Mel Gibson pleaded no contest Friday in a Los Angeles court to one misdemeanor count of domestic violence, officials said.

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In exchange for his plea, the "Braveheart" and "Lethal Weapon" star was sentenced to three years probation, a 12-month domestic violence counseling program, community service and various fines, People.com said.

The misdemeanor stems from an altercation the actor-director allegedly had in January 2010 with his ex-girlfriend, Oksana Grigorieva, with whom he has a toddler-age daughter.

People.com reported Gibson said nothing Friday aside from entering his plea to the judge and acknowledging he understood the proceedings.

"He's entering his plea because it's in the best interest of his children," his attorney Blair Berk said.

"Ms. Grigorieva will now concentrate on co-parenting Lucia, resuming her charitable work for the children of Chernobyl and moving forward with her life," the Russian musician's attorneys said in a statement issued to People.com.

Gibson became a polarizing figure in Hollywood after making anti-Semitic remarks to a police officer during a July 2006 drunken driving arrest.

Audio of Gibson allegedly uttering racial slurs during the heated argument with Grigorieva hit the Internet last summer, further tarnishing Gibson's reputation.