Celebrity Justice
'Gossip Girl' Custody Battle Showdown

"Gossip Girl" matriarch Kelly Rutherford just arrived at the L.A. County Courthouse to square off with soon-to-be-ex hubby Daniel Giersch in what has become a legal hate-fest.

Kelly Rutherford & Daniel Giersch: Click to watch
Giersch didn't want their two-year-old son, Hermes Gustaf, to travel with Kelly to NYC to film "Gossip Girl." The judge allowed the travel temporarily, and today Giersch's lawyer says everyone will probably agree to some permanent custody deal.

Rutherford, who plays Lily van der Woodsen on the show, is pregnant with their second child ... always awkward.

UPDATE -- So much for optimism. Not much went down and nothing was decided. Both sides will back in court to do it all again soon.

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1. first! I hate this show

Posted at 4:59PM on Apr 6th 2009 by DCSTACY

2. BLAH BLAH BLAH..........who cares

Posted at 5:00PM on Apr 6th 2009 by sceptre30

3. Kelly is the same piece of work that bolted from her first husband because he was diagnosed with a debilitating disease. Yep, a living heart-donor she is! You have to feel bad for her child and the one on the way, what a mother!

Posted at 6:09PM on Apr 6th 2009 by Suzannah

4. She wanted 2 kids. She latched onto him as a sperm donor. She got her 2 kids in two years. She kicked him out. End of Story

Posted at 6:38PM on Apr 6th 2009 by lilath

5. Its to bad they ended things while she is pregnant. Its kind of sad they couldnt even last long enough for the kid to be born. So what happens when she gives birth?? will he be there for the birth of his kid, supporting her? They need to find a way to be civil for the sake of those kids. All this stress on a pregnant person cant be good

Posted at 7:00PM on Apr 6th 2009 by Tracy

6. THAT BYTCH LOOKS LIKE A TALKIE WOMAN, GIVE CHRIS BROWN HER NUMBER. BROWN WILL LEARN HER THE ROPES OF BEING A PROPER LADY

Posted at 7:05PM on Apr 6th 2009 by NYC ELM SCHOOL TEACHER

7. This is such a common thing now that all that needs to happen is her throwing out flase allegations of abuse, molestation, drug use, alchol use, cheating, etc at the guy. She's your typical American single mom and unfortnately she will end up getting full custody, alimony and child support in a Los Angeles court room. Then she will spend the rest of her life complaining about how her husband mistreated her and feeding her kids to the paps for PR just like Denise Richards, Pam Andserson, Dina Lohan, etc do.

Posted at 7:37PM on Apr 6th 2009 by james

8. Yes, she left her first husband after he was diagnosed with some awful disease. And she also bragged, back in December, about how she was still breastfeeding her son, who was like 2 1/2 at the time. She said she may continue breastfeeding him until he was 4 or 5. She's a sicko. Probably knew back in December that her marriage was hitting the skids so she had to get the nipple stimulation from somewhere!! She seems like a real prize.....

Posted at 9:22PM on Apr 6th 2009 by LF

9. I LOVE GOSSIP GIRL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BUT I REALLY DONT CARE ABOUT THIS ISSUE!!!!!!!!!!!! I WISH HER THE BEST THO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 9:28PM on Apr 6th 2009 by josi

10. what an ASS BASTARD to keep hassling a pregnant woman. I hope he gets hit by a truck.

Posted at 10:06PM on Apr 6th 2009 by Ann

11. I wonder if the Hermes brand is paying them to advertise... BOTH by naming their son "Hermes" AND by Dad wearing an Hermes "H" belt ($1,500) to court AND Mom carrying and Hermes Kelly bag ($10,000) to court?

Piece of work .....both of them.

Posted at 10:43PM on Apr 6th 2009 by sd

12. This is one SICK woman. Whether she should even keep Hermes should be questioned, Exactly when should you stop breast feeding? When the next kid comes along to take their place so mommy continues to get her fix.

Posted at 6:49AM on Apr 7th 2009 by Barb

13. Wow, if anything, this is none of our business! These things happen everyday! If anything, I've met Kelly in person in NYC. She is a lovely gal. I have a 3 year old and I read many baby magazines, which she is sometimes in and her advice is great! And for those calling her sick for still breastfeeding.. FYI, there are a lot of mothers who breast feed their kids to 5-6 years of age. Its not uncommon and its not frowned down upon by doctors. It's all about your personal opinion! I'm sure her comment about breast feeding til such a such age, was taken out of context. Also, I don't give her EX much credit, especially since he bad mouthed the mother of his children to the public. Thats unclassy and just wrong!

Posted at 3:45PM on Apr 7th 2009 by Jennifer

14. I wonder if her character is going to be pregnant on the show as well?!

Posted at 6:14PM on Apr 7th 2009 by Luv GG!