Gossip Girl Star Gives Birth

Actress Kelly Rutherford, one of the stars of the hit TV show Gossip Girl has just given birth to a daughter. The birth is particularly significant because she is currently going through a rather bitter custody battle with her ex-husband and the father of her children Daniel Giersch.

The baby was born at a hospital in Los Angeles on Monday, June 8. Their first child Hermes who was born on 18 October 2006, has been at the center of a very public fight between the former couple since their divorce. Seemingly making things worse is the recent revelation by Giersch that he was not informed of his daughter’s birth.

He released a statement saying, “Media reports claiming that I neglected to attend my daughter’s birth are total lies and fabrication. I was never informed by Kelly about the birth of our daughter, nor was I invited to attend. In fact, I found out about it through Internet reports like everyone else.”

Another disappointing development is what has turned out to be a somewhat distasteful fight played out for the entire world to see. A publicist for Rutherford, Jill Fritzo had this to say on the issue, “The doctors advised that no one be in the birthing room; (Daniel) was notified when (Helena) was born and was immediately invited to come see her.”

According to Giersch, the former couple had a verbal agreement that he would be kept appraised of everything leading up to the birth, which he says never happened. No further statement has been released by Rutherford regarding the issue.

This story is somewhat reminiscent of the battle between Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards after they began divorce proceedings. In some ways this story seems like it might top the Sheen/Richards story.

At any rate even though they are no longer together they still have two children to raise, two-year old Hermes and their newborn Helena. Hopefully this will be at the forefront of their minds as they move forward. I certainly wish them both the best and hope that differences will eventually be put aside for the sake of the children.