Attorney: "This is beyond comprehension"

TMZ spoke to Larry Birkhead's attorney Debra Opri, who called this case "such a tragedy" and "beyond her comprehension."
Larry Birkhead and Debra Opri
Opri tells TMZ she is on her way into an emergency court hearing this morning to ask a judge to order Anna Nicole's DNA to be tested. Opri says that as of now, "there is no known biological father at this point in time. Larry has been prevented from giving a DNA sample, Howard K. Stern has refused to give a DNA sample." She says that Anna's mother, Virgie Arthur, is currently the only person who is legally Dannielynn's next of kin. Opri says that Anna's daughter should be given to Anna's mother until this is all sorted out.

As for Larry Birkhead, Opri says he will not be at today's hearing as he is beyond distraught over the death of Anna. Opri says, even with all of the drama between the two, "Anna was the love of Larry's life."

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91. Larry, you are one sick SOB. You actually want people to believe that you are "distraught"??? If you ARE distraught it is because this may make things more difficult for poor you. You, along with everything else that has come down on her, whether she took drugs to do herself in or not kept her down. You wanted her hurting, that is all that you wanted. Now you expect everyone to believe that you are sad? You are mean and really cold. If that is your daughter, you could have done things differently. You were too busy getting attention and using ANS's notoriety to help your own self. I wish for you the all the peace you seem to have given her. If you cry they are no more than crocodile tears. For as long as you live, you will never be able to crawl from under this.

Posted at 1:12PM on Feb 9th 2007 by Grossed Out By Fakery

92. HKS took Daniel and ANS out!! Follow the money; it doesn't lie. He won't kill Dannielynn unless he's taking his own life, too. At that time, he would take Dannielynn out just to spite LB. He's a classic, textbook, obsessive, narcissistic sociopath: "If I can't have you, no one can." Dannielynn is the link to ANS. He couldn't really have ANS's heart or her money. He wanted her money most of all; her heart would have been the quickest way to it, but he could only use her addiction and paranoia instead. Dannielynn is the little meal ticket. So, as long as he's planning on living, he's planning on keeping her alive. If he stays out of the justice system, I wouldn't think Dannielynn is in danger until she's nearly grown. He does not have to submit her to paternity testing. He does not have to bring her back to the U.S. The Bahamas is NOT (as someone stated on a related thread) investigating him for murder any time soon. They will not cooperate with the U.S.'s paternity or contempt order. They have vowed to hold an inquest. The star witness (ANS) is dead; what a coincidence.

Hate to say it, but LB should resort to illegal means to get his daughter's DNA. In the end, there would be no consequence to him.

Although I think it's a possiblity that ANS had an incestuous relationship with Daniel (we know it was sexually-inappropriate), I don't think she would go so far as to give birth to his child, while telling another man he was the father. If she was giving birth to her son's child, she would have told NO ONE that they fathered her!! She had the option to write "Does not wish to state" as the father.

Posted at 12:58PM on Feb 9th 2007 by Diego Chick

93. LARRY BIRKHEAD IS A LOSER!!!!!!! I cannot believe that this man has a website about Anna Nicole, he hated her. Larry ----head wouldn't even allow the "love of his life" to grieve her 1st love Daniel.

Not sure why everyone is against Howard, but keep in mind that he has been with her through everything. Anna trusted him so everyone else should. Let this woman be in peace with her son. Remember people her daughter is going to grow up and see how all these people are trashing her mother and what she went through daily with the media. Keep in mind that Anna was a mother and should be respected. I do hope that Howard gets the baby, but if not I hope that Larry ----head is Not the father. He just wants the fame - who know his name before Anna.

Posted at 1:32PM on Feb 9th 2007 by Niki

94. ANS would rise up from the dead if her baby weregiven to that witch of a mother. And HKS does have legal custody of the the child, it's his name on the birth certificate. And will continue to have custody until a court somewhere tells him otherwise. This is all so tragic.

Posted at 1:42PM on Feb 9th 2007 by too much

95. Anna was a typical american girl, raised without proper guidance and blinded by fame, possibility of fortune, media frenzy and, in order to take the pressure off, probably killed by drugs, does not matter, legal or not. She is not the first one, she won't be the last one: young, pretty girls, reaching out into spotlight from the poverty and ignorance of the society, like butterflies fly to a deadly fire in the darkness of the night
Let us say good by to a tortured and confused soul, whose heart was broken by the death of her son. I beleive, she was under such a pressure with at least 3 lawsuits pending, amidst the birth of her daughter and the death of her son, that she had a "death wish". Follow the link http://www.exposay.com/anna-nicole-says-shes-afraid-son-
daniel-is-wandering-soul/v/5878/
She was a loving mother. Howard seems the only one, who is grieving, you do not see him giving interviews

Posted at 1:42PM on Feb 9th 2007 by Vladi

96. "As for Larry Birkhead, Opri says he will not be at today's hearing as he is beyond distraught over the death of Anna. Opri says, even with all of the drama between the two, "Anna was the love of Larry's life."
WELL, all I can say to this is....ummmm...BULLCRAP! This man did not even give her time to grieve the loss of her son before he was trying to drag her through court regarding this little girl. Love her....I dont think so....and to add insult to injury, he does not even allow her body to turn cold before he is sending his lawyer back into court...this is and has always been about one thing and one thing only..MONEY...Shame on him!

Posted at 1:35PM on Feb 9th 2007 by Ravynne

97. Some thoughts on the mysteries of Anna's and Daniel's death.....I wonder if the police have looked into if Howard Marshall II son had anthing to do with these deaths?? I mean come on, he was pissed over that whole situation and is in the position to hire someone to kill them both....and make it LOOK like it was drug overdoses. Really got me to thinking and hopefully it is the police as well.

Posted at 1:51PM on Feb 9th 2007 by Ravynne

98. It looks, like Larry is the father, but shouldn't we trust Anna in her determination (even obtaining residency in the Bahamas), that something is wrong with the guy, she absolutely did not want him to have anything to do with her daughter? Yes, looks like she was shopping for a father,asked ex-boyfriend to be the father on certificate. Anna Nicole knows Larry better then we are, or the judge, who will be deciding on paternity, I think, she had some pretty good idea, that Larry is not suitable, as he is in for the money or fame, or something else, not for the daughter

Posted at 1:43PM on Feb 9th 2007 by Vladi

99. how do all of you "know" who the baby's father is. How about you leave it to the Dr's to determine. The baby is going to be able to read some day and none of this is helping her (now or in the future). Stop being so full of yourselves and wait for the evidence to come in.

Posted at 3:54PM on Feb 9th 2007 by open minded

100. Why is anyone listening to Larry Birkheads lawyer ?? So she "thinks" the baby should go to Anna's mother ????? Who the hell is she ???? Forget the fact that Anna cuoldn't stand her mother, and had nothing to do wtih her for over 12 years. And I think anyone out there that is a mother, knows that the LAST thing in the world you would be doing if your daughter just died suddenly - would be on TV guessing that she died from Drugs ! Shame, shame on her. And please keep that innocent baby away from her !!!! wonder how she feels now hearing that NO illegal drugs were found and NO pills in her stomache !!!!

Posted at 12:29PM on Feb 14th 2007 by Kate

101. I SEE A NEW MOVIE IS IN THE MAKING!!!

Posted at 4:28PM on Feb 9th 2007 by kr

102. Watch--Anna Nicole's mother is going to turn up dead next!

Posted at 5:01PM on Feb 9th 2007 by curious

103. "the love of his life" MY ASS!!!!!!!!! this creep was making her life a living hell after she had just lost her beloved Daniel. He is just like Anna Nicoles mother and all the other parasites (no to be confused with Ms. Hilton). Think what you want about Howard K Stern but he was Im sure the one Anna Nicole would have wanted that baby to be with. She definately didnt want Larry or her sorryassed mother to be the ones raising her. I wish they would just say Anna Nicole had no money and will never have any money, then watch all of those losers scatter.

Posted at 5:39PM on Feb 9th 2007 by What a crock of shit!

104. I watched this circus today and was so sad to think about that beautiful child having to grow up with a grandmother as evil as she appears to be.I dislike Debra Opri,she is brass and cold. How could she be part of letting this child go to such a sad place. Why don't they just give it up. I do beleave Larry Birkhead is the father. But prove it take the child raise it,take the money but let Anna be buried where her heart is. And never let the evil Grandmother see or touch that child..

Posted at 9:51PM on Feb 20th 2007 by Diane Corcoran

105. If Howard K. Stern is the one in charge of Anna's estate (as stated in her will), and, he is also in charge of Anna's daughter Dannielynn, I can only say this. Heaven help this little girl. By the time she is of age, there won't be any money there for her. Stern will have depleted all the funds for his "greedy" self.

Posted at 2:09AM on Mar 5th 2007 by anne

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