Celebrity Justice
Hoff: I Got Full Custody of My Kids

With a colossal smile plastered across his face, David Hasselhoff emerged from a Los Angeles County Superior courtroom moments ago and told our cameras he was awarded primary physical and sole legal custody of his two daughters -- apparently putting an end to one of the most bitter and public custody battles of all time.

After randomly proclaiming today "a beautiful day to go the beach," Hoff told the media, "The judge said today 'enough, enough is enough, these children have been through enough.'" Hoff then discussed his beach plans, and never one to let an opportunity slip through his fingers -- used the attention to plug "America's Got Talent."

Moments after the judge's decision, Hoff's ex-wife Pamela Bach was spotted crying in the hallway. She was overheard telling her lawyer Debra Opri, "What am I gonna say? I just lost my kids." Opri then escorted Bach into the restroom, where they remained for several minutes. A short time later, Bach appeared in front of the media with her game face on -- keeping her composure as she smiled and waved.



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76. His wife most likely could not pass the drug test and he did. I would have
given him the kid's also. Better to be with someone who may drink, occasionally
than a drug addict!!!

Posted at 2:57PM on Jun 15th 2007 by jahero fan

77. Well said, exactly what I was thinking!

Yeahhh..... So who's more screwed up? The drunk that admits he's a drunk yet seeks treatment or the coke-loving mom who won't even admit she uses or who can't/won't stop using long enough to pass a drug test and maintain physical custody of her damn children? Twisted perspectives abound on TMZ today, I see...

Posted at 2:18PM on Jun 15th 2007 by JaneSays

Not a Hasselhoff fan either!!

Posted at 2:58PM on Jun 15th 2007 by Ima Bitch

78. Sorry guys... I can't spell a lick... just got so excited at the news Hoff got his daughters... :)

Posted at 2:58PM on Jun 15th 2007 by Majestic7703

79. Big mistake Opri for charging so much--you are over with and thats good-YOU MONEY GRUBBING BITCH!

Posted at 2:58PM on Jun 15th 2007 by God Bless America

80. How bad do you have to be to give LAWYERS a bad name? You gotta be Opri.

Posted at 2:59PM on Jun 15th 2007 by OMG

81. Did any of you think that maybe she lost custody of her kids because she is a drug addict?
It isn't Opri's fault. She only has so much to work with and when you client refuses to take a drug test........what more can you do?

OPRI IS AN EXCELLENT ATTORNEY....

Posted at 3:02PM on Jun 15th 2007 by It\\\'s Friday

82. My dad was an alcoholic also. I know the pain. My ex-husband is battling the it now... its a sad thing... but the mother on Larry King Live... man... I couldn't believe my eyes and I didn't even know anything about her or him before that interview. She needs help and its not anything her lawyer can help her with. I understand that she's tried to get help. It just doesn't seem to work for her. Thank goodness the daughters are in the teens and will soon be on their own. I wish them the best and hope things work out for all parties. I wish the lawyer woman would go back to regular cases and stay out of Hollywood. She's a mean dog !!!!

Posted at 3:04PM on Jun 15th 2007 by Majestic7703

83. You know times are hard when Opri runs away from a photo-op. Publicity whore must have known how weak her case was.

Posted at 3:04PM on Jun 15th 2007 by Camera Shy

84. I'm a drunk, too.

Posted at 3:05PM on Jun 15th 2007 by sasha

85. #44: Michael Knight was married to Catherine Hickland, not Pamela Bach.

Posted at 3:26PM on Jun 15th 2007 by Michele

86. 46: Not true. It's only one of the criteria used to determine custody, as custody is still determined by "best interest of the child." It's a fallacy that that's the only thing a judge takes into account for older children and the children just simply go there because they said they wanted to go there.

Posted at 3:27PM on Jun 15th 2007 by A legal mind

87. At the risk of being terribly cruel, who really cares. They will turn out to be dysfunctional regardless of whoever gets them. That's the price of being "Hollywood kids".

Posted at 3:09PM on Jun 15th 2007 by bobbybaby

88. First putting that home movie of Hoff out to the Media....Now today Larry Birkhead's attorneys in Florida are saying Opri lied...... see artharris.com

Boy sounds like she hates men.....

Posted at 3:09PM on Jun 15th 2007 by meme

89. I can not believe they would give an alcoholic full custody of the kids. What did Pam Bach do that made her lose her kids?

Posted at 3:11PM on Jun 15th 2007 by Peggy

90. How interesting that, as soon as she hired Opri, she lost custody of her kids. I wonder how much Opri will charge for this case? LOL

I also wonder what that mother did, to lose custody of her kids to a drunk. It must be really bad.

Posted at 5:25PM on Jun 15th 2007 by Hahaha!

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