Celebrity Justice
Birkhead's Ticket to Paternity

TMZ has obtained a traffic ticket Larry Birkhead got while Anna Nicole Smith was pregnant, and it could be powerful proof that he's the daddy.

"I got a call from my pregnant wife, she's sick."



Rewind to April 15, 2006. Sources tell TMZ a pregnant Anna had just gotten into a fight with Howard K. Stern, who was expressing extreme jealousy over the fact that Birkhead was the father of the baby. Sources say Stern gave Anna an ultimatum -- him or me.

We're told an extremely emotional Anna, who was barefoot and four months pregnant, called Birkhead and asked him to meet her in the parking lot of the Sportsmen's Lodge in Studio City, Calif. near her house. A concerned Birkhead jumped in his car and sped over, only to be stopped by a Burbank cop.

The officer who issued the speeding ticket quoted Birkhead -- "I got a call from my pregnant wife, she's sick."

The ticket is significant because Birkhead's statement was a spontaneous reaction to the event and not in the context of a paternity battle. Debra Opri, Birkhead's lawyer, tells TMZ Birkhead referred to Anna as his "girlfriend" but the cop wrote "wife."



Reader Comments

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16. Birkhead is the father.. You can only tell by looking at his little girl. The features are there. Howard is a wanna be..

Posted at 3:09PM on Feb 13th 2007 by mikeym

17. And what exactly does this prove?? That he thought he was all along? Duh!!

Posted at 2:26PM on Feb 13th 2007 by Harleymom

18. Being his pregnant girlfriend and sick is not proof that Larry is the father. Let's not jump the gun. Let the paternity test prove once and for all who the father really is.

Posted at 5:33PM on Feb 13th 2007 by Angela

19. I don't believe HKS will go quietly into the night. He has "worked" for years for the big payoff from the Marshall's, he's not going to quit now. This innocent child is his key to early retirement.

Posted at 2:45PM on Feb 13th 2007 by Slight Buzz

20. HKS is the modern day Dr. Kevorkian....the only difference is he doesn't charge but he thinks he's coming out a millionaire in the long run.

Posted at 6:31PM on Feb 13th 2007 by shady326

21. OHHH PLEASE LET THIS CHILD BE LARRY'S! I HOPE THEY CAN GET HER AWAY FROM THAT CREEPY CREEPY GUY!!!!!

Posted at 2:30PM on Feb 13th 2007 by MT

22. Please get the DNA done very soon. I don't trust Howard and the lengths he might go too. I don't think he will harm the child, but then again who would have thought five months ago that Daniel would be dead, and 5 months later Anna Nicole? He's got $$ to travel. I would keep a very close eye on him, and I hope someone who has a stake in this is doing just that.

Posted at 5:59PM on Feb 13th 2007 by Paul Kline

23. Proves nothing! I don't think the baby is even his! I think Zza's hubby is the father, but we'll all have to wait and see.

Posted at 2:34PM on Feb 13th 2007 by Carol

24. LOVE IT, LOVE IT, LOVE IT.........Only in AMERICA can this be so..............Nice.....Rock on world, we rule.........

Posted at 2:32PM on Feb 13th 2007 by Beth

25. Why doesn't social service have this baby in Bahamas custody right now.

I think if Howard is forced to give up Dannilynn once the DNA comes back, that he may harm or even KILL little Dannilynn. There's NO WAY Howard's giving up his meal ticket -- without a GRAND FINALE.

Some, please rescue Dannilynn BEFORE IT'S 2 LATE.

That would be 3 down.

Posted at 2:34PM on Feb 13th 2007 by the other Brittany

26. It really isn't proof that he is the father however it does show he believed he was the father.The only way we will know who the father is trough the DNA. And that could take years maybe because of our court systems.

Posted at 4:22PM on Feb 13th 2007 by Jackie

27. JUST ANOTHER PIECE TO THE PUZZLE. When you put all of them together.........it shows that he was lead to believe all along HE WAS THE FATHER. There is a paper trail a mile long substanciating Larry's claim to paternity.

Granted it doesn't PROVE IT........but it certainly shows he has been earnest about his claims. The results of DNA will be the clincher. GO Larry Go........get your baby. You're the only one that has shown any " sincere " motives since this whole tradgedy surfaced. Dannilynn is lucky to have you.

Posted at 2:42PM on Feb 13th 2007 by the wise old owl

28. When is Kitson going to make TEAM LARRY and TEAM HOWARD t-shirts! I will totally buy the TEAM LARRY!!! Go Larry! Get your baby away from murderer Stern before it's too late!!!!

Posted at 2:37PM on Feb 13th 2007 by Neela

29. it's obvious that all of you do NOT understand what the impact of that little stupid ticket can make in a court of law. It might be insignificant or it can do some major damage!

Posted at 2:43PM on Feb 13th 2007 by STUPID PEOPLE!!

30. I don't care whose kid it really is, I dont think Howard should get it. He gave Anna's son methadone (regardless of giving it to him, he knew about it). If an adult is not responsibile to know whether it is okay or not okay to give someone methadone, then why on earth should they be given another child ? Seriously.

Posted at 3:32PM on Feb 13th 2007 by danamay

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