Mel Gibson in LA car smash

Monday, 16th August 2010

Mel Gibson has walked away uninjured after reportedly crashing his sports car into a Malibu hillside.

The Aussie actor's 2008 Maserati careened off southbound Malibu Canyon Road on Sunday evening, said the California Highway Patrol.

AP reports that Gibson's spokesman Alan Nierob confirmed the actor-director was doing fine.

The 54-year-old Academy Award winner was alone in the car.

Gibson cooperated with the agency and was picked up from the scene by a friend.

The California Highway Patrol did not release any further details, and it was unclear how much damage Gibson's car sustained.

It's been a rough couple of months for Gibson, who is locked in a bitter custody dispute over his infant daughter with Russian singer Oksana Grigorieva.

He also remained under investigation by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department for an alleged assault on Grigorieva earlier this year, although he has not been arrested and no charges have been filed.

Grigorieva, 40, is also under investigation after Gibson accused her of attempting to extort him.

She has denied the allegation.