“Gossip Girl” star Kelly Rutherford This week rare this week with one of her children in Paris, after an international custody of several years and millions of dollars.
Rutherford and her son, Hermés, were photographed at the Christian Dior Haute Couture Spring-Summer 2025 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on Monday.
They were also photographed at various other fashion events in the Paris Fashion Week in France.

Kelly Rutherford and Hermés Gustaf Daniel Giersch live the Christian Dior Haute Couture Spring-Summer 2025 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 27, 2025 in Paris, France. (Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis via Getty images)
Actress Kelly Rutherford cannot bring children back to us yet
Rutherford is also the mother of a daughter, Helena, with her ex-husband, German businessman, Daniel Giersch.
The events mark the first time in a decade that she has put one of her children in public after she had moved to Monaco after an ugly custody fight with Giersch who started in 2010.
When they initially split, a joint 50-50 guardianship agreement was granted by a judge, Per People Magazine.

Rutherford has been living in Monaco in recent years to be closer to her children. (Arnold Jerocki/Getty images for Patou)
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But Giersch’s work visa was withdrawn, with it to return to the US, and the judge stated that the children had to live full -time with their father in Monaco, where Rutherford had to visit regularly or have to move completely.
The “Melrose Place” star continued an intense and expensive legal battle For custody.
In 2013 she presented bankruptcy, Tell e! News, “Every cent from ‘Gossip Girl’, my pension, my shares have spent on fighting for my children.”

Rutherford and her ex-husband, Daniel Giersch were involved in a public and international custody. (Jon Said / Wireeimage)
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At one point, Rutherford was accused of kidnapping her children After she did not send them back to Monaco after a visit of six weeks in the US
She lost custody of the children, per people, although the judge ruled that she and Giersch had to jointly make decisions about them.
The Exhaust reported She spent $ 2 million in legal costs over the years and living in Monaco to spend time with Hermés and Helena.

Rutherford and children Helena and Hermés in 2015. (Sonia Moskowitz/Wireimage)
‘Gossip Girl’ actress Kelly Rutherford speaks after losing the guardianship government
“Sometimes we just have to withdraw and be with our children and just heal and take time for ourselves,” she told people in an interview in 2024.
“My children are getting older, and they are a bit like:” Okay, continue your life. ” They are teenagers now and they have their friends and their things, “she continued. “So my daily day has recently been more about me and my dogs, working and traveling.”

Rutherford said to people in 2024: “Sometimes we just have to withdraw and be with our children and just heal and take time for ourselves.” (Lyvans Boolaky/Getty images)
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Rutherford thought about the dramatic custody and said: “Yes, it was a challenging time. It was a heartbreaking time. But I usually concentrate on the right thing, really. I am very grateful for where we are. I have a great one relationship with my children. “
She added: “We were never completely separated.”