April 10, 2007

Larry Birkhead Wins Paternity Battle: 'I Hate to Say I Told You So'

Larry Birkhead emerged from a Bahamas courthouse Tuesday to announce he is the father of Anna Nicole Smith's daughter, Dannielynn.

While he revealed he couldn't talk about specifics, he held his arms high above his head proclaiming, "I hate to say I told you so."

Asked what he'll do now as the proud father of the baby girl, Birkhead replied, "I'm going to the toy store."

"Thank you for your support," he said, fighting back tears.

"Extra" will bring you more on this story as it develops.



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On 17 Dec 2007, AJ wrote:

I think that Larry is a good man because he tried to get Anna off drugs. He will make a good father to the baby and the people needs to butt out of Larry’s life. Some of the comments are so rude.

 
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On 19 Apr 2007, Anonymous wrote:

I am so happy that Larry is the father of the baby.

 
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On 15 Apr 2007, Anonymous wrote:

In reply to one of the comments below, yes, even this site has censorship. If what you say is near the knuckle, and against the politics purported, your comment will disappear!

 
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On 12 Apr 2007, tami wrote:

Congrats to Larry!!!! For anyone to say that Larry is only in this for the money is absurd!(thats putting it nicely) If everyone remembers correctly, Larry filed papers before Anna died. He wanted a relationship with his daughter before her death and the talk of the inheritance. He should not be criticized for that when there are so many fathers out there that want nothing to do with their children! If he wouldn’t have fought for the rights to his daughter when she was taken away he would not be a man. If anyone’s a golddigger its howard, he’s let anna pay for everything for the last 12 years. He don’t even have a job. To give him a little credit, at least he knows he’s lost and he’s trying to do the right thing (so it seems at the moment) only time will tell with all of them. Again, congrats Larry!!

 
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On 12 Apr 2007, Redneckbabe wrote:

I think that this absolutely SUCKS!!! I had hope that Howard would be the father. Larry was only in it for the $$$$. Before hookin’ up with ANS he was nothing. No one had ever of him. He wanted to be famous so who do you hook up with when you want fame? ANS.He’s got the GRAVY TRAIN now. This poor child will never really know who her mother and brother was. Larry was a part of her life for a minute, Howard was a part of her life over 15 years. Only he really knows. I think Larry is a PIG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 
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On 11 Apr 2007, Anonymous wrote:

THIS FOR VIRGIE ARTHER, WHERE WRE YOU THE LAST TEN YEARS OF DANNYS LIFE??IF YOU AND ANNA DIDNOT SPEAK WHY DID DANNY GO LIVE WITH SOME SO CALLED STEP FATHER???IN XCALIF. WHY DIDNT DANNY COME BACK TO TEXAS AND STAY WITH YOU OR A RELATIVE??IF IN FACT HE NO LONGER WANTED TO LIVE WITH HOWARD AND ANNA WHY HE DIDNT TRY TO LIVE ANY OF YOU IN TEXAS??YOU HAD PLENTY OF CHANCES TO CONTACT DANNY WHY DIDNT YOU????HE WAS NO LONGER WITH HIS MOM???YOU SHOULD THANK HOWARD FOR ALL THE FREE ATTORNEY BILLS YOUR DAUGHTER DIDNOT RECIEVE FROM HOWARD !!!!MAYBE IF IT WASNT FOR HOWARD SHE MIGHT HAVE OVERDOSE YEARS AGO!!!IS THAT NOT THE REASON YOU WRE AT ODDS WITH EACH OTHER?BECAUSE OF HER ABUSING DRUGS?AND WORKING IN A STIP JOINT???YOU AS A MOM COULNDNOT HAVE BEEN VERY HAPPY OF THIS???I WOULD STOP PLACING THE BLAME ON HOWARD AND START PLACING IT WERE THE BLAME IS DO!!!STOP YOUSING HOWARD FOR YOUR SCAPE GOAT!!!!!!THERE WERE MANY MEN LOVERS OF ANNA AND HOWARD WAS NOT THE ONLY MAN IN YOUR DAUGHTERS LIFE!!!!AS YOU CAN SEE THERE WRE MANY SO CALLED FATHERS STEPPING UP TO THE PLATE!!!!!WILL YOU TRY TO PUT THE BLAME ON HOWARD OR TAKE SOME RESPONSIBLITY AS A MOM!!!!~

 
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On 11 Apr 2007, Anonymous wrote:

TO ALL YOU PEOPLE THAT WERE ROOTING FOR LARRY THIS WAS NOT YOUR LIFES!!!THIS WAS ANNA NICOLE SMITH LIFE AND ANNA WAS THE BOSS TWENTY FOUR SEVEN!!I AGREE SHE SHOULD HAVE LET LARRY ENJOY THE BIRTH OF THIER BABY BUT ONLY ANNA CHOOSE TO RUN AWAY AND HOWARD FOLLOWED!!!IF HOWARD HAD SO MUCH CONTROL OVER ANNA HOW THE HECK DID SHE HAPPEN TO SLEEP WITH ALL THESE SO CALLED FATHERS GIVE ME A BREAK!!!SHE WAS AND STILL IS THE BOSS THATS WHY POOR HOWARD IS SUFFERING IN THE PUBLIC EYE NOW!!THE ONLY REASON HOWARD HAS BEEN FIGHTING TOOTH AND NAIL IS MAYBE HE PROMISE HER IF SOMETHING EVER HAPPEN TO HER HE WOULD FIGHT UNTILL THE END!!!I ONLY WISH YOU PEOPLE WOULD UNDERSTAND LOVE IS BLIND AND THEY WRE GOOD FRIENDS AND MAYBE IN THE END LOVERS BUT REGARDLESS THEY WRE TRUE FRIENDS FOR OVER TEN YEARS!!!!I JUST WONDER IF ANY OF YOU CAN SAY YOU HAVE ONE TRUE FRIEND THAT WOULD FIGHT FOR YOU LIKE HOWARD DID FOR DANNYLYN.

 
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On 11 Apr 2007, GEBurk wrote:

IT WILL BE OVER WHEN I SEE THE BABY IN LARRYS’ ARMS….
PLEASE LARRY - SHOW US - YOU HOLDING HER

 
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On 11 Apr 2007, Claudia E. Mantia wrote:

Congratulations Larry! Good luck to you and your little girl.

 
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On 11 Apr 2007, April wrote:

For all those of you that can’t connect the dots Anna did not want Larry around because he tried to keep her from taking drugs especially while she was pregnant. He care so much about her that it cost him dearly by missing the birth and the first 7mths of his daughters life. Why because Howard did not have the kahonnas to not feed Anna pills or think it was a big joke or $$$ maker. For those bleeding hearts who feel for Howard need I remind you of the clown video. Anna was a dollar sign to him and as long as Howard enabled Anna to take drugs she was his meal ticket!!! He himself stated he did earn his own money since 2002. Ask yourself too who paid for his high price lawyers to keep Dannielyn fromher father,hmmm Anna’s estate comes to mind. That type of person belongs under a rock, harsh yes, but what Howard did to Dannielyn and her daddy is deplorable and I pray to God that Larry makes sure once he is state side with his daughter safe in his arms that he ensures that Howard will never be a part of that precious baby’s life again as well as ensuring he has nothing to do with the estate. He’s had his free ride long enough. As for Vergie,her free ride should be over and she should not have unsupervised contact with the baby.If grammas have such a positive position in the Bahamas why didn’t she come to the Bahamas after the baby was born and insist on joint guardianship with her daughter sighting that Anna was not a fit parent and Howard was an enabler at the very least. HMMMMMMMM you think $$$$ had something to do with it. I have no doubt you will keep Dannielyn safe Larry. God Bless and hopefully you will not allow Howard to control how long you transition, once you have sole custody and guardianship just take your daughter and get out of there promptly, please.
April

 
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On 11 Apr 2007, Pam wrote:

As I posted yesterday, and as Larry said as well. I TOLD YOU SO.. And to all of you who stated that Howard was the father, and claimed that when the truth came out then we (all of us who claimed Larry was the father) would find out that we were wrong. Well I guess you have nothing to say now…Wish you the best Larry for you and your daughter. Keep up the fight for her and don’t let her grandmother around her unsupervised. I don’t think that she would be a good for her.

 
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On 11 Apr 2007, wiccana wrote:

Well i just posted a comment and it didnt show up…freedom of speech..duh

 
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On 11 Apr 2007, wiccana wrote:

I am really glad that Larry is the father, cause Howard would destroy that little girls life, just like he destroyed Anna’s life and her sons.Howard is the reason that Anna and her son are gone from this world.
I knew that Larry was the father from the start, come on Dannielynn looks just like him….Howard will rot in hell. i know that is harsh to say but its the truth..He gave the drugs to Anna and her son..It’s a sad story with a happy ending….Larry gets his daughter and Howard gets nothing!!

 
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On 10 Apr 2007, Jan wrote:

All you had to do is watch Anna Nicoles interviews on TV and it was obvious that she was high on drugs. She was probably saying what Howard Stern told her to say. Also, as her lawyer, she probably followed his advice blindly, such as putting him on the birth certificate as the father of the baby. What’s more, what right did Anna Nicole have to keep the babies rightful father (Larry) isolated from his child? Sounds somewhat childish. You have to admit, she WAS screwed up, and even more so, after Howard took over her life. He wanted the money. Larry wanted his child.

 
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On 10 Apr 2007, Janice wrote:

I am happy for Larry Birkhead. I think he loved Anna and wanted his baby from the beginning. As for Howard Stern, I always thought he was a free loader & worse. Also, it sounds if Danny didn’t like him before he so suspiciously died (while Howard was there). Looks like he may have been involved in helping speed him on his way out, and Anna also. Then all he had to take care of is the baby. Who knows how long she would have lived?

 
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On 10 Apr 2007, NCGIRL wrote:

WISHING DANNYLYN AND HER DAD THE BEST. GLAD THID GARBAGE IS OVER FOR EVERYONE.

 
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On 10 Apr 2007, for dannylyn wrote:

hey birkhead if you didnot run anna out of the country she might still be here today!!! what will you tell dannylyn when she hears that and that you called her mom the devil herself iin your emails to anna?

 
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On 10 Apr 2007, for howard wrote:

hey howard we all want to thank you for being the gentleman that you are for all the years you spent with anna being her best friend lawyer and her true love!!!nowhere is it written that you ever bad mouth anna or slept with other women prettending to be in love with her!!!we know that deep down in your heart you had wish that was your baby,unfortunely you had many chances to have had a baby with anna but you choose to be a gentleman and do things the right way when anna was ready!!i hope one day you truly can find another love because you do deserve that,it will take a while before you can even start to grieve for anna but for your sake you will have to let go one day and move on!!!anna would have wanted you to be happy to , i also hope larry will allways welcome you in to dannylyns life for you and you only truly knew anna nicole smith!!!!

 
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On 10 Apr 2007, Anonymous wrote:

why is my comment being held by the blog owner what happen to freedom of speech?

 
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On 10 Apr 2007, Anonymous wrote:

Is very strange that is Larry was the dad and he was such a “wonderful guy” that Anna did not want him at all in her life or the life of her daughter.

For the ones that said “oh please he has said he was the father long before the $” that is NOT true. Anna has been fighting the money for some years already. I do not trust either of them!

I am glad the “real dad” is known, but I really hope he cares for the baby and no the money. Eveybody knows this is about money$…not the baby.

 
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