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Kelly Rutherford offers update on bitter custody battle

Former “Gossip Girl” star Kelly Rutherford’s complicated custody battle is heating up again. She gave the Post the latest update at the Nanette Lepore show Wednesday at Lincoln Center.

Page Six previously reported that her costly custody battle with ex Daniel Giersch for her two children led Rutherford to file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. This came after a California judge ruled that the children must live with their German father in France after his visa was revoked.

Rutherford’s been fighting ever since to get her kids back.

“I just filed the appeal finally, after waiting a year and a half for the judge to make her decision, but I’m going to come out and talk a little more about it soon,” she said. “It’s really been an interesting time, but I think it’s going to be informative to a lot of people.”

“I don’t think any of us become activists about things until we go through it ourselves because we assume that there is a justice, that these things don’t happen,” she adds. “When you live through something, you realize, ‘Wow, this is happening,’ and you can hopefully create awareness for other people. That’s the good side of it.”