Celebrity Justice
"Lost" Star Battles Baby Mama and Gets Kid

Naveen Andrews has just left family court with his son, and the baby mama is sitting on the courthouse steps bawling.
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The "Lost" star and Elena Eustache, the mother of three-year-old Naveen Joshua, were in L.A. County Superior Court, where a judge changed the custody order after Elena allegedly took the boy out of L.A. County without permission. Naveen also claimed Elena kept the boy from him.

The parents had joint custody, but today, with the help of disso-queen Laura Wasser, the order was modified so Naveen now has sole physical and legal custody pending a full hearing next month.

We're told Elena has alleged Naveen's girlfriend, Barbara Hershey, practices witchcraft and that Naveen and Hershey have poisoned the boy. In response, Wasser asked the judge to order Elena to undergo psychiatric testing.

Elena brought the boy to court. After the ruling, the bailiff took the boy from Elena and gave him to Naveen, who left the courthouse with Hershey.

Under the new order, the boy is allowed to travel to Hawaii where Naveen films "Lost". He can be accompanied either by Naveen or Hershey.

After the hearing, Elena told TMZ, "I can't believe celebrities and their money. They always get what they want."

The pic above shows the boy, Naveen, Laura Wasser and Barbara Hershey leaving court. Elena is in the pic on right.

Tags: barbara hershey, BarbaraHershey, child custody, ChildCustody, elena eustache, ElenaEustache, laura wasser, LauraWasser, Lost, naveen andrews, NaveenAndrews

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16. #8,
Naveen is not from the Middle East. He is British, and of Indian parents.

Posted at 3:06PM on Jan 7th 2009 by zook

17. That judge has to be a whack job to do a thing like that. Some judges should be kicked off the bench.

Posted at 3:24PM on Jan 7th 2009 by observer

18. Knowing people in the legal profession here in Los Angeles who work in family court you learn quickly that the family court in Los Angeles is huge, and as such is known to make errors. Not all the judges put the best interest of the child in the forefront. Taking the child from his mother immediately- during court, with NO consideration for the damage that this does to a small child/toddler, and then scheduling the next hearing for a month away (with no visitation to see or have contact with his mother in the meantime) is hurtful to the CHILD; even if it obviously rewards the dad (who can afford to bankroll a great lawyer).

Way to go judge, punish the mom for taking the child to...where?... the San Diego zoo? and for having different beliefs then the dad and his old lady girlfriend? Oh and then yes that's right let dad and new girlfriend (who now has more parental rights then the bio mom...wtf?) take the baby to Hawaii for a month (or until you actually see them in court again) and at the same time foster alienation to the mother....yes....way to go judge....you showed that mom, and you showed how you demonstrate justice to us all.

Posted at 3:27PM on Jan 7th 2009 by no dog in this fight

19. #16 and #17 -- I couldn't agree more. Happy to see some smart minds post here. This is no laughing matter -- I am devastated for this mother; and devastated for the little boy.

Posted at 3:31PM on Jan 7th 2009 by Anon

20. What a shame; to snatch the child away from his mother like that! Talk about trauma! I remember at first when he knocked her up he denied it was even his child and wanted nothing to DO with him! Sounds to me he's just being vindictive....it's true celebs don't go by the rules like the rest of us and always get their way.How wrong.He's such an a$$hole!! I hope the mother fights this and gets the kid back!

Posted at 3:32PM on Jan 7th 2009 by Pogue Mahone

21. I completely agree with poster 17. This judge has made a VERY strange decision and one that could really hurt this little boy.

Posted at 3:36PM on Jan 7th 2009 by Ruth

22. I don't know who he is i don't watch lost but the mother accuses him and Barbar Hershey of poisioning the kid ...that mother needs help I hope the little boy will be okay .....they both seems to love him best wishes to all......

Posted at 3:40PM on Jan 7th 2009 by Divashels

23. Imagine he had Barbara Hershey and cheated on her and had the little boy and now the baby mama is a nut..good going. He also has a grown son from His math teacher when he was 16....IMDB says he has a perchant for older women...lolz

Posted at 3:54PM on Jan 7th 2009 by reg

24. How utterly rotten! Take him from the mother for what seems like 1 mistake! Barbara Hershey is the freakin whack job! I have heard she was into voodoo. This is an outrage, what a bastard this guy is! He cheated on Babs with this chick and got her pregnant and there is Hershey walking right beside him like she is the s**t! Total c**t!

Posted at 3:55PM on Jan 7th 2009 by Tia

25. What a travesty! This judge should be impeach...Taking the baby away from her mother because she left L.A County and giving him to the father and his mistress so they can take him to Hawai? How much money did Naveen Andrews paid this Judge? Something is really wrong here, very wrong....Mr. Andrews is a very angry man and Barbara Hershey, his "companion," a very strange and wickey woman...Look at her face in the picutre, it remind me of EVIL at his best.-

The mother should go to TV, expose the case to a large audience and fight for her baby.- I beleive her. Naveen and Barbara are guilty of something and the judge is whith them is this travesty of justice!

Posted at 3:56PM on Jan 7th 2009 by COCO

26. Here's the deal. She violated the terms of the custody agreement.

This isn't about celebrities and money. This is about a woman who is alleged to have kept the child away from his father, in violation of the custody agreement. She also left L.A. County with the child, again in violation of the custody agreement. If I remember correctly from the whole Britney Spears custody stuff, in the state of California you must get permission from the other parent if you leave the country, the county, or the state with the child.

She's lucky she's just bawling on the court steps and not sitting inside of a jail cell!! She violated the custody agreement, thus violating the law. PERIOD!! I don't feel sorry for her at all!!

Posted at 3:57PM on Jan 7th 2009 by April

27. My heart goes out to this woman. The decision was made on the spot to transfer custody and send the poor child off to Hawaii. Talk about "out of the area"!

Posted at 3:57PM on Jan 7th 2009 by Lilly

28. Elena is a wonderful mother, and Naveen, loves and adores his mother. A child needs both parents, please think of the little boy, and give him the best gift, a mother and father that are at peace and think of the child first.

Posted at 4:15PM on Jan 7th 2009 by gbs

29. Zook, thank you. I absolutely stand corrected.

Posted at 4:00PM on Jan 7th 2009 by Leela

30. Whoa really bad face lift on Barbara Hershey! She should have left her face alone.

Posted at 4:05PM on Jan 7th 2009 by TorontoPerezFan

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