NAMES & FACES

A Father's Day in Court

David Hasselhoff beamed with delight exiting a Los Angeles courtroom yesterday after a judge granted the actor custody of his two teenage daughters. The former star of "Baywatch," 54, had been in a bitter court battle with his ex-wife that involved a video showing him drunk in the presence of one of the girls.

He has "primary physical and sole custody," Hasselhoff's spokeswoman told Reuters.

Hasselhoff, now a judge on the contest show "America's Got Talent," divorced his wife, Pamela Bach,43, in August 2006. The two have battled over custody of daughters Taylor-Ann,17, and Hayley,14.

Last month, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mark Juhas suspended Hasselhoff's visitation rights after a video emerged on Web sites showing a shirtless and addled Hasselhoff lying on the floor struggling to eat a hamburger.

The video features the voice of a young girl urging him not to drink, and it was widely reported to have been made by one of his daughters.

Following the tape's release, Hasselhoff acknowledged he was a recovering alcoholic and admitted to having relapsed.

End Note

Hey, wasn't that Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr. walking around Georgetown on Thursday? According to a publicist for Gellar, the actress was in town attending the humanitarian group CARE's national conference.

-- Michael Cotterman