I think it is this simple; Mel realized that he got played like a cheap violin in a virtuoso's hands. At that moment the realization of all that he'd thrown away for this glorified pr@stitute made him feel stupid, small and he saw himself for the worm he had been with his (real) wife. It is when he saw how evil he had been and how evil this thing he threw it all away for was that he lost it. No excuse cause he did it, not Ms Stalin the psycho, it was him and he couldn't handle that reality cause he's the great Mel Gibson. I'm not a handsome man, but I've had a few young hotties come on to me and I didn't give them the time of day because my wife and kids ALWAYS come first. Melsie, the ---, jumped in head over heels. I hope he and Ms Stalin both go to jail, they both deserve it.