Debra Opri railed on ex-client Larry Birkhead today, claiming that she got the father of Anna Nicole Smith's baby a million-dollar media deal -- but didn't get bupkis and went wild, lashing out at Larry Birkhead, claiming he has publicly smeared her and has destroyed her good name. Opri claimed she got Birk the baby and made him popular and she deserves to be paid. Opri defended her humongous legal bill, saying she earned it. Last night on FOX's "On the Record," Greta asked Birkhead who he would like to have dinner with more -- Opri or Virgie Arthur. Birkhead replied that he couldn't afford to have dinner with Opri, so Virgie won by default.

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Larry Birkhead emerged from a custody hearing in the Bahamas today looking happier than ever. He said, "I gotta call my travel agent," suggesting that he was getting very close to taking daughter Dannielynn home.

Minutes later, Howard K. Stern emerged from the courtroom and slammed Virgie Arthur for holding up the custody process, saying that she "proved herself to be what Anna Nicole always told me."

The three parties were in the same room this morning to determine custody. Virgie Arthur is seeking guaranteed visitation of Dannielynn and wants to be her guardian in the event of Larry's death.

While he didn't go into specifics, Birkhead was visibly pleased with what transpired in the courtroom, but left some room open, saying he didn't know whether he'd need "one seat or two."

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Larry Birkhead reveals that just three days before Dannielynn's birth, Anna sent him an e-mail saying, "Don't fall in love again, I'd be a bit jealous." Interestingly, Birkhead states that contrary to what people may think, Anna's alleged lover, Howard K. Stern, has been "a great help" with Dannielynn, but adds, "Howard did things for Anna that no one wanted to. I actually feel sorry for Howard."

As far as Anna's mother is concerned, Larry says Virgie's not his enemy. "If she wants to be a grandmother, she can be a grandmother, my mom wants to be a grandmother too, but I'm not going to sign a paper saying so, it's just not right." Read between the lines, please!

A custody hearing for Dannielynn is scheduled for Friday in the Bahamas. As for the photos, all proceeds from their sale will be put into a trust for Dannielynn.

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Larry Birkhead is the father. He just announced to the world.The DNA results were unveiled inside and it's a DNA match for Birkhead and Dannielynn An emotional Larry Birkhead thanked the crowd after Dr. Michael Baird released the DNA results to the judge. The probability of paternity is 99.9999%. Baird said, "essentially he is the biological father."

Lawyers just announced the judge has made a ruling on who gets custody of Dannielynn, despite the fact that Larry Birkhead is the biological father.

Howard K. Stern just said "I am obviously very disappointed ... I am not going to fight Larry Birkhead for custody." Stern added, "I will do everything I can to make sure he gets sole custody."

Howard K. Stern and Larry Birkhead hugged each other outside the courtroom. Stern said Birkhead was welcome to come to the house and spend as much time with baby Dannielynn as he wanted. Stern said he'd like the transition to be "gradual," so the baby can adjust.

Larry Birkhead cannot take Dannielynn out of the Bahamas, until the custody issue is resolved. So, Stern has invited Larry to spend as much time as he wants at Horizons, where Stern is staying. Until Birkhead gets custody, he has no legal claim to the baby.

Virgie Arthur is expected to challenge the ruling. Her lawyer suggested she wants strings attached if Birkhead gets custody.

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The judge in the paternity dispute over Anna Nicole's baby has made it clear DNA testing is about to happen. Sources say the judge has ordered the parties back in court Tuesday where experts in the DNA field will be called to testify. It is unclear whether some or all of the DNA samples will already have been taken for Tuesday's hearing.
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Howard K. Stern has reportedly admitted he's not the father of Anna Nicole Smith's daughter Dannielynn and is now willing to sign over the paternity rights to the man who believes he is the baby's real dad, Larry Birkhead — for the right price.

While Howard is listed as the girl's father on the birth certificate, insiders say that, during a recent meeting with Larry, he confessed he's not the dad. While Anna Nicole fought to keep Larry away from Dannielynn while she was alive, Howard let his former lover's rival meet the baby recently.

In exchange for giving Dannielynn to Larry, insiders say Howard wants ongoing control of Anna Nicole's estate. Once all the issues surrounding the estate have been settled, he also wants to become Dannielynn's trustee.

Howard, who's admitted he was financially dependent on Anna Nicole, is also rumoured to be claiming the Bahamas house and the boat the star bought shortly before her death.

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Larry Birkhead's lawyer said there will be no negotiating with Howard K. Stern. Debra Opri says the only subject of negotiation is "how fast he [Stern] will produce the child for a DNA test and how quickly he will allow that child to go to California with her real father."

Stern has been asking Birkhead for some involvement in Dannielynn's financial affairs after paternity is established. Now Opri says, "There were never any deals. It was a one-sided discussion."

Opri said she did not want to respond to Stern's overtures until after the funeral.

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Labels: Anna Nicole Smith, Danniellyn, Howard K. Stern, Larry Birkhead

Today, at Anna Nicole's funeral Howard K Stern spoke movingly and angrily. Singling out Smith's "so-called family members" but without naming names, Stern vowed in a startling tone to continue to protect and fight for Smith in death. When he stepped away from the podium inside the Mount Horeb Baptist Church, his supporters stood and clapped.

Sitting among the 300 mourners were Smith's mother Virgie Arthur, who tried as recently as today to have her estranged daughter's funeral in the Bahamas stopped in favor of a Texas burial, and photographer Larry Birkhead, who is battling Stern for custody of Smith's surviving infant daughter.

After the ceremony, Smith's pink-draped coffin with flowing pink ribbons was loaded back into a white hearse and driven to Lakeview Memorial Gardens & Mausoleum, where a 20-minute graveside service attended by about 30 intimates preceded her burial alongside her son Daniel, who died in September at age 20, three days after her daughter Dannielynn's birth in the Bahamas.

Howard K Stern arrived in a dark suit with a pink ribbon on his lapel. Birkhead wore a dark suit and a pink tie. source

Anna's mother arrived last after filing an emergency legal motion in the Bahamas courts trying to halt the burial. The motion was denied prior to the funeral's 11:15 a.m. start. She entered with a stream of BOO's.

Exclusive footage was shown on Entertainment tonight. From what I saw the only one of these three people that actually cared was Howard K Stern. I truly felt bad that Howard K Stern had to be polite to them on this day. I understand in court, but this was a time for the people Anna cared about. It was quite apparent how distraught Howard K. Stern was.

Why was Birkhead and the mother there? Anna hated both! The emotion Birkhead and the mother showed was completely fake! Her freaking mother was trying to stop what Anna wanted and Birkhead just wants his baby, so why did he go to the funeral?

Labels: Anna Nicole Smith, Howard K. Stern, Larry Birkhead

Larry Birkhead finally met the child he claims is his 5-month-old daughter, Dannielynn. In their time together, Birkhead fed the baby, burped her – and she threw up on him, according to an interview and profile, part of which was aired on the Today Show Tuesday.

As for how he got his first glimpse of the child that he claims is his, Birkhead said, "They were kind of low-res pictures that [Smith and Stern] sent out to different outlets to see if they were interested in them, and they were so small that I couldn't see. But even in that small form, I knew when I looked at them, I knew. I said, 'She's mine. That's my baby. She looks like me – she is mine.' And there was not a doubt."

Last week, during the court battle for custody of Smith's remains, Birkhead was permitted to visit the mortuary and offer his final goodbye. He said his words to her were "something she made me say every night before she went to sleep... I said, 'Good night, my sweet Anna baby.' "

Of Stern, who claims he is Dannielynn's father and is seeking legal custody of the child, Birkhead says, "I think he is doing what he thinks is best. And I think what I am doing is best."

As for what he one day hopes to tell Danniellyn about her famous mother, Birkhead says, "I just want her to know the good stuff. I want her to know she was a good person, a loving person. She loved kids."

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Photographer Larry Birkhead, who claims he is the father, said: "Christmas has come early, and I thank God that I will soon have the opportunity to prove that I am the father of Danni Lynn and eventually hold her in my arms. "I'm one step closer to beginning a relationship with my daughter."

Labels: Anna Nicole Smith, Larry Birkhead, Paternity