FILE - In this Oct. 14, 2011 file photo, Mel Gibson poses at the 25th American Cinematheque Award benefit gala honoring actor Robert Downey Jr., in Beverly Hills, Calif. Gibson has finalized his divorce from his wife of 28 years. Attorneys for the Oscar winner and his ex-wife appeared briefly in a Los Angeles courthouse Friday, Dec. 23, 2011, to submit a proposed judgment, which a judge signed hours later. Robyn Gibson filed for divorce in April 2009, just months before Gibson's then-girlfriend gave birth to a daughter. The "Braveheart" star indicated in his own court filings that the couple separated in 2006. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)
FILE - In this Oct. 14, 2011 file photo, Mel Gibson poses at the 25th American Cinematheque Award benefit gala honoring actor Robert Downey Jr., in Beverly Hills, Calif. Gibson has finalized his divorce from his wife of 28 years. Attorneys for the Oscar winner and his ex-wife appeared briefly in a Los Angeles courthouse Friday, Dec. 23, 2011, to submit a proposed judgment, which a judge signed hours later. Robyn Gibson filed for divorce in April 2009, just months before Gibson's then-girlfriend gave birth to a daughter. The "Braveheart" star indicated in his own court filings that the couple separated in 2006. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)
LOS ANGELES (AP) ? Mel Gibson's three-decade marriage is officially over.
A judge finalized the actor-director's divorce on Friday from his wife Robyn, who was married to Gibson during his acting heyday and his more recent public downfall.
The judgment entered by Superior Court Judge Mark Juhas keeps virtually all details of the pair's split confidential. Neither Gibson nor his ex-wife, whose name is being restored to Robyn Moore, attended Friday's proceedings.
It does not indicate an official date for the former couple's separation. Robyn Moore did not list a date in her April 2009 divorce filing, although Gibson indicated they had been living apart since 2006.
The former couple have seven children together, but only their 12-year-old son is a minor and subject to a custody agreement.
The Gibsons' divorce has been more dramatically more low-key than Gibson's custody battle with Russian musician Oksana Grigorieva, who the "Braveheart" star agreed in August to pay $750,000 to settle a bitter dispute and split custody of their young daughter.
Recordings that sounded distinctly like the Oscar winning director engaged in a racist and sexist tirade were leaked during the couple's dispute. Grigorieva accused Gibson of domestic violence and he pleaded no contest, although admitted no fault, to a misdemeanor battery count earlier in March.
Robyn Moore came to her estranged husband's defense, filing a brief declaration in the Grigorieva case stating that Gibson had never physically abused her or their children.
Attorneys handling the divorce have worked for months to reach a settlement in the case and records show Robyn Moore signed the final judgment last week. Gibson signed it Wednesday, records show.
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