Tommy Lee Wins First Round In Custody Battle With Pamela Anderson

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Ex-Motley Crue drummer/current Methods of Mayhem mainman Tommy Lee has won the first round in a bitter custody battle with his ex-wife, Pamela Anderson, who claimed Lee was an unfit parent in a petition for full custody of the couple's two children in November.

On Tuesday (Dec. 18), Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Lee Smalley Edmon threw out all 37 charges brought by Anderson in her original petition, according to Beth Katz, Lee's spokesperson. Edmon also denied a request by Anderson's legal team that would have required Lee be monitored during his visits with Brandon, 5, and Dylan, 3. In addition, Edmon ruled that neither Lee nor Anderson is to make derogatory comments about the other in the presence of the children, and that Lee is forbidden from riding on motorcycles with minors.

"It is a very impressive victory when the court agrees that there is absolutely no evidence to restrict access to Tommy's children," said Lee's attorney, Lance Spiegal, in a statement.

A spokesperson for Lee reports that the rocker is elated with the judge's decision. "Tommy is very happy with the court ruling and is looking forward to spending this weekend and Christmas with his boys," says Katz. "We knew that the truth would come out in court and it did."

Katz also reports that Lee will continue moving forward with his own counter suit for full custody. The next hearing scheduled in the case is slated for March 19.

Calls to Anderson's attorney for comment were not returned by press time.