February 22, 2007

Birkhead and Stern: Head to Head in Court and Dueling Over Drugs


Larry Birkhead broke down in tears Thursday, as he took his turn on the witness stand in a Florida courtroom.

The hearing was nothing short of drama, which included a medical emergency as the lawyer for Anna’s mother, Virgie Arthur, collapsed.

“Extra” has learned the lawyer will be okay, but Birkhead, who claims to be Dannielynn’s dad, is still worried about the time he’ll never get back.

“I missed the delivery of my child; I've had to pay $4.99 for magazines to see what my child looks like,” he said.

“You don't know how many times I had to help her and sometimes I didn't know if she was going to live. And they kept bringing more and more drugs in the house,” Birkhead continued. “At times I took her medicine, and I was told by Mr. Stern to give it back to her because she needed it to live.”

Now, “Extra” is uncovering more about the man battling for Anna Nicole’s baby.

We obtained Larry’s baby picture and a photo of Dannielynn; and when the two were matched side by side, the striking resemblance was uncanny.

“Extra” was at the party where Larry and Anna Nicole first met in 2004, and we uncovered a photo of the tattoo Larry had inked on his back featuring a bikini-clad Anna Nicole

In the end, the judge recommended Anna be buried next to her son. But he revealed that Dannielynn’s guardian ad litem, Richard Milstein, will consult with Howard K. Stern, Larry Birkhead and Virgie Arthur to decide the final resting place of Anna.

As the verdict was read, all three parties broke into tears.

With this ruling, the Anna Nicole drama is far from over, as Milstein will be required to work with all three parties to determine the burial of Anna Nicole, on behalf of her sole survivor, Dannielynn.


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On 25 Apr 2007, Michelle from NY wrote:

I wish this message in all it’s sincerity could get to Larry Birkhead. First I would like to say that I am so sorry for the loss of Anna it shocked the nation! I know what it is like to suddenly lose someone that you love. I would also like to Congratulate him on being the father of Dannielynn!!! She is just beautiful. I dont think that she could be in any better hands. I have been watching since the unfortunate death of Anna. I also think that it was very kind of Howard even before Larry was confirmed the father of baby Dannielynn that he and Larry both spent some time with her. Larry has such a great family life from what I have seen and such a loving family. Dannielynn is blessed! Larry has so much love to give and I couldnt think of a better way to utilize all that love for the beautiful little angel Dannielynn. I am concerned for Larry because they said that he is run down and losing weight. He has to take care of himself and stay strong for the baby. I also think it is wonderful that Larry is not a resentful person and wants Howard to be a part of Dannielynn’s life too. I really feel that Larry is honoring Anna’s wishes, and doing what she would’ve wanted; which is what really matters. I think Virgie should leave Larry alone! Obviosly Anna didnt have the best relationship with her mother, she said it herself. I agree that maybe visitation for Virgie however supervised. I also didnt like Anna’s sister bashing her on Dr. Phil. No one is perfect. We all may mistakes. Hopefully we learn from them and dont repeat them. I knew you were the Daddy Larry. I also am happy to say told you so. Please take care of yourself Larry and may God Bless you, Dannielynn, and your family. Stay strong everything will work out as it should so far it has and will continue. My heart goes out to you with all this dourt stuff. I have faith that everything will be fine may be a bit of an inconvienence but it will all work itself out.

With all Sincerity
Michelle age 33 NY

 
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On 12 Apr 2007, Linda Barros wrote:

If Birkhead is the Father does he have to pay Child support?He should even if the child has Billons of Dollars.

 
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On 5 Apr 2007, Anonymous wrote:

THIS IS FOR HOWARD I HOPE YOU TAKE TIME OUT HOWARD TO READ THIS MESSEAGE.SOME OF US IN THE PUBLIC DO BELEVE IN YOU!!!WE WATCH YOU WITH ANNAS BABY AND SEE NOTHING BUT LOVE FOR DANNYLYN !!WE TO THINK THE MEDIA HAVE BEEN HORRIBLE FOR ALL THE NEGATIVE CRAP THEY TRY IN VEIN TO PUT OUT THERE GUESS WHAT WE THE PUBLIC ARE NOT FALLING FOR IT!!!THEY ARE DESPIRETELY TRYING TO Have one good guy and one bad it makes thier stories more interesting not!!!!people do not want to beleive your a good guy and your whole being is to do anything in the name of anna wishes!!!well wake up media the more negative comments on howard the more the public will remember to switch to another station!!! i hope howards attorney plan on fileing law suits to all the stations who put howard down and accuse him of killing anna and or her son!! please howard continue to fight for whats right and try to hang in there not everyone thinks you had anyhting to do with anna or her son.this is what anna would have wanted you to do continue to fight for dannylyn you know the truth and you dont have to shaRE IT WITH ANYONE ELSE ITS YOURS AND ANNA SECRET AND TO BAD IF NOBDY ELSE LIKES IT !!!!Anna choose you not larry dont forget this!!!hang in there it will be over soon,and then you can live the rest of your life taking care of your child.

 
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On 5 Apr 2007, Anonymous wrote:

this comment is for larry birkhead,you are a snake and thats the damm truth!!howard took care of anna and her son growing up for ten whole years!!!whether she took drugs or not is not the issue!!after you two broke up is when annawent down hill!!!with all your threats to anna you wre the one anna ran away from!!!you were making threats to anna that you would expose her to the media!!and maybe telling her you would sell her story for the purpose of making money!!since you know longer wre dating!!and you wre the one who told anna you would take her baby girl from her!its because of all your theats to poor annna that she is no longer here today to spend her life with her baby girl!!!you have to live with this till the day you die and all the money in china is not gonna help you!!!dont you dare put the blame on any one else but yourself!!!!!!!!!!!

 
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On 4 Apr 2007, madison wrote:

I FEEL VERY STRONGLY THAT LARRY BRIKHEAD IS THE FATHER! AND I ALSO FEEL THE REASON THAT STERN WILL NOT TAKE A DNA TEST FOR #1.HE DOESN’T HAVE TWO AND AS LONG AS HE DOESN’T AND OTHERS ARE PROVEN NOT TO BE THE FATHER WELL IT’S ANOTHER WIN FOR STERN. HE KNOWS HES NOT THE FATHER.AND IT MAKES ME SICK THAT HE HAS AN ATTORNEY KNOW VERY WELL WHERE HE COULD GO TO KIDNAPPED A CHILD.AND BUT WAS SAID HE ASK SHELBY WHERE HE CAN GO TO GET A NAME OF A CHILD ON A BC AND BECOME THE FATHER.THE PICTURE OF HIM,ANNA AND DANIELLYNN IN THE HOSPITAL WITH HIS WHITES OF HIS EYES BLOOD SHOOT.IF SOMEHOW HE GETS DANIELYNN DR.PHIL A HOME STUDY SHOULD BE DONE. OK EVERYONE LET’S RUN TO THE BAHAMAS WITH AN UNBORN CHILD AND FAST SIGN A BC TO BE THE DADDY.HAVE YOUR CHILD TAKEN LIKE THAT SEE HOW YOU FEEL.ANNA WAS THE MOTHER AND NOW SHE IS GONE.AND LARRY I FEEL IS THE BIO FATHER WHAT RIGHT DOES A MOTHER HAVE TO CHOSE TO TAKE A CHILD AWAY FROM THE BI DAD.I SAY ORDER A DRUG TEST AND DO IT BY THE HAIR WHICH STAYS IN OVER A YEAR FROM STERN.A HOME STUDY ? WHAT WAS DR.PHIL THINKING.I CAN SEE IN OTHER CASES BUT, LARRY IS A WELL ROUNDED PERSON AND A GOOD PERSON A SINGLE MAN WHO WANTS TO TAKE CARE OF HIS DAUGHTER.AND ET CUTS OUT MOST OF THE VIDEOS.PEOPLE WERE YELLING FOR VERGIE SAYING YOU GO MAMA.CO-DEPENDENTS NO MORE.GO GET YOUR DAUGHTER.AND AS FAR AS THE DIRT VERGIE SHOVLED ONTO HER DAUGHTERS GRAVE AS SHE DID.WELL SHE HAD NO IDEA THAT IN THE BAHAMAS YOU DO JUST A FEW..AND ET MADE IT LOOK BAD AS TO SAY WHAT IS SHE DOING.CHROLOR HYDRATE LOOK IT UP SEE WHAT IT DOES.

 
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On 1 Apr 2007, lisa wrote:

i think larry birkhead is the father but i dont know if that is good or not i think they all have issuses not one of them better then the other you cant hate howard for loving anna nicole.

 
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On 22 Mar 2007, francesca wrote:

I’m glad people are noticing how ridiculously sympathetic ET is towards H.K.S. BTW, that’s because he sold them the photography rights for that crazy funeral.

And since Danielyn isn’t cursed with an imbecilic horse face, like the rest of the sanctimonious Stern clan, I don’t know how anyone could believe Howard is the father.

However that baby really does look like she’s got a whole lot of fetal drug issues-sad.

 
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On 9 Mar 2007, Lola wrote:

I think the baby should go to the real dad. Larry Birkhead.
How could Howard Stern watch and film Anna all druged up while she was pregnant? How can he live with himself knowing that Anna was hurting the baby with the drugs and the drinking? He couldn’t be the father, cause no father would watch the mother of thier child abuse the baby before it was even born. It’s the money!
Howard only thought of money. After all, Anna was paying his way. He didn’t even have to work, so why would he stop Anna from taking drugs that would be harming the unborn baby? Now his free ride has ended. How far will he go for all that money? SAD!!!!!

 
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On 2 Mar 2007, bren wrote:

if you think the baby looks like Larry you all need glasses . the dna will tell . good luck Howard

 
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On 2 Mar 2007, Anonymous wrote:

you can lead a horse to water but cant make it drink..this is true to any one needing help we all can only stand back and watch..and know what anna wanted is set in stone by actions people virgie go back home to texas and pay your big lawyer fees lets face it larry you only a spurm donor have nothing to gain but big bills from your lawyer too( you did not pay any medial bills nor her living expances,or any help you thought she so needed )only bad emails when her son died you would not be a good father to my pet dog my words to you get lost( odd but this is action anna seem too express as well)as for you stern you cover every base knowing she would not live long and let her lead the way to her happiness what little there was i believe you loved her and all up to you to give that baby the best life a child could ever dream of it would be what anna wanted

 
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On 2 Mar 2007, marie wrote:

I really hope the baby is larry’s he is the only one who is normal here. howard is a puppet, anna had him wrapped around her finger.Imagine give me my drugs or you don’t get new shoes!!!lololo afterall she supported him. the mom well she has her faults but in the end she still is the mom. wonder when the movie will be out???

 
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On 1 Mar 2007, Mag wrote:

Listen, this whole affair is a tragedy. Anna was a beautiful young strong willed woman who abused drugs, and alchohol. She had people around her who were ENABLING her.
This is what happens when people do not stop or are unable to stop abusing these substances. I beleive deep down Anna was coerced into distancing herself from her mother and people who voiced their concerns to her.
Also look at the abuse surrounding that awful clown tape. “WE CAN MAKE MONEY OFF THIS TAPE”! Howard Stern is a COCKROACH who needs to be RID. HE SHOULD BE PROSECUTED FOR HIS ABUSE and NEGLECT of Anna. He neglected her by assisting her and possibly Daniel in drug abuse and not insisting that she enter rehab. There are alot of people out there who are your only buddy when you are drinking with them and giving them money. When this stops they stop. It is so odd to me that the two key players have both died and now one is left. The Baby DannieLynn.
IF Larry is the father he should get his baby back. Wouldn’t you want your baby?
Anna did not always morally do what everyone else may have done, but she was a human being. She definitely was abused and taken advantage of. She deserves some form of respect in death because she did love. She had a kind heart.
Virgie is a greiving mother even though some may not agree with her motives. I believe no woman can give birth to a baby and not feel something for this child. They had problems but Stern fed the dirt between them. (COCKROACH)
Get the DNA done and stop all this garbage.
Larry may have sent e-mails to Anna out of grief for losing her to drugs, alchohol and the COCKROACH!!
Most everyone out there has had a bad breakup by saying and doing things not acceptable. Give him a chance. Anna did at one time.

 
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On 28 Feb 2007, Connie wrote:

I think howard is awesome he can be my daddy anyday.

 
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On 28 Feb 2007, Karon wrote:

Just because you are the biological father, doesn’t make you a good parent!
Birkhead is not any more an angel than Howard! Birkhead helped Anna along to her death also with the nasty burn in hell emails he sent to her after daniel’s death. How much stress could she take? What a great father he’ll be!!! I think Birkhead is the DEVIL under cover! Howard was Anna’s only family and she trusted him. If Anna were still alive, she and Howard would be raising dannielynn not Birkhead. I think Anna should be burried by her son, Virgie should just go back to TEXAS and forget she had a daughter like before, and Howard should continue to carry out Anna’s wishes and raise that baby!!!!! It’s really easy….What whould Anna want? PERIOD.

 
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On 28 Feb 2007, Marion wrote:

Why are her parents now trying to act like parents, they are in for the money I also think that the word Mom is special and certainly does no applied to Anna mom. Why can’t they put her to rest, this is like a show. As for the child I hope it goes to Howard. Larry I think is a good actor. I am surprise the judge is taking this long. God rest her soul.

 
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On 27 Feb 2007, Catina wrote:

I like everyone else think that the DNA test should be done A.S.A.P. Larry needs to be with his daughter an Howard needs to let little DannieLynn be with her biological daddy. Mrs. Aurthor needs to leave this hole thing alone an let Anna be laid to rest with her son an stop being such a money hungry B****. Money is nothing, its about the love an the relationship that is within the family an Anna says clearly on that tape that she didnt want nothing to do with her mom an she stated how mean an cruel she was to Anna. The ruling has been stated that she is to be laid to rest with her son Daniel so let her be. now its time to concentrate on the DNA an who the biological father is to the baby and that is Larry birkhead.The tears that Larry cries are real an you can tell that he wants his daughter an when Howard cries there is NO tears an he don’t look at nobody so that tells you that he is not the father. I think he is souly responcable for Anna Nicoles death an he should get what he deserves. As for these other guys that are comming out of the woods saying that they could be the father of DannieLynn, They only decided to come forth when they heard how much money Anna has an if the money dont matter then why didnt they come out before now?

 
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On 27 Feb 2007, Catina wrote:

I like everyone else think that the DNA test should be done A.S.A.P. Larry needs to be with his daughter an Howard needs to let little DannieLynn be with her biological daddy. Mrs Aurthor needs to leave this hole thing aloine an let Anna be laid to rest with her son an stop being such a money hungry B****. Money is nothing, its about the love an the relationship that is within the family an Anna says clearly on that tape that she didnt want nothing to do with her mom an she stated how mean an cruel she was to Anna. The ruling has been stated that she is to be laid to rest with her son Daniel so let her be. now its time to concentrate on the DNA an who the biological father is to the baby and that is Larry birkhead.The tears that Larry cries are real an you can tell that he wants his daughter an when Howard cries there is NO tears an he don’t look at nobody so that tells you that he is not the father. I think he is souly responcable for Anna Nicoles death an he should get what he deserves. As for these other guys that are comming out of the woods saying that they could be the father of DannieLynn, They only decided to come forth when they heard how much money Anna has an if the money dont matter then why didnt they come out before now?

 
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On 27 Feb 2007, melissa parnell wrote:

i think they should do a dna test on the baby to see who the real father is. i don’t think howard is the father. i think the baby should be with the real father if it turns out not to be howards. but enough is enough.it’s time for anna nicole smith to be laid to rest and i wish her mother would stop all of this bull crap. she never cared when anna was alive why now??????? it’s all about the money. i really hope they find out who the father is cause this baby does not need to be with authur. i don’t think she’s a very good person and she does not need to raise that baby. so let’s get on with it have a dna test done and lets put this to rest,

 
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On 27 Feb 2007, Just my thoughts wrote:

I feel so bad for Anna, her mother is a B—— she has never been there for Anna or Anna son so why now!! Money that is why she wants her buried in Texas so she can make money .. charge a fee to see the grave ,,that the only reason.. It all about money,, On the tapes Anna said her mother would beat her so now she wants to beat her in her grave so she can go there and continue abuse with words while she lyes there and can’t talk back,,, and have pictures taken to look like she cares,,So sad,,, I do feel there should be a DNA test ..for that child has a right to know ,,, she may be to young now to understand but she has the right to know and so does the father but I feel there should be a trustee awared by the courts for any money that is left to her so no one can abuse Her or her money….give monthly allowances and when she is 25 years old than turn the trust over to her any age younger than that is foolish..It to bad she is left without her mother Anna loved her you could see it in her eys wheyn she holds her but Anna could not take anymore I believe,, to lose a child she loved so much !! you could see the change in her after her son died and not to have your own mother support …how awful and try to deal with that and all the pressure from everything else she was dealing with in her live I figure it just pushed her over the edge. My heart goes out to her and now the baby, God Bless the baby,,,,

 
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On 26 Feb 2007, Carolyn wrote:


Good Luck to Howard K Stern, he deserves respect. Just hang in their.

 
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