Mel Gibson pleads no contest to spousal abuse

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Actor Mel Gibson appears in a Los Angeles courtroom for sentencing on March 11, 2011. Gibson pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor spousal battery charge. He was sentenced to 36 months of probation and ordered to attend 52 weeks of domestic violence counseling. Gibson, 55, was accused of striking then-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva during a fight in January 2010 at the actors Malibu home. He was charged after a lengthy investigation by authorities.  UPI/Mark Boster/Pool

Actor Mel Gibson appears in a Los Angeles courtroom for sentencing on March 11, 2011. Gibson pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor spousal battery charge. He was sentenced to 36 months of probation and ordered to attend 52 weeks of domestic violence counseling. Gibson, 55, was accused of striking then-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva during a fight in January 2010 at the actors Malibu home. He was charged after a lengthy investigation by authorities. UPI/Mark Boster/Pool

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      Actor Mel Gibson (C) departs the Airport Courthouse in Los Angeles on March 11, 2011. Gibson pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor spousal battery charge. He was sentenced to 36 months of probation and ordered to attend 52 weeks of domestic violence counseling. Gibson, 55, was accused of striking then-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva during a fight in January 2010, at the actors Malibu home. He was charged after a lengthy investigation by authorities.  UPI/Jim Ruymen

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      Mel Gibson appears in a courtroom in Los Angeles on March 11, 2011, where Gibson pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor spousal battery charge. He was sentenced to 36 months of probation and ordered to attend 52 weeks of domestic violence counseling. Gibson, 55, was accused of striking then-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva during a fight in January 2010 at the actors Malibu home. He was charged after a lengthy investigation by authorities.   UPI/Mark Boster/Pool

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      Mel Gibson appears in a courtroom in Los Angeles on March 11, 2011, where Gibson pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor spousal battery charge. He was sentenced to 36 months of probation and ordered to attend 52 weeks of domestic violence counseling. Gibson, 55, was accused of striking then-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva during a fight in January 2010 at the actors Malibu home. He was charged after a lengthy investigation by authorities.   UPI/Mark Boster/Pool

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      Actor Mel Gibson departs the Airport Courthouse in Los Angeles on March 11, 2011. Gibson pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor spousal battery charge. He was sentenced to 36 months of probation and ordered to attend 52 weeks of domestic violence counseling. Gibson, 55, was accused of striking then-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva during a fight in January 2010, at the actors Malibu home. He was charged after a lengthy investigation by authorities.  UPI/Jim Ruymen

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      Actor Mel Gibson departs the Airport Courthouse in Los Angeles on March 11, 2011. Gibson pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor spousal battery charge. He was sentenced to 36 months of probation and ordered to attend 52 weeks of domestic violence counseling. Gibson, 55, was accused of striking then-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva during a fight in January 2010, at the actors Malibu home. He was charged after a lengthy investigation by authorities.  UPI/Jim Ruymen

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      Actor Mel Gibson (C) departs the Airport Courthouse in Los Angeles on March 11, 2011. Gibson pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor spousal battery charge. He was sentenced to 36 months of probation and ordered to attend 52 weeks of domestic violence counseling. Gibson, 55, was accused of striking then-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva during a fight in January 2010, at the actors Malibu home. He was charged after a lengthy investigation by authorities.  UPI/Jim Ruymen

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      Actor Mel Gibson (C) departs the Airport Courthouse in Los Angeles on March 11, 2011. Gibson pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor spousal battery charge. He was sentenced to 36 months of probation and ordered to attend 52 weeks of domestic violence counseling. Gibson, 55, was accused of striking then-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva during a fight in January 2010, at the actors Malibu home. He was charged after a lengthy investigation by authorities.  UPI/Jim Ruymen

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      Actor Mel Gibson (C) departs the Airport Courthouse in Los Angeles on March 11, 2011. Gibson pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor spousal battery charge. He was sentenced to 36 months of probation and ordered to attend 52 weeks of domestic violence counseling. Gibson, 55, was accused of striking then-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva during a fight in January 2010, at the actors Malibu home. He was charged after a lengthy investigation by authorities.  UPI/Jim Ruymen

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      Actor Mel Gibson appears in a Los Angeles courtroom for sentencing on March 11, 2011. Gibson pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor spousal battery charge. He was sentenced to 36 months of probation and ordered to attend 52 weeks of domestic violence counseling. Gibson, 55, was accused of striking then-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva during a fight in January 2010, at the actors Malibu home. He was charged after a lengthy investigation by authorities.  UPI/Mark Boster/Pool

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      Mel Gibson appears in a courtroom in Los Angeles on March 11, 2011, where Gibson pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor spousal battery charge. He was sentenced to 36 months of probation and ordered to attend 52 weeks of domestic violence counseling. Gibson, 55, was accused of striking then-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva during a fight in January 2010 at the actors Malibu home. He was charged after a lengthy investigation by authorities.   UPI/Mark Boster/Pool

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      Actor Mel Gibson appears in a Los Angeles courtroom for sentencing on March 11, 2011. Gibson pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor spousal battery charge. He was sentenced to 36 months of probation and ordered to attend 52 weeks of domestic violence counseling. Gibson, 55, was accused of striking then-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva during a fight in January 2010, at the actors Malibu home. He was charged after a lengthy investigation by authorities.  UPI/Mark Boster/Pool)

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      Actor Mel Gibson (C) departs the Airport Courthouse in Los Angeles on March 11, 2011. Gibson pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor spousal battery charge. He was sentenced to 36 months of probation and ordered to attend 52 weeks of domestic violence counseling. Gibson, 55, was accused of striking then-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva during a fight in January 2010, at the actors Malibu home. He was charged after a lengthy investigation by authorities.  UPI/Jim Ruymen

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      Actor Mel Gibson (C) departs the Airport Courthouse in Los Angeles on March 11, 2011. Gibson pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor spousal battery charge. He was sentenced to 36 months of probation and ordered to attend 52 weeks of domestic violence counseling. Gibson, 55, was accused of striking then-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva during a fight in January 2010, at the actors Malibu home. He was charged after a lengthy investigation by authorities.  UPI/Jim Ruymen

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      Actor Mel Gibson (C) departs the Airport Courthouse in Los Angeles on March 11, 2011. Gibson pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor spousal battery charge. He was sentenced to 36 months of probation and ordered to attend 52 weeks of domestic violence counseling. Gibson, 55, was accused of striking then-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva during a fight in January 2010, at the actors Malibu home. He was charged after a lengthy investigation by authorities.  UPI/Jim Ruymen

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      Actor Mel Gibson departs the Airport Courthouse in Los Angeles on March 11, 2011. Gibson pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor spousal battery charge. He was sentenced to 36 months of probation and ordered to attend 52 weeks of domestic violence counseling. Gibson, 55, was accused of striking then-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva during a fight in January 2010, at the actors Malibu home. He was charged after a lengthy investigation by authorities.  UPI/Jim Ruymen

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      Actor Mel Gibson appears in a Los Angeles courtroom for sentencing on March 11, 2011. Gibson pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor spousal battery charge. He was sentenced to 36 months of probation and ordered to attend 52 weeks of domestic violence counseling. Gibson, 55, was accused of striking then-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva during a fight in January 2010 at the actors Malibu home. He was charged after a lengthy investigation by authorities.  UPI/Mark Boster/Pool

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      Actor Mel Gibson appears in a Los Angeles courtroom for sentencing on March 11, 2011. Gibson pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor spousal battery charge. He was sentenced to 36 months of probation and ordered to attend 52 weeks of domestic violence counseling. Gibson, 55, was accused of striking then-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva during a fight in January 2010 at the actors Malibu home. He was charged after a lengthy investigation by authorities.  UPI/Mark Boster/Pool

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      Actor Mel Gibson (C) departs the Airport Courthouse in Los Angeles on March 11, 2011. Gibson pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor spousal battery charge. He was sentenced to 36 months of probation and ordered to attend 52 weeks of domestic violence counseling. Gibson, 55, was accused of striking then-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva during a fight in January 2010, at the actors Malibu home. He was charged after a lengthy investigation by authorities.  UPI/Jim Ruymen

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  • Actor Mel Gibson appears in a Los Angeles courtroom for sentencing on March 11, 2011. Gibson pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor spousal battery charge. He was sentenced to 36 months of probation and ordered to attend 52 weeks of domestic violence counseling. Gibson, 55, was accused of striking then-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva during a fight in January 2010, at the actors Malibu home. He was charged after a lengthy investigation by authorities.  UPI/Mark Boster/Pool

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  • Actor Mel Gibson appears in a Los Angeles courtroom for sentencing on March 11, 2011. Gibson pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor spousal battery charge. He was sentenced to 36 months of probation and ordered to attend 52 weeks of domestic violence counseling. Gibson, 55, was accused of striking then-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva during a fight in January 2010 at the actors Malibu home. He was charged after a lengthy investigation by authorities.  UPI/Mark Boster/Pool

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  • Actor Mel Gibson appears in a Los Angeles courtroom for sentencing on March 11, 2011. Gibson pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor spousal battery charge. He was sentenced to 36 months of probation and ordered to attend 52 weeks of domestic violence counseling. Gibson, 55, was accused of striking then-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva during a fight in January 2010 at the actors Malibu home. He was charged after a lengthy investigation by authorities.  UPI/Mark Boster/Pool

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  • Mel Gibson appears in a courtroom in Los Angeles on March 11, 2011, where Gibson pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor spousal battery charge. He was sentenced to 36 months of probation and ordered to attend 52 weeks of domestic violence counseling. Gibson, 55, was accused of striking then-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva during a fight in January 2010 at the actors Malibu home. He was charged after a lengthy investigation by authorities.   UPI/Mark Boster/Pool

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  • Mel Gibson appears in a courtroom in Los Angeles on March 11, 2011, where Gibson pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor spousal battery charge. He was sentenced to 36 months of probation and ordered to attend 52 weeks of domestic violence counseling. Gibson, 55, was accused of striking then-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva during a fight in January 2010 at the actors Malibu home. He was charged after a lengthy investigation by authorities.   UPI/Mark Boster/Pool

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  • Mel Gibson appears in a courtroom in Los Angeles on March 11, 2011, where Gibson pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor spousal battery charge. He was sentenced to 36 months of probation and ordered to attend 52 weeks of domestic violence counseling. Gibson, 55, was accused of striking then-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva during a fight in January 2010 at the actors Malibu home. He was charged after a lengthy investigation by authorities.   UPI/Mark Boster/Pool

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  • Actor Mel Gibson (C) departs the Airport Courthouse in Los Angeles on March 11, 2011. Gibson pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor spousal battery charge. He was sentenced to 36 months of probation and ordered to attend 52 weeks of domestic violence counseling. Gibson, 55, was accused of striking then-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva during a fight in January 2010, at the actors Malibu home. He was charged after a lengthy investigation by authorities.  UPI/Jim Ruymen

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  • Actor Mel Gibson departs the Airport Courthouse in Los Angeles on March 11, 2011. Gibson pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor spousal battery charge. He was sentenced to 36 months of probation and ordered to attend 52 weeks of domestic violence counseling. Gibson, 55, was accused of striking then-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva during a fight in January 2010, at the actors Malibu home. He was charged after a lengthy investigation by authorities.  UPI/Jim Ruymen

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  • Actor Mel Gibson departs the Airport Courthouse in Los Angeles on March 11, 2011. Gibson pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor spousal battery charge. He was sentenced to 36 months of probation and ordered to attend 52 weeks of domestic violence counseling. Gibson, 55, was accused of striking then-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva during a fight in January 2010, at the actors Malibu home. He was charged after a lengthy investigation by authorities.  UPI/Jim Ruymen

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  • Actor Mel Gibson departs the Airport Courthouse in Los Angeles on March 11, 2011. Gibson pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor spousal battery charge. He was sentenced to 36 months of probation and ordered to attend 52 weeks of domestic violence counseling. Gibson, 55, was accused of striking then-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva during a fight in January 2010, at the actors Malibu home. He was charged after a lengthy investigation by authorities.  UPI/Jim Ruymen

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  • Actor Mel Gibson (C) departs the Airport Courthouse in Los Angeles on March 11, 2011. Gibson pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor spousal battery charge. He was sentenced to 36 months of probation and ordered to attend 52 weeks of domestic violence counseling. Gibson, 55, was accused of striking then-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva during a fight in January 2010, at the actors Malibu home. He was charged after a lengthy investigation by authorities.  UPI/Jim Ruymen

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  • Actor Mel Gibson (C) departs the Airport Courthouse in Los Angeles on March 11, 2011. Gibson pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor spousal battery charge. He was sentenced to 36 months of probation and ordered to attend 52 weeks of domestic violence counseling. Gibson, 55, was accused of striking then-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva during a fight in January 2010, at the actors Malibu home. He was charged after a lengthy investigation by authorities.  UPI/Jim Ruymen

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  • Actor Mel Gibson (C) departs the Airport Courthouse in Los Angeles on March 11, 2011. Gibson pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor spousal battery charge. He was sentenced to 36 months of probation and ordered to attend 52 weeks of domestic violence counseling. Gibson, 55, was accused of striking then-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva during a fight in January 2010, at the actors Malibu home. He was charged after a lengthy investigation by authorities.  UPI/Jim Ruymen

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  • Actor Mel Gibson (C) departs the Airport Courthouse in Los Angeles on March 11, 2011. Gibson pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor spousal battery charge. He was sentenced to 36 months of probation and ordered to attend 52 weeks of domestic violence counseling. Gibson, 55, was accused of striking then-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva during a fight in January 2010, at the actors Malibu home. He was charged after a lengthy investigation by authorities.  UPI/Jim Ruymen

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  • Actor Mel Gibson (C) departs the Airport Courthouse in Los Angeles on March 11, 2011. Gibson pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor spousal battery charge. He was sentenced to 36 months of probation and ordered to attend 52 weeks of domestic violence counseling. Gibson, 55, was accused of striking then-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva during a fight in January 2010, at the actors Malibu home. He was charged after a lengthy investigation by authorities.  UPI/Jim Ruymen

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  • Actor Mel Gibson (C) departs the Airport Courthouse in Los Angeles on March 11, 2011. Gibson pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor spousal battery charge. He was sentenced to 36 months of probation and ordered to attend 52 weeks of domestic violence counseling. Gibson, 55, was accused of striking then-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva during a fight in January 2010, at the actors Malibu home. He was charged after a lengthy investigation by authorities.  UPI/Jim Ruymen

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  • Actor Mel Gibson (C) departs the Airport Courthouse in Los Angeles on March 11, 2011. Gibson pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor spousal battery charge. He was sentenced to 36 months of probation and ordered to attend 52 weeks of domestic violence counseling. Gibson, 55, was accused of striking then-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva during a fight in January 2010, at the actors Malibu home. He was charged after a lengthy investigation by authorities.  UPI/Jim Ruymen

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  • Actor Mel Gibson appears in a Los Angeles courtroom for sentencing on March 11, 2011. Gibson pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor spousal battery charge. He was sentenced to 36 months of probation and ordered to attend 52 weeks of domestic violence counseling. Gibson, 55, was accused of striking then-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva during a fight in January 2010, at the actors Malibu home. He was charged after a lengthy investigation by authorities.  UPI/Mark Boster/Pool)

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Actor Mel Gibson appears in a Los Angeles courtroom for sentencing on March 11, 2011. Gibson pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor spousal battery charge. He was sentenced to 36 months of probation and ordered to attend 52 weeks of domestic violence counseling. Gibson, 55, was accused of striking then-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva during a fight in January 2010 at the actors Malibu home. He was charged after a lengthy investigation by authorities.  UPI/Mark Boster/PoolActor Mel Gibson appears in a Los Angeles courtroom for sentencing on March 11, 2011. Gibson pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor spousal battery charge. He was sentenced to 36 months of probation and ordered to attend 52 weeks of domestic violence counseling. Gibson, 55, was accused of striking then-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva during a fight in January 2010 at the actors Malibu home. He was charged after a lengthy investigation by authorities.  UPI/Mark Boster/PoolMel Gibson appears in a courtroom in Los Angeles on March 11, 2011, where Gibson pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor spousal battery charge. He was sentenced to 36 months of probation and ordered to attend 52 weeks of domestic violence counseling. Gibson, 55, was accused of striking then-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva during a fight in January 2010 at the actors Malibu home. He was charged after a lengthy investigation by authorities.   UPI/Mark Boster/PoolMel Gibson appears in a courtroom in Los Angeles on March 11, 2011, where Gibson pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor spousal battery charge. He was sentenced to 36 months of probation and ordered to attend 52 weeks of domestic violence counseling. Gibson, 55, was accused of striking then-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva during a fight in January 2010 at the actors Malibu home. He was charged after a lengthy investigation by authorities.   UPI/Mark Boster/PoolMel Gibson appears in a courtroom in Los Angeles on March 11, 2011, where Gibson pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor spousal battery charge. He was sentenced to 36 months of probation and ordered to attend 52 weeks of domestic violence counseling. Gibson, 55, was accused of striking then-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva during a fight in January 2010 at the actors Malibu home. He was charged after a lengthy investigation by authorities.   UPI/Mark Boster/PoolActor Mel Gibson (C) departs the Airport Courthouse in Los Angeles on March 11, 2011. Gibson pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor spousal battery charge. He was sentenced to 36 months of probation and ordered to attend 52 weeks of domestic violence counseling. Gibson, 55, was accused of striking then-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva during a fight in January 2010, at the actors Malibu home. He was charged after a lengthy investigation by authorities.  UPI/Jim RuymenActor Mel Gibson departs the Airport Courthouse in Los Angeles on March 11, 2011. Gibson pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor spousal battery charge. He was sentenced to 36 months of probation and ordered to attend 52 weeks of domestic violence counseling. Gibson, 55, was accused of striking then-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva during a fight in January 2010, at the actors Malibu home. He was charged after a lengthy investigation by authorities.  UPI/Jim RuymenActor Mel Gibson departs the Airport Courthouse in Los Angeles on March 11, 2011. Gibson pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor spousal battery charge. He was sentenced to 36 months of probation and ordered to attend 52 weeks of domestic violence counseling. Gibson, 55, was accused of striking then-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva during a fight in January 2010, at the actors Malibu home. He was charged after a lengthy investigation by authorities.  UPI/Jim RuymenActor Mel Gibson departs the Airport Courthouse in Los Angeles on March 11, 2011. Gibson pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor spousal battery charge. He was sentenced to 36 months of probation and ordered to attend 52 weeks of domestic violence counseling. Gibson, 55, was accused of striking then-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva during a fight in January 2010, at the actors Malibu home. He was charged after a lengthy investigation by authorities.  UPI/Jim RuymenActor Mel Gibson (C) departs the Airport Courthouse in Los Angeles on March 11, 2011. Gibson pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor spousal battery charge. He was sentenced to 36 months of probation and ordered to attend 52 weeks of domestic violence counseling. Gibson, 55, was accused of striking then-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva during a fight in January 2010, at the actors Malibu home. He was charged after a lengthy investigation by authorities.  UPI/Jim RuymenActor Mel Gibson (C) departs the Airport Courthouse in Los Angeles on March 11, 2011. Gibson pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor spousal battery charge. He was sentenced to 36 months of probation and ordered to attend 52 weeks of domestic violence counseling. Gibson, 55, was accused of striking then-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva during a fight in January 2010, at the actors Malibu home. He was charged after a lengthy investigation by authorities.  UPI/Jim RuymenActor Mel Gibson (C) departs the Airport Courthouse in Los Angeles on March 11, 2011. Gibson pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor spousal battery charge. He was sentenced to 36 months of probation and ordered to attend 52 weeks of domestic violence counseling. Gibson, 55, was accused of striking then-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva during a fight in January 2010, at the actors Malibu home. He was charged after a lengthy investigation by authorities.  UPI/Jim RuymenActor Mel Gibson (C) departs the Airport Courthouse in Los Angeles on March 11, 2011. Gibson pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor spousal battery charge. He was sentenced to 36 months of probation and ordered to attend 52 weeks of domestic violence counseling. Gibson, 55, was accused of striking then-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva during a fight in January 2010, at the actors Malibu home. He was charged after a lengthy investigation by authorities.  UPI/Jim RuymenActor Mel Gibson (C) departs the Airport Courthouse in Los Angeles on March 11, 2011. Gibson pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor spousal battery charge. He was sentenced to 36 months of probation and ordered to attend 52 weeks of domestic violence counseling. Gibson, 55, was accused of striking then-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva during a fight in January 2010, at the actors Malibu home. He was charged after a lengthy investigation by authorities.  UPI/Jim RuymenActor Mel Gibson (C) departs the Airport Courthouse in Los Angeles on March 11, 2011. Gibson pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor spousal battery charge. He was sentenced to 36 months of probation and ordered to attend 52 weeks of domestic violence counseling. Gibson, 55, was accused of striking then-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva during a fight in January 2010, at the actors Malibu home. He was charged after a lengthy investigation by authorities.  UPI/Jim RuymenActor Mel Gibson (C) departs the Airport Courthouse in Los Angeles on March 11, 2011. Gibson pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor spousal battery charge. He was sentenced to 36 months of probation and ordered to attend 52 weeks of domestic violence counseling. Gibson, 55, was accused of striking then-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva during a fight in January 2010, at the actors Malibu home. He was charged after a lengthy investigation by authorities.  UPI/Jim RuymenActor Mel Gibson appears in a Los Angeles courtroom for sentencing on March 11, 2011. Gibson pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor spousal battery charge. He was sentenced to 36 months of probation and ordered to attend 52 weeks of domestic violence counseling. Gibson, 55, was accused of striking then-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva during a fight in January 2010, at the actors Malibu home. He was charged after a lengthy investigation by authorities.  UPI/Mark Boster/Pool)