Inside Mel Gibson’s $15M Private Island: Why the Actor Built a Bowling Alley Despite Tribal Opposition
Key Highlights: Mel Gibson purchased Mago Island in Fiji for approximately $15 million in 2005 to create an isolated personal retreat. The high-profile real estate transaction reignited ancestral land disputes raised by descendants of the island’s 19th-century inhabitants. Gibson outfitted the pristine 2,160-hectare island with luxury personal amenities, including a private eight-lane bowling alley delivered ...