Will Mel Gibson Enter No-Contest Plea?

Sources have told Sherman Oaks Patch that actor Mel Gibson has reached a plea deal with the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office in a domestic violence case involving Sherman Oaks resident Oksana Grigorieva.

Sources close to the case say Gibson will plead no contest in court Friday to a charge of misdemeanor battery of Grigorieva, his ex-girlfriend, who lives on Bobstone Drive in the Sherman Oaks hills. However, the District Attorney's Office declined to confirm that such a deal has been struck.

Sources claim Gibson will face no jail time, but may have to undergo counseling and possibly serve probation.

Gibson's attorney Blair Berk did not return our telephone calls.

People.com quotes a source close to Gibson as saying, "Mel is relieved that he is sparing his family any further anguish and that he can put this behind him."

On Valentine's Day in  Sherman Oaks, Grigorieva and her friend  Jimmy Hoyson, a sound engineer, were seen having dinner  at the Sweet Butter Kitchen on Ventura Boulevard.