Elana Eustache Calls Barbara Hershey a Witch in Custody Dispute

by Tina Kells | January 7, 2009 at 04:40 pm

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Lost star Naveen Andrews is at the center of a vicious custody dispute that has his ex, Elana Eustache the mother of his 3-year old son Naveen Joshua, calling his long-time partner, actress Barbara Hershey, a witch... in the literal sense of the word.

Elana Eustache has countered a custody complaint filed by Andrews in a California court by accusing Barbara Hershey of being a practitioner of witchcraft. The accusation comes after Naveen Andrews petitioned the court to reprimand Eustache for breaking their terms of their custody agreement.

Along with accusing Hershey of witchcraft Eustache has also claimed that Andrews tried to poison their son in her bid to overturn the soul custody that has been awarded to Naveen. The court has order that Elana Eustache undergo a psychiatric evaluation.

Naveen Andrews' latest drama has enough twists and turns to rival an episode of Lost. Albeit one with a much more clear-cut ending.
The TV star was granted temporary custody of 3-year-old son Naveen Joshua this morning after the boy's baby mama broke the terms on their existing arrangement, according to TMZ.

The courtroom battle royale featured all kinds of mudslinging by the boy's mother, Elana Eustache, who claimed Andrews tried to posion their son and the actor's longtime partner, Barbara Hershey, was unfit to care for the tyke because she practiced witchcraft.

All that was missing was a smoke monster...

Andrews had called for Wednesday's hearing after claiming that Eustache recently broke the terms of their custody deal by both taking the younger Naveen out of Los Angeles County sans permission and by preventing Andrews from seeing the boy.

While ostensibly attempting to defend herself, Eustache claimed that Andrews, along with longtime girlfriend Hershey, were poisoning the boy and that Hershey was a practitioner of the dark arts.

After Eustache wrapped her laundry list of unfounded claims, Wasser requested that the judge order the woman to undergo a psychiatric evaluation. Since Eustache brought little Naveen with her to court, the boy was immediately handed over to Andrews, who left the courtroom with the boy, Hershey, and a modified custody order.