Wednesday, 29 April 2009

Mel Gibson steps out with new girlfriend

Couple attend X-Men: Wolverine premiere

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Mel Gibson goes public with girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva at the X-Men Origins: Wolverine premiere in LA

More than two weeks after his wife filed for divorce, a smiling Mel Gibson made a rare public appearance with his girlfriend Tuesday night at the L.A. industry screening for X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

"Mel has been single for almost three years and it's nice to see him getting out and enjoying himself," his rep tells PEOPLE exclusively.

The actor, 53, dressed in a black suit with a dark gray shirt, stepped out with Oksana Grigorieva, a 39-year-old Russian signer signed to the his record label, Icon Records. The couple held hands as they walked the carpet before taking a seat inside the screening at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.

"They came in quietly and as under the radar as they could and they were pretty low-key," says a source. "Mel seemed very comfortable."

According to the source, Gibson attended the screening on the invitation of Fox Chairman James Gianopoulos and Wolverine producers Richard and Lauren Donner and fellow Aussie Hugh Jackman, who told the audience that he got inspiration for his character from Gibson's role as Mad Max.