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His name is Howard Bragman, and authorities want to question him. Why?

The celebrity publicist was briefly hired by Oksana Grigorieva (he reportedly dropepd her before officially signing on) and sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that investigators want to know if she paid him using funds from the sale of those nasty audio recordings...

LA County Sheriff's Department spokesman Steve Whitmore declined to comment - as did Bragman himself - but the sheriff's department has confirmed its investigation of Grigorieva's abuse allegations, as well as whether or not she used the audio recordings to get money from ex Mel Gibson.

Authorities also want to know if Bragman knows anything about Gibson's alleged abuse of his babymama and/or their baby.

So much drama for Mel and company!