Hasselhoff Gets Custody!

Posted May 21st 2007 4:37PM by TMZ Staff

After the famous hamburger incident, David Hasselhoff has emerged victorious in court! He has won temporary custody of his two kids.

The court hearing today was closed -- secret. Hasselhoff went into court stripped of his right to visit with his children in the wake of the burger video. But we're told the judge was stunned by the evidence presented by the court-appointed expert who performed psychological evaluations on the family.

We're told the expert said Pamela Bach, Hasselhoff's ex, was abusive to her kids -- especially Hayley, the younger of the two. The expert also noted that Bach refused drug testing, among many other things.

Bach's lawyer was on the defensive today, unsuccessfully attacking the expert.

Sources say the judge gave David full custody for two weeks, until the next hearing is held. Until then, the kids will live with him.

UPDATE: A source tells TMZ that David Hasselhoff had his custody rights restored after agreeing to alcohol testing. This person did not mention the fact that the judge temporarily stripped Pamela of her custody rights.

TMZ spoke with David Hasselhoff's lawyer, Mel Goldsman, who refused to discuss TMZ's original story and Bach's statements about what happened in court

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31. Wow - that lady has to be REALLY messed up to lose custody of her children when there is a video floating around of the father drunk of his ass. Let alone the fact courts always favor the mother anyway. I guess they both pretty much suck as parents.

Posted at 5:13PM on May 21st 2007 by Jennifer

32. #33 YOU MUST BE A "NEW GUY" RIVERSIDE COUNTY HASN'T SLEPT SINCE 82' get a clue..................................GO KNIGHT RIDER!!!!!!!!!!!!! NO NEED TO BE LONELY, GET BACK OUT THRE!!!!!!!!

Posted at 5:17PM on May 21st 2007 by costa mesa boy.

33. These kids are better off being raised by Kit.............at least he can drive them to school.

Posted at 5:17PM on May 21st 2007 by Iamboredatwork

34. Opri loses again.

Her appearance with the ex-Mrs. Hasselhoff on "Larry King Live" was pure media-whoring.

Same crap she pulled on Lary Birkhead, also to no avail, before Larry kicked her to the curb.

Posted at 5:22PM on May 21st 2007 by Only swim in the Ocean

35. se pammy!!!! we warned you bout opri.... now i cant wait to see what she charged you for lobster.... laundry... maid ....hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha way to go debra wtg you ruined another hahahahahahahahahaha am so glad larry dumped you dollar sign ass hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

Posted at 5:25PM on May 21st 2007 by no opri fan

36. Hello Kitty, are a member of the Oprah Winfrey man-hating club? How do you know David's side are all lies?

Posted at 5:25PM on May 21st 2007 by Carter Currier (son of Mark Currier) - Schneiders

37. pam pam pam... never ever try to ruin our kit!!!!! he will prevail always in our knight riding hearts. and for trying to get debra opri to win your case... you must of missed the episodes on fox t v when she would talk... she made no sense.. oh but this must be why you picked her.. cause on larry king you could not talk either sounded a bit worse than anna nicole bad pammy bad.

Posted at 5:28PM on May 21st 2007 by pam hater

38. It was once revealed that Pam had cocaine in her system during one of the phases of the custody battle. Her refusal to take a drug test pretty much confirms that she's still tooting. Sad! At least David admits his faults and seems genuine about wanting to better himself. Can't say the same about Pam...

Posted at 5:28PM on May 21st 2007 by JaneSays

39. The ex-wife is seriously melodramatic whenever she's interviewed. It's too over the top. You almost expect her to bring out the smelling salts or slump down in a faint. I don't trust people who have to ham it up that way to convince others. And I especially don't trust that lawyer she hired.

Posted at 5:29PM on May 21st 2007 by Canajun

40. The ex-wife has been seriously melodramatic everytime I see her interviewed. You almost expect her to bring out the smelling salts. It's just too over the top. I don't trust those kinds of theatrics, and especially I don't trust that lawyer she hired.

Posted at 5:34PM on May 21st 2007 by Canajun

41. Sorry, double post. Didn't think the first one went through..........

Posted at 5:35PM on May 21st 2007 by Canajun

42. he probably drank because he was married to her. just a guess. anyway, he seems to be working on it, which is good. he deserves some credit.

Posted at 5:40PM on May 21st 2007 by annab

43. well then.........

Posted at 5:40PM on May 21st 2007 by annab

44. Their both unfit!!!

Posted at 5:41PM on May 21st 2007 by Candy Sue

45. I don't know either of them and I definitely can't draw a reliable conclusion on what is in the media. Like every other human being, they both must have issues. However, having issues doesn't preclude anyone from being an effective parent. Surely being a practicing alcoholic and/or drug addicts puts you in the running for being an ineffective parent but it still doesn't totally preclude you from being effective at raising healthy children. That being said, the wife appears to have been behind the leaked video. That was dirty and hopefully, this will cause her to think twice before being a you know what in the future. I hope that the wife has enough money to pay her Attorney bill-that woman's charges are unfathomable!

Posted at 5:54PM on May 21st 2007 by Jacqueline

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