Celebrity Justice
Judge Orders More DNA Testing on Anna Nicole

Anna Nicole Smith blows kissA Florida judge demanded today that even more DNA samples be taken from the body of Anna Nicole Smith, amidst concerns of a baby switching plot.

Lawyers for Larry Birkhead, one of the men claiming to be the father of Anna's 5-month old daughter Dannielynn, believes that Smith's DNA is needed to directly connect the Playboy model with Dannielynn so no one could switch the child with another baby.

Circuit Judge Larry Seidlin has warned all three parties vying for control of the body, Howard K. Stern, Anna's estranged mother Virgie Arthur, and Larry Birkhead, that his decision will take a while as to whom the body will be released. "We're going to have hearings -- as many hearings as we need," Seidlin said yesterday. "This is just a warm-up."

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76. Oh I forgot to add that also I agree with 31. Well said.

Posted at 4:30PM on Feb 15th 2007 by Jackie

77. If Larry is Dannielynns father he will have a right to Anna's body. Because Dannielynn is Anna's next of kin. Therefore the person who is rightfully Dannielynns next of kin will be able to speak and act for her being that she is too young....

It is important that the father of Dannielynn be determined asap.... firstly for Dannielynns sake and secondly because the father will have the right to Annas body and can bury her. I believe Larry will make sure that Anna and Daniel are together, he just seems far more sane than HKS and the mother of ANS.

Posted at 8:33PM on Feb 15th 2007 by Cari

78. what tangled webs we weave once we practice to deceive. theres a lot of that going on you know you get whats coming to ya but 10 times worser wow anna must of been a bad girl mabe her mother should of beat her harder and she wouldnt of been tramp forgive me but i hate when people take advantage of old people the way she and howey did im glad she never got the money god made sure of that well whatever may she rest in peace any way

Posted at 4:39PM on Feb 16th 2007 by sue

79. Well said Dewanna (Comment # 40)
Everybody wants to be noticed, now that she's dead. All those people should have put their money where their mouth is when Anna was still alive. Maybe if more people did that for her, she might still be alive today.
It's time to 'say good night Gracie'.

Posted at 5:59PM on Feb 15th 2007 by It's Time To Say Goodnight 'Gracie'

80. The Fla. judge said he was going to make the decisions and he ended the hearing by making no decisions except to let someone else make the decision. Now a guardian ad litem will be paid to make a decision this judge could have made-what's with that? Perhaps he wanted to delay until the DNA decision is dealt with?

Couldn't the judge order a viewing in Fla. for the mother and Larry Birkhead and then let Howard Stern bury her with her son? Her son can't be buried alone in the Bahamas--no one in the world can believe that's what Anna Nicole would have wanted.

Posted at 5:48PM on Feb 15th 2007 by Maureen

81. Anna did have a will. In it she states that she wanted HKS to be in charge of her affairs. Seems like a no-brainer to me.

Anna stated many times that she disowned her mother and wanted nothing to do with her. Why would anyone think that she should now be given to her mother to be buried?

I just don't get what is taking so long. Take a vial of her blood and release her body according to her wishes.

Posted at 8:52AM on Feb 16th 2007 by Girlie

82. HOWARD IS THE KILLER OF ANNA AND HER SON!!! AND AS TIME GOES ON(NOT MUCH MORE I HOPE) HE WILL BE FOUND OUT!!!! IF YOU ALL ARE WATCHING YOU CAN/WILL SEE THAT HE DOES NOT LOOK OR KEEP ANY EYE CONTACT AT ALL, WHEN HE IS DOING ALL HIS INTERVIEWS...WHY HAS NO ONE PICKED UP ON THAT YET???????

Posted at 4:31PM on Feb 15th 2007 by Tanya

83. When are they going to bury the great James Brown? Isn't he still on ice?

Posted at 7:08PM on Feb 15th 2007 by Jack

84. Nancy Grace is ripping the Florida judge a new one, usually she pisses me off but she is right on target with this.

Posted at 4:32PM on Feb 15th 2007 by 20/20

85. Cheri is right on target: she allowed herself to become what she died as. Truly tragic. Yet, why do I see a big Broadway musical like Evita. I'm for and with Howrad. I don't give a rat's behind who the child's bio dad is. The only male that she knows is Howard and that is called parenting. Virgie? Amazing that she even shows her face.

Posted at 4:34PM on Feb 15th 2007 by yvonne adler

86. I don't usually agree with Nancy Grace - but go girl on this one.

Posted at 4:46PM on Feb 15th 2007 by geez louise

87. For those saying Howard alienated Anna from her friends and family. Why is it on the Anna show did Howard talk her into seeing her toothless cousin? Anna didn't want to see her. Howard kept relaying messages between the two until Anna agreed to go to dinner with her.

Stop trying to spin this into something it isn't. Anna didn't have to take drugs. She didn't have to keep Howard around. She was a grown ass woman, who was financially independent and made her own decisions.

Posted at 4:39PM on Feb 15th 2007 by Chris

88. In the interview I saw, ANS slur "EVERYONE has stabbed her in the back," Howard was sitting next to her, I don't recall her slurring except _________.

Posted at 4:48PM on Feb 15th 2007 by Diana

89. HK is just plain creepy, I don't care how you cut it. He sat back and watched ANS destroy herself. His tears are real but they are not for ANS they are for himself as he knows the ride is over. He knows that the child is not his but it would be to adult to submit to test and let the real Dad come in, but that would mean giving up his last bit of control. HK is a lawyer who at last makes other lawyers look good, which is feat damn near impossible.

Posted at 10:33PM on Feb 15th 2007 by John Johnson

90. This is the most horrible display of our judicial system I have ever seen. Grab her DNA and vault it. Then allow her to be buried next to the only person who ever loved her for herself....her son. No one else gives a damm about Anna Nicole. It's her daughter and the $$$$$$$$ she stands to inherit that is causing this circus. Kick mom to the curb. The world knows there was no relationship there...mom only wants one thing...same for her sisters. Howard K is only concerned about his own interests and the fact that now he has no coat tails to strap himself to.

Daniel loved his mother because she was his mother...good, bad and ugly. Take what you need for all your stupid hearings, and do the decent thing. Bury her!!!! NEXT TO HER SON. This is a travisty.

Posted at 9:23PM on Feb 15th 2007 by Allison

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