Posted by Adam

Thursday July 22, 2010

TROUBLED Mel Gibson has reportedly been given the support of Britney Spears.

The 54-year-old actor — who is the subject of domestic violence allegations from ex-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva — has been receiving regular phone calls from the Womanizer singer after he previously helped her out following her much-publicized breakdown in 2008.

“Mel has been talking to her a lot. They speak on the phone all the time, usually late at night,” a source said.

“Mel was one of the only people who reached out to help Britney when she was at her lowest point, and she believes that demonstrates what a loving and wonderful man he is.

“She wants people to give him a second chance — just like he gave her one when everyone else turned away.”

Speaking about lending 28-year-old Britney support, Mel admitted he wanted to help her because he felt no one else wanted to step in.

“She’s a nice kid. She was just going through a rough patch,” he said at the time. “You see kids that you know in the industry… I just felt like this poor kid she’s lining up to be stoned. I just thought, ‘I wonder if anyone is reaching out to her’, so I just called her and she’s doing great now.”

Mel received a visit from child protection services in Los Angeles Wednesday following allegations from Russian singer Oksana he had hit her and their eight-month-old daughter Lucia.

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