We feel so sorry for her!

Kelly Rutherford fought back tears as she left court after a custody hearing in Monaco today, and clearly her attempt to bring back son Hermes and daughter Helena to the United States didn't go well. The actress has been battling ex Daniel Giersch for the kids since 2012, when a judge ruled that they would be sent abroad to live with their father because he was having visa issues.

The Gossip Girl star had the children all summer long in the US, and when she was required to return them to Monaco she refused, which kicked off emergency court hearings. The judge eventually sided with Giersch, and Hermes and Helena were taken back overseas with their paternal grandmother.

This whole situation is so sad.