custody battle
Movie star and motorcycle man's marriage feeling the strain.
Sandra Bullock's marriage to her husband of four years, Jesse James, is under more stress than is usual to the actress and the star of Monster Garage, who usually live a low-key life in Texas. They are fighting for custody of Jesse's daughter, and now Sandra's told Parade magazine that she's high maintenance, controlling, and annoying, and was surprised that he wanted to "wake up to this at five in the morning."
Sandra and Jesse are involved in a custody dispute over Jesse's five-year-old daughter, Sunny. Sunny lived full-time with her dad and stepmother while her mother, porn star Janine … Read More
Debbie Rowe wants Joe Jackson out of the children's lives and a pay-out.
Michael Jackson's mother, Katherine, and his ex-wife, Debbie Rowe are apparently making a closed-door deal on the custody of the pop legend's three children.
Among the major tenets of the deal is a $4 million pay-off for Rowe in exchange for her custody rights, reports the New York Post.
Rowe, who was briefly married to Michael Jackson from 1996 to 1999, is the biological mother of the two oldest children, Prince Michael, 12, and Paris, 11. Sources tell ABC News that the former dental assistant is willing to forego a custody fight if Katherine Jackson also allows … Read More
Debbie Rowe tells a reporter she wants custody, and a battle for Michael's kids looms.
Despite her lawyer's advice to stay silent on her decision about seeking custody of Michael Jackson's children, Debbie Rowe gave a controversial interview to a local Los Angeles television station on Thursday, according to the New York Times.
"I want my children," she told NBC-LA in a 90-minute phone interview. She said she's willing to to undergo DNA testing to prove that she's the kids' mom and that she's psychologically stable. Debbie had son Michael Joseph Jackson, Jr. ("Prince") in 1997 and daughter Paris Michael Jackson in 1998 via artificial insemination. … Read More
The director takes a hit to keep his kids together.
There’s no doubt about it: Guy Ritchie is literally taking one for the team. In the final decision of the custody case between the director and his now ex-wife Madonna, Guy decided to give Madonna custody of their two sons, Rocco and David in order not to split the children apart. Sources say that Madonna’s filing in her home country of the US made dual custody nearly impossible and that any other decision would have split the boys from their sister, Lourdes. Guy made the painful decision to keep the family together without him … Read More
Gossip Girl star gains right to bring son to NYC while filming.
Looks like Lily van der Woodsen Bass has won this round. The latest update on Gossip Girl actress Kelly Rutherford and her ongoing custody battle with her estranged husband Daniel Giersch? After reports of arguments, thrown computers and fears of taking their son out of the country, Kelly has won the right to take the couple’s son, Hermes, with her to New York City while she films Gossip Girl until March. The judge has ruled that Daniel be awarded two overnight visits per week during the month of February and three … Read More
Gossip Girl star says husband intimidates her as divorce gets worse.
Most of us prefer our drama on television rather than in our daily lives, but it appears that some stars have their character’s melodramatic tendencies follow them home from the set. We reported earlier that Gossip Girl’s Kelly Rutherford is in a divorce from her estranged husband, Daniel Giersch, and that the battle is getting kind of ugly. Kelly is trying to block Daniel from leaving the country with their son, Hermes (a request which has so far has been denied by the court,) and Daniel is claiming that Hermes is better off with him because of … Read More
Gossip Girl star and her estranged husband fight over their son.
Starpulse reports that the custody battle between Gossip Girl’s Kelly Rutherford (Lily Van der Woodsen Bass, for those who watch the show) and her estranged husband, David Giersch, is getting really ugly. Kelly has filed papers in court to prevent David from leaving the country with their child, son Hermes, 2. She states in a declaration, “I feel there is some risk that he will leave the country with Hermes and I will not know where they are.” Rutherford evidently goes on to explain the reason for her petition is a pending investigation in Giersch's native Germany … Read More
The big bucks roll when it comes to man’s best friend.
A recent New York Post article profiled a high-profile divorce, the largest arguing point being the couple’s dog. Marsh Newmark has spent $60,000 in a messy battle with his estranged wife, Darynn Zimmer, to gain custody of the former couple’s dog, Rocky.
Prior to filing with a Long Island court, Newmark attempted to ’nap Rocky, but the mission failed:
“Newmark asked a loyal friend to try to get Rocky back. ‘[Darynn's] boyfriend was walking Rocky — they only walk him for a few minutes — and my friend came up from behind with a leash and tried … Read More