61. Pamela Bach is a wonderful person and a good mother and will have more time with her daughters and should have more time ...RIGHT AFTER SHE GETS HER HEAD SCREWED ON RIGHT , PASSES HER ANGER MANAGEMENT CLASSES, and puts down that nose candy, LOL!!!! It was SOOOOO obviosuly Pamela is good friends with Kim Basinger, LOL!!!
Pamela, something was not right in this case. Where is written instone the MOTHER must , by nature , have the children? It is not. Society needs to wake up and look at cases individually. Hopefully , Pamela Bach will get herself right, Dvaid will notfall off of the wagon and both parents, for their kids sake, will mesh their lives, come together and act with sense and dignity.

Posted at 2:47PM on Jun 16th 2007 by Newsy

62. What is funny is that Debra Opri was her Lawyer HMMMMMMMM
not good family lawyer

Posted at 2:48PM on Jun 16th 2007 by Sue

63. Well, as you may have noticed (from my many posts on this subject) I feel I've been done wrong. I AM A GOOD DAD. So what if I like to look at little girls naked? I think I should have gotten custody over my rotten goody two-shoes ex. Everytime I hit her she had it coming...she just couldn't keep her mouth shut. And I lose custody? what has this world come too?

Posted at 3:08PM on Jun 16th 2007 by Stan

64. [[[[[Where is written instone the MOTHER must , by nature , have the children? It is not. Society needs to wake up and look at cases individually.]]]]

Be prepared for an eye opener if you ever venture into family court as a man. It is very biased toward the woman. Many of the lawyers and court folks are used to just handing it all to the female half of a marriage, kids, generous alimony, perks, priveleges. Many friends that have heard my story get it only half way...over time as some experience the same they call me and tell me oh my god you were right.

Over time things like this and others have weakened marriage. Why get married if you can live together when if you marry you'll go broke in family court if the female decides to divorce which so many do? And then it can be hell trying to see your own children as it gets blocked. And she has to be a court determined drug addict in order for the man to have a shot?

Remember that emergency room situation where the woman died bleeding on the floor with the hospital not helping and the cops useless? That is what it feels like to a man in many of these situations.

If divorce were not so easy and so adversarial then kids would be better off. I mean is Ms Back better off now and happier? No matter what she needs to control her behavior and stop getting high constantly.

A strong presumption towards shared parenting would hugely calm things down across the US. See...if someone cannot totally ditch the other person while snagging most of their money with the help of the state and ending his parenting then many won't divorce. They'll work on things more and if there is still trouble at least the kids would see less of it since it would be 50/50.

Posted at 3:16PM on Jun 16th 2007 by Stan

65. When you see a video of a drunken man trying to eat a cheeseburger and daughter watching him unafraid it is not a great thing. It is actually a pity a child has to endure this type of behavior from her father. It says alot. Children who are not exposed to this type of behavior would probably very scared to witness their father in this state. Obviously this child is quite used to seeing dad drunk. Nothing unusual about it. Nothing to be scared of.

So moms supposed to be a druggie, dad's a drunk. What the hell is wrong with the judge. remove the kids from the situation. Surely there are family members who are willing to give them some kind of life until t hey can fend on their own. Someone who can instill the value that being a drunk is no better than being a druggie. Obviously we know what the judge thinks.

Posted at 3:22PM on Jun 16th 2007 by LL

66. [[[ Well, as you may have noticed (from my many posts on this subject) I feel I've been done wrong. I AM A GOOD DAD. So what if I like to look at little girls naked? I think I should have gotten custody over my rotten goody two-shoes ex. Everytime I hit her she had it coming...she just couldn't keep her mouth shut. And I lose custody? what has this world come too?]]]

Whoever this is...is not me!

Posted at 3:23PM on Jun 16th 2007 by Stan

67. [[[[So moms supposed to be a druggie, dad's a drunk. What the hell is wrong with the judge. remove the kids from the situation. ]]]]

Let's remove all kids from all parents and place them with adults who are not their parents. For their own good.

Posted at 3:36PM on Jun 16th 2007 by Stan

68. The worst thing that happened was Back releasing that video to the public. That video was private and personal and has NOTHING to do with Hoff being a good parent.

Believe me, I know. I was in a similar situation, my ex-wife showed the judge a VERY private home-made porn I made of me and the family dog. It had NOTHING to do with the case! SO WHAT if I enjoy pleasure with animals??? I AM A GOOD DAD! and also what I was doing is very natural....the dog likes it too.

Posted at 3:50PM on Jun 16th 2007 by Stan

69. [[[[]elieve me, I know. I was in a similar situation, my ex-wife showed the judge a VERY private home-made porn I made of me and the family dog. It had NOTHING to do with the case! SO WHAT if I enjoy pleasure with animals??? I AM A GOOD DAD! and also what I was doing is very natural....the dog likes it too. Posted at 3:50PM on Jun 16th 2007 by Stan]]]]

This aint me, whoever it is!!!

Posted at 3:52PM on Jun 16th 2007 by Stan

70. Stan........ GET OFF THIS SITE NOW.......

Posted at 4:02PM on Jun 16th 2007 by Staff

71. Give those 2 girls - who are on the cusp of being adults - a lifetime subscription to 'children of alcoholics' association.

they could handle being removed from both parents, and justification is probably already documented ... however, i'll bet the system wants the financial burden to be held by the parents rather than the state, especially given the limited resources of the state that could be used for children of much less privileged parents....lets face it - the state's budget could be met by the Hoffs' assets in a given year!

& frankly, I LMAO when I saw that video of alcoholic Hoff eating, & reluctantly agreeing to quit drinking....I can't tell you how similar he looked to the alcoholic man I spent 10 years with! OMG !! LMAO !! He looked just like him...& my ex was in "the industry" as well...do they all look alike, I wonder....same reddish skin, same drool, same "see food" way of eating while drunk like a skunk....deja vu...OMG.

Posted at 4:15PM on Jun 16th 2007 by reliving the moment

72. We like Stan.

We may not agree with him. Some of our daddies beat our mommies while they were pregnant then left for their 3rd & 4th wives once we were born, took the house, then didn't pay support or alimony, so we were always on the poverty line though our mommies worked full-time & put us through school & paid for all our activities & tuition & books, without help. So screw 'father's rights' ... we're for 'children's rights'.

But he's entitled to his opinion.

You may continue.

Posted at 4:23PM on Jun 16th 2007 by TMZ Staff writers

73. Heh, Debra Opri's tactic of releasing that video of drunken Hoff sure backfired on her client, Hoff's ex-wife. So far Debra Opri's batting zero with her celebrity client's. Opri's current client Pamela Bach Hasselhoff lost custody of her kids and then there's that Larry Brikhead fiasco! No wonder Opri needs a publicist!

Posted at 4:31PM on Jun 16th 2007 by JoAnne

74. #84- Kristi ...their assets alone are worth more than the state's foster home/protective services agency budget...less privileged kids caught in same situation could use the $$ resources that'd be taken up by the Hoffs' kids.

Plus, they're both almost 18 & adults. Think for a moment, please !! The damage has been done with those 2 anyway...they'll get the help they need privately without using up scarce public social services !!! Or, become just like Lohan, Spears, Ritchie, or Hiltons.

poor hoff kids...i think not so much. $$$ has a way of smoothing things out...then there's the guilt trip they can lay on the parents.

Posted at 4:36PM on Jun 16th 2007 by oh boy

75. Obviously, there was evidence that the public didn't see. The video is just one moment, perhaps there were others, but the judge didn't agree that he was the unfit parent.
Parents aren't perfect, but he was willing to admit to his problem--displaying honesty and he is willing to accept help and a chance to improve.
The mother was not honest, only claimed she was not doing drugs, but refused to provide the necessary evidence. That displays a lot about her character.

It takes a lot to admit you have issues to overcome, but it's much more frightening when a parent will not stand up for what is right for the children and seek the help they need.
It's not something to be ashamed of, it doesn't make you crazy--it's the people that won't seek help when they need it that are crazy...

Posted at 6:41PM on Jun 16th 2007 by Sage