Celeb custody battles

Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee went through a savage custody battle during one of their many break ups. They reached an agreement in 2002 to share custody of their children. (GETTY IMAGES)
Halle Berry and her ex-partner model Gabriel Aubry are engaged in an ongoing custody battle over their daughter Nahla. (GETTY IMAGES)
Rocker Pete Wentz is requesting joint custody of his two-year-old son with enstranged wife Ashlee Simpson. (GETTY IMAGES)
Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards fought a nasty custody battle in 2008 over their daughters. They finally reached a private agreement that was never disclosed. (GETTY IMAGES)
Britney Spears and Kevin Federline had a bitter custody battle over their sons Sean Preston and Jayden James that ended in Spears becoming the first major female celebrity in years to lose custody of her children. (GETTY IMAGES)
Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger engaged in a vicious custody battle after their split in 2000. The actors share custody of their daughter, Ireland, however animosity between the two remains. (GETTY IMAGES)
After Michael Jackson and Debbie Rowe's divorce in 2001, Rowe voluntarily gave up legal rights to their children, however she changed her mind in 2003 when Jackson was accused of child molestation. (GETTY IMAGES)
After Woody Allen was caught having an affair with his adopted daughter Soon-Yi Previn, Mia Farrow was awarded sole custody of their children. Allen went on to marry Previn. (GETTY IMAGES)
David Hasselhoff and Pamela Bach battled for custody of their daughters Hayley and Taylor. Although Hasselhoff was officially awarded custody in June 2007, six months later they reached a joint custody settlement. (GETTY IMAGES)
Mel Gibson and Oksana Grigorieva are currently engaged in a custody battle over their daughter Lucia. (GETTY IMAGES)
When Bobby Brown and Whitney Houston faced off in a battle to determine custody of their daughter, Houston was eventually awarded sole custody in 2007. (GETTY IMAGES)
Paul McCartney and Heather Mills had a messy divorce in which she was accused of being a call girl, and he of being abusive. The judge granted them joint custody of their daughter Beatrice. (GETTY IMAGES)
Burt Reynolds and Loni Anderson separated in 1993, after which they became engaged in a very public fight over their son. A split custody agreement was eventually reached. (GETTY IMAGES)