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"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.tmz.com/person/oksana-grigorieva/\"&gt;Oksana Grigorieva&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;spent tens of thousands of dollars in PR to thwart public perception that she sold the secret tapes -- and now she wants &lt;a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.tmz.com/person/mel-gibson/\"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mel Gibson&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; to foot the bill ... this according to sources.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img alt=\"Mel Gibson Oksana Money\" src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2010/09/06/0906-mel-gibson-oksana-tmz-ex-03-credit.jpg\" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We're told Oksana racked up $84,000 in PR expenses and certain unpaid legal fees.&amp;#160; As for the PR fees, our sources say Oksana felt hiring PR reps was the only way counter someone as big and powerful as Mel Gibson.&amp;#160; Oksana -- who insists she didn't sell the tapes -- felt she was getting trashed in the media.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sources say Oksana wants Judge Scott Gordon in the custody/child support case to clear the $84,000 debt.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here's the disconnect.&amp;#160; The judge would never award money for PR expenses.&amp;#160; Aside from legal fees, Judge Gordon would adjust the existing agreement -- $5,000 a month plus the house -- only based on the needs of baby Lucia.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As we &lt;a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.tmz.com/2010/09/03/oksana-grigorieva-mel-gibson-child-custody-support-payments-timothy-dalton/\"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;first reported&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; ... Oksana's lawyers have gone to court and asked Judge Gordon to up the monthly child support obligation to upwards of $40,000.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We're told the judge has yet to rule on the request.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!-- relatedlinks --&gt;&lt;a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.tmz.com/photos/2009/07/30/2011-mel-gibson-and-oksana-grigorieva\"&gt;&lt;img alt=\"0708_gibson_fotter_550\" src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2010/07/08/0708-gibson-fotter-550-credit.jpg\" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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