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Actor Mel Gibson is set to plead no contest to assault charges related to an altercation with his former girlfriend in exchange for no time behind bars. 

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A sheriff's official says Mel Gibson has met with detectives to discuss his claims that his ex-girlfriend attempted to extort money from him. Los Angeles County sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore says the interview occurred Sunday. He says detectives only spoke to the Academy Award-winner about his claims against ex-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva (gree-GOR'-yeh-vuh).

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department investigation into Mel Gibson is focusing on physical evidence, witness testimony and text messages -- not highly publicized audio recordings -- to determine whether he should be charged with hitting his ex-girlfriend and/or endangering their child, law enforcement sources told The Times.

THR exclusively reveals the sealed court transcript and Oksana Grigorieva's text: "You broke your agreement with me."

Mel Gibson was heard allegedly acknowledging he hit the mother of his 8-month-old daughter in a recording released Monday by a celebrity news website.

Mel Gibson reportedly uses a racial epithet and calls his ex-girlfriend, Oksana Grigorieva, a 'whore' in a recording released by a celebrity news websiteGibson Accuses Ex of Extortion

In secretly recorded spats, he also allegedly calls Oksana Grigorieva a "pig."

Mel Gibson's breakup with the woman he impregnated and left his wife of almost 30 years for just got nastier. Mel and Oksana Grigorieva split in April, six months after their daughter, Lucia, was born, and now Radar reports that on Wednesday he filed a restraining order against Oksana.