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TMZ has learned ... Mel somehow got in the Century City office building where the deposition is taking place without being noticed. It went for three hours this morning, before everyone took a lunch break.

Sources say Oksana has been writing notes and speaking with her lawyers about questions they're firing at Mel.

It's the first time Mel and Oksana have been face-to-face since their custody war erupted.

We've learned Sony is determined to release the album for Christmas, and believes the songs are all authentic. We're told MJ and his kids were in New Jersey when he recorded the tracks with producers in 2007.

Sources tell us Paris and Prince now believe some of the songs on the album are fakes -- not Michael's voice. Sony, we're told, is convinced all of the songs are the real deal. Howard Weitzman, lawyer for the estate, tells TMZ he had experts listen to the tracks and all of the experts concluded it's Michael's voice on all the tracks.

Oksana's lawyer, Daniel Horowitz, tells TMZ Oksana will be "an active participant" in the deposition and will even write out questions for Horowitz to ask.

Horowitz says Oksana will be very involved, taking notes and strategizing as the depo goes on.

The wild card -- will Mel keep his temper in check?

Sources connected with the case tell us Oksana's lawyers are "seriously considering" playing the tapes in front of Mel, partly to show that he physically abused Oksana and partly to prove he's an unfit parent. We're told the lawyers want to ask Mel about alleged domestic violence, the rants, the works.

This is the first time Mel will testify under oath in the custody case ... and we're told Oksana's lawyers are viewing it as a "no holds barred" deposition.

Sources say Oksana's legal team will use certain statements Mel has made about his conduct on January 6 -- the day of the blowout fight -- as well as other statements to challenge his credibility.

The defense believes if Mel asserts his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination during the depo, Oksana's team can use that against him by pointing to the earlier statements.

As for playing the tapes in the depo ... there are big hurdles. First, our sources say the judge has imposed ground rules requiring lawyers to stay away from the domestic violence issue. Nonetheless ... the defense believes it still has the right to ask the questions.

The bigger hurdle ... Oksana and her lawyers do not have the original recordings, and Mel's lawyers will almost certainly object to a bootlegged copy being played.

Mark Burg tells us ... after reports surfaced that Charlie was coked out of his mind, cavorting with hookers and in a fast death spiral ... he went to Charlie's house, entered a side door and saw Charlie sitting on the couch eating a turkey sandwich, saying, "Way to knock, dude."

Burg says he asked Charlie about the report he was at death's door and "Charlie looked at me like I was nuts."

Burg says Charlie plans on handing out lots of Halloween candy ... because his neighborhood gets besieged by trick-or-treaters.

Burg added, "He looked as normal as he's looked in a long time."

TMZ was first to report the problem with the Icon Trust -- created by Mel and Robyn to provide for their seven children. The trust defines "issue" (aka children) as kids born from Mel or Robyn. When it was drafted, no one thought Mel or Robyn would have a child outside the marriage. Enter Oksana.

Sources connected with Mel and Robyn say no one in their family wants to screw Lucia out of her inheritance, but if she becomes a beneficiary in Mel's trust it would create some complicated tax issues.

So when Oksana and Mel broke up and struck a settlement deal during the mediation in May, the very first term reads, "Oksana consents to amendment of Icon Trust to exclude Lucia."

In return for excluding Lucia, Mel agreed to provide a financial package for the baby worth more than $8 million.

Sounds like a sweet deal. So why did Oksana disavow the mediation she signed? We're told the lawyers Oksana hooked up with after the mediation believed Lucia got royally screwed by giving up an interest in the trust. They told Oksana that Lucia would stand to get around $50 million under the trust agreement ... which they believe represents 1/8 the value of a $400,000,000 trust.

Sources connected with Gibson tell us the money in the trust is not even in the universe of $400,000,000 ... not remotely close.

Sources close to Anderson tell TMZ ... she believes Charlie was acting so crazy in his hotel room at The Plaza Hotel on Tuesday morning -- that she felt her life was in danger ... and she also felt like she was being held in the room against her will.

As we previously reported, Charlie tore the room apart -- busting a chair and causing damage to several hotel items. Capri ended up locking herself in the bathroom and calling hotel security.

Capri claims Charlie also threatened her in the hotel room, although she made no mention of this to NYC cops when they interviewed her about the incident.

If convicted, Tameka could face up to a year behind bars.

Sources close to Anderson tell us she's been hit up with several serious offers ever since TMZ revealed her identity ... most of the offers are "adult" in nature, but since she is a porn star -- nothing's off the table.

In fact, this morning Anderson received a $50,000 offer to appear in "multiple live adult chat sessions" for a company called iP4Play.

The company claims that, "Due to her recent notoriety, Capri Anderson would be a huge hit among fans of our service."

As we first reported ... Oksana's lawyers tried to delay this deposition until Mel sat for his ... which is scheduled for Monday. The judge would have none of it, so Oksana must show up today.

The depo will cover custody issues, but we're told Oksana's statements to PEOPLE will also be hot topics.

TMZ has obtained pics of Sheen and Capri Anderson at Daniel restaurant in NYC on Monday night ... when Charlie pulled out all the stops and bought/drank some ridiculously expensive wine.

The pictures clearly show Charlie and Capri connecting -- with the help of some good ol' fashioned alcohol.

And the booze didn't come cheap -- Charlie sprung for two bottles of Grand Vin de Château Latour 1959 ... which go for $5,900 a pop.

Mel gets Lucia today but is supposed to return her to Oksana in the PM. Problem is ... Mel's primary nanny -- the one who takes the baby back and forth -- is sick, so Mel asked the judge for permission to return the kid on Saturday morning.

But team Oksana objected, arguing Mel has another nanny who is perfectly capable of transporting Lucia. And Oksana claimed in her legal papers she feels Mel already has too much visitation.

Stern was acquitted of seven other charges involving Smith. Stern is free pending an appeal.

Stern placed his face in his hands right before the verdict was read ... but had a stone-faced reaction once he learned his fate.

Stern is due back in court January 6 for sentencing.

After the hearing, Stern said, "Everything related to the
appropriateness of the medication, I was acquitted of."

We don't know exactly why Bloom left the case -- but we're told there were some conflicts between Bloom and Oksana's remaining legal team. Specifically, we're told over the weekend, Daniel Horowitz was working with Oksana at her home. Bloom came by and left looking pretty mad.

Bloom tells TMZ, "I still represent her and I have not quit," adding she is just temporarily out of the family law case while she is in Europe speaking at the Climate Change Convention at the House of Commons in London.

As we first reported ... Charlie went nuclear in the room and accused Capri Anderson, aka Christina Walsh, of stealing it.

Sources connected with Charlie tell us the missing watch is worth $100,000.

We're told Lindsay just became aware of a Facebook page teasing, "Lindsey [sic] Lohan Just Leaked Having a THREEWAY on Camera."

A message on the page continues, "Don't ask how i got this ... NO ONE ELSE HAS SEEN THIS VIDEO."

But sources close to Lindsay tell us the actress is adamant that no 3-way sex tape exists. Sorry guys .. and some ladies.

We're also told the link may just be a virus -- so click at your own risk.