gibson230logo.jpgMel Gibson is coming clean about hitting Oksana Grigorieva on the night of January 6, 2010 at his Malibu home during one of their arguments.

In a sworn declaration, Gibson reveals that during the fight, Grigorieva grabbed their 1-year-old daughter Lucia out of her bassinet and yelled, "Stop yelling or you will make her into a retarded brain damaged idiot!" Gibson adds, his ex was "hysterical" and "swinging Lucia erratically in her arms, jerking her body from side to side to keep Lucia out of my reach."

Reflecting on the "abuse" claims, Gibson admits:

    "I did not hit Oksana with a closed fist, as she alleges. I did not ever punch her in the face or in the temple or anywhere else, not then or at any other time."


This is the domestic dispute that sparked a domestic violence investigation by the L.A. County Sheriff's Department in which Oksana had made allegations that Gibson had punched her in the mouth ... knocking out two of her teeth.

During the incident in which Gibson claims Grigorieva was "swinging" the baby around, he says he feared Lucia would suffer Shaken Baby Syndrome. He adds:

    "While I do not believe I handled the situation as well as I should have, I was worried about the rough way Oksana was shaking and tossing Lucia around. My hand never touched any part of Lucia."


Gibson also discussed that during their argument on January 6, he had to chase Oksana out into the backyard ... and he feared that she could possibly trip and fall with the baby because the vast area has several levels and thorny trees nearby.

As for the infamous photo of Oksana's broken teeth, Gibson says:

    "There was never any blood on Oksana and none of her teeth were 'broken,' although one of the false veneers from a tooth apparently did come off, I did not see that occur at the time."


Mel and Oksana are due back in court November 22.