mgibson05030902X17.jpg Mel Gibson and his babymama Oksana Grigorieva partied at Playhouse in Hollywood last night, but rather than enjoying their time at the new nightclub, Mel reportedly got into a physical altercation with the friend of a tabloid reporter!

Mel and his lady love "seemed to be having a great time together," reports Hollyscoop, but when a Life & Style reporter posing as a fan tried to snap a picture of Mel, things took a turn for the worse. Mel's security team snatched the camera and deleted the pictures, but the reporter wasn't about to give up! Instead, she sent her friend over to their VIP area to take another picture, and that's when Mel allegedly stepped in and attacked the man, practically ripping his t-shirt to shreds!

After the incident occurred, Hollyscoop reports that the "victim" headed to the police station to file a battery report against Mel, and the actor subsequently left the club. Hmm, we don't usually take Mel's side, but given the background info on this story, we're kinda inclined to go with Team Mad Max on this one...what about you guys? Did this reporter and her pal go too far, or did Mel overreact?

UPDATE:
TMZ reports that the man is making the story up, and no criminal charges will be pursued. The man was apparently asked to walk away from Mel & company at least three times during the night, and security told him no photography was allowed in the club, but he persisted. Law enforcement sources say it's a civil matter, and they don't expect to even interview Gibson, let alone charge him with anything.