” for his estranged (ex) wife Robyn. Also, Mel has come to the conclusion that his relationship with Oksana is “doomed by her greed and ambition”.

“The light bulb finally went on,” a longtime friend told the Enquirer. “Mel realized not only was Oksana alienating him from his children, but she also was incredibly self-absorbed. Her career and not their happiness is her No. 1 priority.”

“His kids and friends have been telling him for months that Oksana was using him for money and fame, and finally he saw it for himself.”

“He has even begun to question whether the relationship will continue after the baby is born.”

Mel has begun to miss his old life with Robyn and their children. And he started to see Oksana as a career-obsessed control freak.

“While Mel was thrilled about their baby, he realized Oksana was more concerned about her career and status as an up-and-coming Hollywood star,” said the friend.

“He hated how rude she was to his children. And after Oksana established that she wanted a say in his financial decisions, he realized that marriage to this person would be a mistake.”

“Mel fears he’s actually falling back in love with Robyn… he knows his relationship with Robyn can never be repaired. But he sees how good he had it with her and ow much he took advantage of her. When they were together, Robyn took care of everything - finances, kids, family schedules. She rarely griped at him and gave him all the space he wanted professionally and personally.”

But Oksana is just the opposite, warns the friend.

“It’s ‘me, me, me!’ all the time with Oksana. Mel felt he had no choice but to put the brakes on the wedding - and he’s rethinking the relaitonship… Mel and Oksana are still together - but barely.”

[From The National Enquirer, print edition, November 9 2009]

Damn, is anyone else feeling for Oksana just a smidge? On one side, I do think she’s a golddigger who is in this for the money, to build her career and to have some financial security. On the other side, I f-cking hate a blatant hit piece like this, even if it does have some truth to it. So what if she’s trying to build her career? Good for her. She sounds like a cat being strangled, but at least she’s trying to bring some money in on her own. In any case, I don’t really believe that Mel is having second thoughts. I think even if he did acknowledge to himself that Oksana’s trouble, he would never admit it. His pride and ego are intertwined in the this relationship and making it appear to work.