Celebrity Justice
Stern's Lawyer: Opri Called Howard a "Killer"

Posted Feb 20th 2007 10:50AM by TMZ Staff

In a sharp and intensely personal accusation, Howard K. Stern's lawyer Krista Barth complained to Judge Larry Seidlin that Larry Birkhead's lawyer Deb Opri, sitting just a few feet from Stern, accused him of "killing" Anna Nicole Smith during court proceedings this morning.

As Barth spoke, Stern glared for several moments in the direction of Opri and Birkhead -- the two men and their attorneys are seated right next to each other in Broward County courtroom. Opri's response -- if she did in fact respond -- was not audible.

Barth made her comment as lawyers for multiple parties in the case introduced their various pleadings. Shortly thereafter, the court went into recess for a hearing on Virgie Arthur's status as next of kin to her granddaughter Dannielynn. As of 11:00 AM EST, the court is still in recess.

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1. She's only verbalizing what 98% of us are thinking ourselves.

Posted at 11:03AM on Feb 20th 2007 by GiveLarryhisBaby

2. Well ?? Koward IS a KILLER - killed Daniel and Anna Nicole. That bastard should fry !!

Posted at 11:03AM on Feb 20th 2007 by JANET CARTER

3. he definitely did it

Posted at 11:05AM on Feb 20th 2007 by Leslie

4. Definitely a rat in the courtroom today. And a smelly one at that...

Posted at 11:08AM on Feb 20th 2007 by Rachel

5. My sympathy's are solely with Howard K. Stern. He was with Anna Nicole Smith for almost 15 years and loved her. He was not able to stop her drug abuse as she did not want to stay in rehab. He is clearly the only one who loved ANS and is mourning her death. He is represented by two lawyers. Birkhead and Anna's mother are represented by a crowd of sleazy lawyers all wanting a piece of the pie. Not one of them gives a damn about ANS...only Howard loved her which is why she wanted nothing to do with them and trusted Howard and made her life with him. I hope he prevails and is able to bring ANS's body back to the Bahamas to rest next to Daniel.

Posted at 11:08AM on Feb 20th 2007 by Marnie

6. Poor Howard.

Posted at 11:09AM on Feb 20th 2007 by miss muffin

7. I'm glad she called like she see's him, like so many other people do a murderer,enabler, and most of all a scumbag!

Posted at 11:10AM on Feb 20th 2007 by hang the man!!!!!!!!!!

8. How ridiculous. Hes smarter than killing two people for nothing. As long as he was with her, he would have money and he is still going to get a % of the money from her inheritance form howard marshall. he was and is the only attorney ON that case. SO STOP WITH THE CONSPIRACY THEORIES. AND, HES NOT THAT GOOD OF AN ACTOR...

Posted at 11:13AM on Feb 20th 2007 by GINA

9. Comment to Marnie: If you say he truly loved Anna why is it he will not get a paternity test. Do you think Anna would want her child involved in a custody battle, no she wouldn't. This is getting ridiculous, lets just get the DNA test done and over with. Let this little girl have a chance to experience childhood and not be involved in this craziness. Let ANS rest in peace next to her son where she wanted to be.

Posted at 11:15AM on Feb 20th 2007 by Misty

10. Marnie # 5, are you a parent? do you plan on being a parent? I suggest you may wish to look at the vid clip TMZ has provided of an 8 month pregnant ANS and HKS...she is whacked out of her mind, pushing a baby carriage with a doll in in, pupils fully dialated and she does not even know where she is....meanwhile, your boy wonder Stern is coercing her and filming it. If you can look at that clip without crying and seeing the truth, then I question your moral integrity as a human being.

I think that footage says it all. ANS was pregnant and IF Dannilynne is his child, then how on earth could he allow someone pregnant with his baby to be wasted and to film it, while he jokes?

Maybe he did not care about mother of child, especially if he knew the child was not his. It is almost as if he wanted to hurt that baby...after all it wasn't his and he had not ties to it! I rest my case.

I am glad Opri called STern a murderer....Team Stern jumped on that one, but it did not stop them from publically tearing a strip off of Virgie Arthur in court on Friday and calling her every unfit name they could use. Funny now the tables are turned, they cry about it.

Go Judge...do the right thing! Stern needs to be put behind bars! Free Dannilynne.

Posted at 11:18AM on Feb 20th 2007 by kim

11. well....if it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and buys methadone and dispenses it like a duck......hell, that baby would be better off with Britney!!
Pass the popcorn, this is getting good.

Posted at 11:19AM on Feb 20th 2007 by team anna

12. Talk about rambling, HKS attorney Krista Barth is coming across like an over emotional not very bright person. Go Larry, you deserve your daughter!!!!!

Posted at 11:19AM on Feb 20th 2007 by KT

13. Well; he is.

Posted at 11:20AM on Feb 20th 2007 by froglevel

14. Howard K's lawyer is an arrogant cow. She talks on top of the judge and interrupts and I think her ploy today was all show. What lawyer in their right mind would say something like that in front of tons of witnesses and leave herself open to a lawsuit for slander or defamation? Thats just stupid. I don't think it happened at all and it was her way of getting the circus they want

Posted at 11:20AM on Feb 20th 2007 by Jo

15. I wish somebody would put duck tape over that bitch Krista BARF's mouth. She is despicable -- perfect match for Koward Stern. They're both going DOWN !! And I'm not talking about sex. Koward's impotent anyway.

Posted at 11:20AM on Feb 20th 2007 by JANET CARTER

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