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MEL GIBSON'S GIRLFRIEND HAS SOMETHING TO SING ABOUT
Hollywood director and movie star Mel Gibson's girlfriend has something to sing about.
Singer and pianist Oksana Grigorieva has settled a lawsuit against a man she claimed infringed on the copyright of four of her songs.
Russian-born Oksana has been locked in an ongoing battle with Samuel Oriti.
The 38-year-old beauty first filed a 10-count lawsuit against him centred around her music and later sued him for allegedly distributing photographs of her only wearing sexy lingerie.
But since becoming romantically involved with Braveheart Oscar-winner Gibson she has been able to step up her legal battle by hiring one of Los Angeles' top law firms, Lavely & Singer, to go on the attack for her.
While the lingerie lawsuit is still pending, the settlement in the songwriting suit stipulates a dismissal of all charges.
Oksana, who has a love-child son by ex-boyfriend and former 007 star Timothy Dalton, agreed to add Oriti, a music producer, as co-author to the four songs that were in question.
The order for dismissal states: "To effect the parties intent in the settlement, the parties shall amend the copyright applications for the songs by filing supplemental copyright applications for registration of copyrights with the United States Copyright Office for the songs adding defendant as a co-author and co-claimant of each of the songs."
Oksana is pregnant by Gibson, who is ending his 29-year marriage to his long-suffering wife Robyn, by whom he has seven children.