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Birkhead: Stern Taunted Me, Gave Drugs to Sick Anna

Larry Birkhead alleged on the witness stand that during a hospital stay in April 2006, when Anna Nicole Smith was ill and several months' pregnant, that Howard K. Stern and Anna Nicole had "a duffel bag" full of drugs with which they would supplement the hospital's dosages.

Birkhead added that Anna Nicole made "a baby book" while in the hospital, in which she identified Birkhead as the dad, and Howard K. Stern as "Uncle Howard." Nearing tears, Birkhead described his efforts to help Anna get past her drug problems at her Studio City home in May 2006.

He also suggested that Stern was "romantically interested" in Anna Nicole but that the love was unrequited. Birkhead said that Stern challenged Birkhead's paternity, and taunted him with the possibility that South Carolina businessman Ben Thompson might be the actual father.

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61. Its sooo hilarious that this chick wanted to be remembered as some rags to riches media darling and framed up like Marilyn Monroe, but everytime I see her vamp it up in her footage now she comes off like the biggest backfire in the history of womanhood. and then the clash of the hillbilly thing in court that she left behind just adds to the insult. whoever told that fool that any publicity is good publicity needs to re-evaluate. bam.

Posted at 7:47PM on Feb 21st 2007 by major

62. Oh my god, just when things looked bad for HKS this bomb drops today in court and there is no doubt that Howard K. Stern is a sinister, bloodsucking stalker who helped push a drug addled, troubled woman into the grave. Forging checks in the Bahamas is the least of his crimes!

Posted at 7:53PM on Feb 21st 2007 by News Junkie

63. Can someone fill me in on the forged checks? I wasn't aware of this.....

Posted at 7:56PM on Feb 21st 2007 by D. Stevens

64. D. Steven, the lawyers from Texas was making a point that Howard paid bills in Anna name to employees (using Annas name/names to sign the checks) however when he purchased the plots he used his own name.

The check were to that Alexis woman who they fired, Stern claims they are part of the stolen property from the house.

Posted at 8:09PM on Feb 21st 2007 by Lynda

65. Why is everyone blaming Howard K Stern for Anna doing drugs? Last I checked celebrities can get stuff like that on their own. Perhaps Doctor Feelgood (Kapoor) should be the one being blamed for her death and the death of Daniel because I'm sure Daniel got it from his mom. I used to watch the Anna Nicole show. Howard did what he was told when he was told. Anna ran the show, she would do what she wanted to do regardless of what he or anyone else said. She caused her own fate, she created her own circus during life and after. Vergie is trash and should just go home, she had nothing to do with her daughter when she was alive and only comes crawling out of the woodwork after she dies to try to get money. She cries because her daughter died, she should cry for being a horrible mother, and for being the greedy POS that she is. I'm so sick of everyone getting on Howard K Stern about everything. Yes Anna paid his bills and his rent but HE WORKED FOR HER AND THAT IS HOW SHE PAID HIM!!!! It is not like he did NOTHING to earn the money he was her Attorney and pretty much her manager. People do get paid for those jobs! He and Anna had a deal and that is how she paid him!

I think people just need to shut up and wait for the DNA tests and whoever is that little girls daddy.. and I don't care if it is Howard or Larry or Ronald McDonald..whoever it is is going to have their hands full. Because that kid is going to be messed up for life unless she gets some real help and guidance as she grows up. She needs to be told to SAY NO TO DRUGS, since obviously her mother or brother could never teach her that!

Posted at 8:38PM on Feb 21st 2007 by CMW

66. Howard says that Daniel was like a brother to him - meaning that he knew he was more like a dependent son to Anna than her lover. Anna didn't like men who could not give her nice things, and all Howard could do is make her sell her body to support his lazy butt. All the talk in the past about Anna's mother being trailer trash? Seems that the mother and Larry have a work ethic, and Howard is just plain trash living off of others!

Posted at 8:16PM on Feb 21st 2007 by Janet

67. To #62 Janet---Great point! Birkhead and Virgie had "work ethic" .... HKS was a mooch! Now he is living off his parents? Man O Man...

I agree!!

Posted at 8:38PM on Feb 21st 2007 by monkia louinski

68. Wow way to go Larry B.
You were great on the stand today will be tomarrow just remember you have an army behind you / its been a long road so just stay strong.
Already believed you and today you proved it to the world .
Good Luck Larry B. and DL .God speed .

Posted at 8:33PM on Feb 21st 2007 by Marylu

69. Stern = slime!

Posted at 9:00PM on Feb 21st 2007 by Tricia

70. I have been very opinionated in favor of Larry Birkhead and Virgie since Daniels death, up till today.

However, seeing Larry, Virgie and HKS in court, hearing their individual stories, I think they all 3 of them are victims of ANS herself.

ANS may have been a good mother to Daniel, or at least until she became a drug addicted mess, however, hearing Larry's story of her in the hospital trying to detox from drugs, yet sneaking them in a duffel bag, watching the Clown video has left me with the conclusion...both these men loved her, each in their own way. She manipulated them all. She pulled their strings.

Larry admits she want off to S. Carolina where she engaged in an affair with another man for a few weeks, but she called him back....when she wanted the cute young guy. HKS enabled her....and he should not be alieved of this fact, however I am now convinced he did it out of unrecoited love for ANS.

I think HKS did NOT kill Daniel. ANS did, by accident because Daniel drank her morphine in the cup. HKS covered her ass. HKS did not kill ANS in the hotel room in Florida. She killed herself. She od' and should we be surprised.

Lets review her drug history for years. She was an addict, her addiction consumed her life, no more and no less. In the end she could not live with the guilt of Daniels accidental death...Stern has blood on his hands, but so did ANS.

Give the baby to her father...Larry. Give the bodies to Vergie and let god and the IRS take care of Stern

Posted at 8:44PM on Feb 21st 2007 by kim

71. Larry tried to get her help and get her into rehab - Stern tried to separate them at every turn. Then Stern takes off with and 8 month pregnant ANS to the Bahamas immediately after Larry tried to get her into rehab from the hospital.

Stern never had a physical relationship with ANS. It was in Sterns best interest to keep everyone drugged to the gills.

If Stern really loved here he would not allow her to be seen as under the influence in public.

If Stern really loved her he would have gotten her to rehab or walked away from her.

If he really loved ANS and her baby – he would have moved heaven and earth to keep drugs away from her and “his” child.

Posted at 8:44PM on Feb 21st 2007 by Midge

72. Some people in your comment section should be ashamed of themselves.
ANS was a human being foremost and should be shown some sort
of respect even though she is dead. All parties involved should stop and
bury this poor woman where she wanted to be. NEXT TO HER SON IN THE
BAHAMAS. She would not have not bought a burial plot there if she didn't want
to be there. HKS may not be the father but he is the only one whom shows that
he truly loved her. LB claims he has not prospered from the Anna. Then why
was he never heard about prior and now why does he hang out with all of the
stars. I personally saw him on the red carpet on tv. MONEY MONEY MONEY
it seems this is what just about what almost every one wants. As for her
mother(ANS'S) she should absolutely be ashamed of herself. Shame on her
and her tactics. For heaven's sake you can clearly see that all she wants is
fame and money. She says that for 10 years no body was allowed to see
Anna because of HKS. Excuse me but when Anna had her reality tv show
she did have some of her family on there. Personnally I hope HKS is the
baby's father and I hope the Marshal family takes the money off of the table
and a legal paper is put in place that any and all money going to the baby is
protected and only given to the baby when she becomes of age and that no
person is allowed to obtain any money from the estate of Anna

Posted at 9:24AM on Feb 22nd 2007 by Donna

73.
Is Howard K. Stern A Murderer?

You decide: http://ishowardksternamurderer.com/

Posted at 8:57PM on Feb 21st 2007 by Howard K. Stern Conspiracy Theorist

74. I think the presss should investigate Howard K Sterns background and it wouldnt be surprising if he is gay, there were a few aquaintances that appeared that way also and he seemed to allow them around. One being the doctor and there had to be a reason for attending the gay parade and also the fact that she appeared willing to be with men but bot him. I think this would put the truth in perspective.

Posted at 8:54PM on Feb 21st 2007 by john

75. They can get the baby's DNA from the hospital where she was born. They keep PKU lab and sometimes cord blood samples on record. Would have to be subpoened, I suppose.That might get tricky, but seems easier than messing with Howard anymore...

Posted at 8:53PM on Feb 21st 2007 by ramona

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