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Mel Gibson's ex-girlfriend dropped her domestic violence accusations against the actor during a court hearing Wednesday morning, according to a source close to Gibson.

A sheriff's official says Mel Gibson has met with detectives to discuss his claims that his ex-girlfriend attempted to extort money from him. Los Angeles County sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore says the interview occurred Sunday. He says detectives only spoke to the Academy Award-winner about his claims against ex-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva (gree-GOR'-yeh-vuh).

Mel Gibson reportedly uses a racial epithet and calls his ex-girlfriend, Oksana Grigorieva, a 'whore' in a recording released by a celebrity news websiteGibson Accuses Ex of Extortion

In secretly recorded spats, he also allegedly calls Oksana Grigorieva a "pig."

Mel Gibson's breakup with the woman he impregnated and left his wife of almost 30 years for just got nastier. Mel and Oksana Grigorieva split in April, six months after their daughter, Lucia, was born, and now Radar reports that on Wednesday he filed a restraining order against Oksana.