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"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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61. 43. Hey Twang....don't you have an toothless sibling, uncle, daddy, or family pet to procreate with? Perhaps, you should go on down to the creek and drown yourself, I have a feeling the world would be a much better place!!

FYI: My children are doing quite well, both went to college, have their own homes and great jobs!! My husband and I worked very hard and put their well being & education first. Oh, yes, and both have ALL their teeth! Oh and by the way, my husband and I have been married for 25 years! What's your excuse?

Posted at 6:52PM on Jan 7th 2009 by No more country ass inbreds, please!!

62. The mother is being punished for taking her child beyond L.A. county without permission.

Yet Mr. Andrews is being allowed to take the child to Hawaii. How the hell is the mother supposed to visit him when he's all the way over there?

This is a punitive measure. I know there's more to the story, but the child should be kept closer to home.

Posted at 7:06PM on Jan 7th 2009 by Carolyn A-B

63. 2. i di'int know that barbara went bollywood on us???
she must like naveen's "man curry" !!!
Posted by go bollywood

56. did this guy (naveen) work at 7-11 before 'lost'??? thank you come again !!!
Posted by curious minds want to know


barbara must have bought a "BIG GULP" of this naveen's "man curry" at the local 7-11 he works at !!!

Posted at 7:31PM on Jan 7th 2009 by WOW

64. A while back she got a bit part in Eurpopean film. Little Naveen was cst as her son and sudently he had a page on IMDB that full of pictures. His picture was on his mothers IMDB page as well as the film's page. They disappeared after about a week. I think Naveen had the explotation of his son stopped. He has been very active in the raising of the child.

Posted at 4:04PM on Jan 10th 2009 by TOBY22

65. Ask yourself why would a judge take a child from it's biological mother? Doesn't happen unless there is a reason. Obviously the judge saw a reason due to the mothers behavior. Maybe he is in better hands with Naveen and Barbara at least a judge thought so. As for comment #14 screw you Naveen Andrews is one hell of a hottie. Hey Barbara you have to be one of the luckiest women on the planet because he is GORGEOUS!!!! Hold onto him because if I had the chance he'd be ALL MINE!!!!

Posted at 12:04AM on Jan 8th 2009 by LOST fan 4 ever

66. There are some whacked out comments here about Naveen being a "wild-eyed Middle Easterner" and "did he work at 7-Eleven before he got his role on Lost?". He's an actor who plays an Iraqi on Lost. He's so good you don't realize he's British, that his real accent is heavy British to boot, and this his parents are Indian.

Posted at 8:18PM on Jan 7th 2009 by Carly

67. i di'int know that barbara went bollywood on us???
she must like naveen's "man curry" !!!
Posted by go bollywood

did this guy (naveen) work at 7-11 before 'lost'??? thank you come again !!!
Posted by curious minds want to know

barbara must have bought a "BIG GULP" of this naveen's "man curry" at the local 7-11 he works at !!!
Posted by WOW

There are some whacked out comments here about Naveen being a "wild-eyed Middle Easterner" and "did he work at 7-Eleven before he got his role on Lost?". He's an actor who plays an Iraqi on Lost. He's so good you don't realize he's British, that his real accent is heavy British to boot, and this his parents are Indian.
Posted by Carly


you guys have it all WRONG...barbara took an extra large "SLURPEE" of his "man curry" at his 7-11.
& did you see naveen's hairdo in the English Patient, he'd make one bad-ass rastafarian...now, carly go blow some ganja smoke on dat !!!

Posted at 9:07PM on Jan 7th 2009 by make bobmarley proud !!!

68. Stupid people assume actora are the same as characters on TV. Anyone educated would know that Naveen is British born and Indian ethicity.

Don't assume brown people are 'all alike'. That's like saying white Republicans and Democrats are alike since they are same skin.

Posted at 9:11PM on Jan 7th 2009 by tomcat

69. What has Barbara Hershey done lately? That's right, nothing!!! She's a gold digging Hollywood has been who falls for any color as long as they have $$$.

Posted at 9:39PM on Jan 7th 2009 by Court Jester

70. so big deal, she took the kid out of state, that doesn't require taking him from his mother who is the major nurturer at this young age! separation from mother can be very damaging. this goes to show you that judges (as refered in #6 by kay) don't always know best for children! family rulings must be changed. as a great- grandparent who was recently denied visitation for my two young great-grandchildren ,i have great disgust for the judge who presided and could not see thru the made up and twisted lies of those against me. i am being kept from children who always waited for my visit and asking what took me so long as i live on the east coast and they on the west. when you are part of a childs life from birth and suddenly cut off, the children suffer badly as they take something from everyone they are connected to.

Posted at 10:03PM on Jan 7th 2009 by rebecca

71. Oh the things money can buy. Time and time again I see people with money (and better lawyers), getting custody. I feel for the mother. She must be in terrible pain.

Posted at 10:14PM on Jan 7th 2009 by atzd

72. I wouldn't be so quick to dismiss the mother's claims that Barbara practices witch craft. Don't you all remember her changing her last name to "Seagull" from Hershey because she believed the spirit of a seagull entered her body? She eventually changed her name to "Hershey-Seagull" and finally went back to just "Hershey". She could barely get a job acting during that period because everyone thought she was nuts. Around the same time, on a lesser note, she had a child with David Carradine. They named the boy "Free" so he could also be as free as a seagull. Now this judge allows someone elses child to be alone with this woman? I feel so sorry for the mother.

Posted at 10:27PM on Jan 7th 2009 by No way

73. By the way, Barbara Hershey Seagull's son by David Carradine was so traumatized by being named "Free", that he legally changed his name to "Tom".

Posted at 10:55PM on Jan 7th 2009 by No way

74. I'm a law abidibg citizen and have never even had a traffic ticket, but if some judge told me I had to leave my child alone with Barbara Hershey, I'd flee the country if I had to in order to protect my child.

Posted at 11:00PM on Jan 7th 2009 by Dee

75. Hershey is a witch....possible.

The mother screwed up because she did abide by the conditions.

This happened to a friend of mine a few years back. The mother would not let him see his son, even though he made support payments, etc.

The judge ruled in his favor.

As for being a 'whack job'....maybe not.

LOKI

Posted at 8:42AM on Jan 8th 2009 by LOKI

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