Anna Nicoles Baby's father revealed...... finally
By willocfc
@willocfc (963)
Australia
April 10, 2007 9:47pm CST
Just in case you haven't heard heres the story from ninemsn.com
A Bahamas court has ruled that Larry Birkhead, the former boyfriend of late Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith, is the father of her baby daughter — who could inherit a estate worth more than $500 million.
The ruling wiped out rival paternity claims by Smith's long-time companion, Howard Stern, and actress Zsa Zsa Gabor's husband Frederic van Anhalt who had filed a lawsuit claiming he had fathered Smith's daughter Dannielynn."I hate to be the one who told you this — but I told you so!" a jubilant Birkhead told crowds of media and onlookers after emerging from the Nassau court-house. "My baby's going to be coming home."The trustee for Anna Nicole Smith's estate — reported to be worth as much as US$423 million — is yet to be determined, and the decision will likely become another heated legal battle.
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Stern emerged shortly afterwards and declared he would now seek to ensure that Birkhead was granted full custody of Dannielynn."I'm obviously very disappointed but my feelings for Dannielynn have not changed," Stern said. "I'm going to do whatever I can to make sure that Larry Birkhead gets sole custody ... I'd like there to be a gradual transition."Birkhead had claimed to be the father of seven-month old Dannielynn shortly after her birth last year, saying the child was the off-spring of his relationship with Smith.
Smith and Stern had fought Birkhead's paternity claims but saw a series of legal judgements go against them.
Smith was eventually ordered to submit the child for DNA testing just days before her death from a drug overdose in Florida on February 8.
But the iconic blonde bombshell's death sparked a whole new round of wrangling over the paternity of Dannielynn, with an increasingly oddball cast emerging from the woodwork to claim paternity.
So now that the truth is out, what are your views on this? do you think dannielynn has a chance at living a somewhat normal life now this is all over?
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@Thoroughrob (11742)
• United States
11 Apr 07
I am glad it is over, I hope they get on with their lives. This cannot be good for Dannielynn.
@chaygylmommy (2470)
• United States
11 Apr 07
I have always had a feeling that he was the father. I just thought that with the way Stern refused the DNA test and all, it was really suspicious. I mean, I feel sorry for him if he really thought he was the father, but I just don't think so. I have a feeling that Smith, for some reason, didn't want Birkhead involved and Stern was staying with it even after she passed away. I hope that Birkhead gets the baby and that baby can get settled before she even knows what is going on.
@mari61960 (4893)
• United States
11 Apr 07
I kind of figured all along that Larry was her father. I just hope the poor kid can go about her life and is not affected by any of this crap that's been going on. I hope her mother doesn't weasel her way into Dannielynn's life. If she is allowed contact with her I hope it's always supervised and limited.