Friday June 5, 2009

Mel Gibson has demanded that his pregnant girlfriend take a paternity test.

The Braveheart star is keen to determine if he really is the father of  Oksana Grigorieva’s unborn baby.

“Mel really loves Oksana, but he’s a businessman, too. He really had no choice but to ask for a DNA test,” an insider told American tabloid the National Enquirer.

Gibson, 53, apparently agreed to seek a DNA test after his grown children and close friends persuaded him to make sure the baby is a rightful heir to his estimated $1 billion fortune.

“Some of Mel’s closest friends in his church convinced him that it’s the practical thing to do. There’s just too much at stake,” the insider added.

“Mel doesn’t believe that Oksana has been with anyone else, but after hearing misgivings from his children and friends, he decided he had no choice. Oksana wasn’t happy about it, but once her baby is born, there will be a paternity test.”

“Mel was sick and tired of the questions about Oksana’s loyalty, but it finally got to him,” adds the source, referring to rumors that Oksana had been seeing her ex, award-winning music-producer David Foster. “He didn’t want to bring up the subject of a DNA test to her, but he realized he had no choice.

“Some members of Mel’s family believe Oksana is a gold digger. It’s hard for Mel to hear that. He says he’s agreed to the DNA test not for himself, but for his family.”

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