Oksana Passed on Big Bucks to Do Oprah Interview 
 
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 Mel Gibson's ex, Oksana Grigorieva, is set to spill it to 
 
 
 
 "Everyone knows Oprah doesn't pay," one TV insider tells me. "Oksana could have made big bucks from doing a tell-all with one of the networks that day. She could have made a million dollars if she's willing to tell all about her rocky relationship with Mel and explain why she recorded those infamous tapes, however it seems that she has taken the high road and will do Oprah for free." Mel Gibson's ex, Oksana Grigorieva, is set to spill it to Oprah Winfrey in her first TV interview since the abuse scandal broke this year. Sources tell me Oksana passed on big-money offers from various networks in order sit down with the doesn't-pay-her-guests Oprah, who I'm told made sure no topic will be off limits when they speak."Everyone knows Oprah doesn't pay," one TV insider tells me. "Oksana could have made big bucks from doing a tell-all with one of the networks that day. She could have made a million dollars if she's willing to tell all about her rocky relationship with Mel and explain why she recorded those infamous tapes, however it seems that she has taken the high road and will do Oprah for free." 
 
 Sources tell me one of the reasons Oksana wanted to talk with Oprah so much, apart from the fact that she is OPRAH, is that she wanted everyone to see that this has never been about the money for her. She never got paid for the leaked tapes and is sick of being portrayed as a gold digger in the media. Going on Oprah will finally let her tell her side of the story."She wants to make sure that her baby daughter [Lucia] can look back when she is older and be proud of her mom," a friend of the singer tells me. "Oksana did nothing wrong except fall in love with a man she didn't really know. She's not nervous about the interview. She is looking forward to it."TV insiders tell me Oprah only agreed to do the interview for her last 25th season if no questions were off limits. Oksana and her people agreed. Other shows that were eager to get Oksana included '60 Minutes,' 'Dateline' and several networks that were offering prime-time specials.A rep for Harpo, Winfrey's production company, told Us magazine that it was not ready to make any announcement confirming the booking at this time. 

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 Email This We may have a winner in the battle to score the first TV interview with Mel Gibson's ex-girlfriend, Oksana Grigorieva, and it shouldn't come as a surprise: 
 
 
 
 According an earlier report by We may have a winner in the battle to score the first TV interview with Mel Gibson's ex-girlfriend, Oksana Grigorieva, and it shouldn't come as a surprise: Oprah Winfrey . According to an UsMagazine.com source the deal is done, however Winfrey's production company, Harpo, has held off on making an announcement.According an earlier report by RadarOnline.com , Oprah was duking it out with 60 Minutes for the opportunity to speak with Grigorieva about her tabloid-ready relationship with Gibson. 
 
 If/when she sits down with the departing daytime Queen, Grigorieva is expected to talk about allegations the 'Braveheart' star physically and verbally abused her during their brief, but baby-producing, relationship.Oprah would also be remiss to not address charges Grigorieva tried to extort Gibson, the father of her daughter, Lucia.In July, Gibson, 54, came under fire when a series of audio tapes of him screaming at Oksana surfaced. Grigorieva has since been accused of using the audio rants to attempt to extort more than $10 million from him. 

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– The Mel Gibson-Oksana Grigorieva drama drags on—and now sources are coming forward (anonymously, of course) to claim that this isn’t the first time Grigorieva has accused a babydaddy of abuse. “Multiple sources” tell TMZ she previously complained to Gibson and her lawyers that Timothy Dalton, the father of her son, had “rages” and had physically abused her. Though at least one complaint was in the form of an email that police have, TMZ found no evidence that Grigorieva ever filed an official complaint. Now, sources say investigators have been told about these past claims because it could signal a pattern of behavior for Grigorieva. Her lawyer calls the allegations “a complete lie,” and Oksana herself calls Dalton “a wonderful father.” In other news, you’ll soon see Grigorieva on Oprah. For more on that, click here and here.