Celebrity Justice
Send in The Clowns

Judge Larry Seidlin insisted that his courtroom is not a three-ring affair. "There's no circus here, my friend," he told lawyers, after accusations flew from lawyers and litigants alike that Howard K. Stern and Virgie Arthur are profiting from Anna Nicole Smith's death.

In tearful, emotional testimony, Virgie Arthur said that Howard K. Stern profited from Anna's death.

Under direct cross-examination, Arthur said that she has not received any money from any paparazzi agencies for photo or video.

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76. I think they should cremate Anna and give half her ashes to Howard and Half to her mother. That might settle this matter.

I think that the DNA test should be done right away. I would be nervous about letting Stern have Dannielynn.

Posted at 3:15PM on Feb 21st 2007 by ssmits

77.
Is Howard K. Stern A Murderer?

You decide: http://ishowardksternamurderer.com/

Posted at 3:28PM on Feb 21st 2007 by Howard K. Stern Conspiracy Theorist

78. To post #68.
I think they should cremate Anna and give half her ashes to Howard and Half to her mother. That might settle this matter. I think that the DNA test should be done right away. I would be nervous about letting Stern have Dannielynn.
Posted at 3:15PM on Feb 21st 2007 by ssmits

DITTO!!

Posted at 3:35PM on Feb 21st 2007 by Bonnie

79. tHIS JUDGE IS THE WORST...HE JUST LIKES TO HEAR HIMSELF SPEAK,,,,

Posted at 5:08PM on Feb 21st 2007 by leslie

80. THIS JUDGE IS BASKING IN THE LIMELIGHT AND IS SIDE TRACKING HE JUST LIKES TO HEAR HIMSELF TALK..

Posted at 6:50PM on Feb 21st 2007 by leslie

81. I love the clown head gear. Nice touch. :)

Posted at 7:52PM on Feb 21st 2007 by KT

82. WELL, LIKE I SAID BEFORE, FOR ALL THOSE THAT THINK HKS IS A GOOD MAN, AND VERGIE IS THE BI...., AND THE JUDGE IS A CLOWN!! I SAID THE JUDGE WAS GOING TO TAKE IT THIS FAR, BECAUSE HE HAS THE RIGHT, ...HECK, THE JUDGE HAS ALL THE SAY, (NOT TO THIS EXTENT) BUT THIS IS A HIGH PROFILE CASE...AND I JUST KNEW THAT HE WAS DOING ALL THIS (NOT FOR A TV SHOW), BUT TO GET EVERYTHING OUT IN THE OPEN, AND I THINK THIS IS WHAT WE SAW TODAY...EVERYBODY THINKS MOM IS THE FAT BI....(AS SOME OF YOU CALL HER) BUT YOU KNOW WHAT.....SHE WAS ANNAS MOM, AND LIKE I SAID, SHE MIGHT OF GOTTEN PLAIN TICKETS, AND HANGS WITH A REPORTER, BUT THAT IS NOT EVAN A FLICKER OF WHAT HKS HAS DONE.....I AGREE, HOW DID THIS MAN BECOME AN ATTORNY? I KINDA WONDER IF ANNA WAS HIS ONLY CLIENT, EVER...LIKE MAYBE HIS FIRST....?? COME ON EVERYONE, HE PUT HIS FOOT IN HIS MOUTH ALL THE WAY, SO MUCH SO THE WATER COULDN'T WASH IT DOWN..... WHEN ASKED ABOUT DRUGS, ALL HKS COULD SAY NOT IN THE LAST 5 MONTHS, THEN WHAT THE HELL...WAS ALL THE METHODONE DOING IN THE REFRIDGRATOR, WHY THE COMMINT OF THAT CLOWN TAPE REGARDING MUSHROOMS, AND SORRY I HAVE BEEN IN THE HOSPITAL FOR TWO MONTHS, FOR A SEROUSE INJURY, WAS GIVEN DILODA, FOR PAIN IT IS AN ADDICTION FORM OF SYNTHETIC HERON, I WAS GIVEN VERY LOW DOSAGE OF MORPHINE TO GET ME OFF THE STUFF..WHEN I WAS RELEASED. YOUR HEAD IS NOT CLEAR, HECK I SENT MY FAMILY HOME JUST TO GET THE STUFF..AND IT IS ONE THING I NEVER WANT TO TAKE AGAIN... NOT ONLY SHOULD THE DOCTORS THAT PERSCIBED ALL THE NARCOTICES BE CHARGED, BUT BUT HKS FOR ASSESARY TO THE FACT (SORRY NO SPELL CHECK)....HKS HAS SO MUCH ON THAT PLATE, THAT EVAN IF HE WAS FOUND TO BE THE FATHER, THAT LITTLE BABY SHOUD BE TAKEN FROM HIM.....AND HE IF FEELS THREATEN, IF HE FEELS HE IS GOING TO LOSE DANNYLYNN, BECAUSE ANNA CANNOT SUPPORT HIM ANYMORE, WHO KNOWS....BUT ONE THING IS FOR SURE....THIS LITTLE GIRL NEEDS TO GET AWAY FROM HKS...AND FAST......

Posted at 8:35PM on Feb 21st 2007 by DEBBIE

83. I practice law in Broward County and have the displeasure of appearing before Judge Larry Seidlin aka "Lightin' Larry," (because he usually decides cases very quickly.)

He is not acting or hamming it up. Judge Seidlin always behaves that way; it is not just for the cameras.

Posted at 9:15PM on Feb 21st 2007 by A.M.

84. ANNA'S MOTHER THE LIAR CANT REMEMBER WHEN IT COMES TO HER MAKING A DOLLAR OFF OF ANNA BUT CAN TELL THE WHOLE WORLD THAT H.S. MADE MONEY TELL ME IS SHE MAD AT H.S. SHE DIDNT GET HER CUT.GO BACK TO YOUR GRANDSON GRAVE YOU P.O.S. THE GUY WASNT HER FRIEND WHO WENT WITH HER AND HER SISTER IN LAW WAS THE MONEY MAN.DID YOU HEAR THAT P.O.S. SHE DIDNT KNOW HOW MUCH HER SISTER IN LAW GOT PAID HOW DO YOU THINK SHE BOUGHT THAT 70,000 HOUSE OR TRAILER SHE LIVES IN.IF SHE WAS A LOVING MOM ANNA WOULD HAVE GOTTEN HER A NICE HOUSE ,AND LET ME SAY ONE MORE THING NOBODY MENTION YET DID YOU ALL SEE HER BLACK DRESS TODAY AND YESTERDAY SHE WEARING TO MOAN HER DAUGHTERS DEATH...WHAT A MOM -HOWARD WAS IN BLACK .[where is kim]

Posted at 1:26PM on Feb 25th 2007 by JACKIE

85. the mom should have went an bought a black dress due to her daughters death with the money she got from her grandsons death i cant get over that as good has she thinks she is why didnt she or one of her texas lawyers think of it .i know i said this before but i cant believe she didnt even show any respect there,a dress dosent cost alot. please mother my ass the only tears we all seen was when it came to how much and for what she got paid for....rest in peace anna.
jackie

Posted at 2:14AM on Feb 22nd 2007 by JACKIE

86. Please sign the online petition SAVE DANNIELYNN and forward to everyone you know: http://www.petitiononline.com/DHMS1234/petition.html

I AM 100% FOR LARRY BIRKHEAD!

I just ran across this article which seems to be in HK$'s favor.
There is no justice if that bastard HK$ gets away w/ this mess.

Please read & I urge LB supporters to email the Royal Bahamas Police Force IMMEDIATELY as COURT DATE IS FEB 22, 2207 Thursday.
Royal Bahamas Police Force (Paul H. Farquharson) paul@rbpf.org

Hopefully strength in numbers will force the Bahamian government to request
a DNA test on DannieLynn.
And ultimately for Larry to get custody of his daughter.

Court Battle Set For Anna Nicole’s Baby
The custody battle over the late American celebrity Anna Nicole Smith’s five-month old daughter, Dannielynn Hope Marshall Stern, is set for a Bahamian court on Thursday (Feb.22, 2007).
http://www.jonesbahamas.com/?c=45&a=11637


Paternity Law May Work To Stern’s Advantage
http://www.jonesbahamas.com/?c=45&a=11632

Posted at 2:25AM on Feb 22nd 2007 by Cat Kil

87. I feel the judge is the perfect ring master for this 3 ring circus, that I can't stop watching. He makes me angry with his histrionics. He keeps reminding that time is of the essence, but he wastes everyone's time talking about himself. The mother seems a phoney. She was caught in a lie about accepting money. She said no at first & then after the morgue visit, when I'm sure her lawyers told her she was burying herself, she came back on stand and admitted she did get perks and $ from Splash. It's curious that the judge didn't pounce on that point. I have more sympathy for Howard until I saw that "clown" video of Anna he took. He was repulsive to do that, where she appeared to be 'out of it' at 8 mos. pregnant. Larry Birkhead seems credible, but who knows what his agenda is, really. His lawyer, Ms. Opri, is a obnoxious and added to the 'show' , that should only have been..where is Anna going to be buried. I feel sorry for the baby..any of the possible people she may wind up with, leave a lot to be desired.

Posted at 10:59AM on Feb 22nd 2007 by cippy

88. Okay so this judge says that his courtroom is not a three ring affair? Are you kidding me?!? He is one of the main contributors to this circus! His comments and tacts are completely unethical. He should be disbarred. He's a complete camera whore! His main interest in this case isn't regarding this deceased woman and where she should be buried it's all about him trying to get his own court talk show. By the way, isn't he married to Judge Judy?

Posted at 11:47AM on Feb 22nd 2007 by hollywood

89.
Preface: The following comments are solely intended for the Media organizations who have been assassinating the Honorable Judge Seidlin's character, as your criticism is unwarranted in my opinion. We need more people like him in this world. It's my opinion - not directed towards any posters on this blog. Thanks

Dear Journalists & Newscasters,

I enjoyed the Honorable Judge Seidlin. You need to give the criticism of him a rest. He was the reason I was even interested in the probate hearing besides, hearing information re: Danielynn Hope's paternity issue. I respect his ruling, and I feel he made the right call. I have reviewed his ruling and it is very scholarly. He is no clown, and his court room was not a circus in my opinion.

So, what if he teared up? I would have teared up to if I had to look at footage of an eight month pregnant lady who was drugged up out of her mind. What kind of life was that? She was doing drugs while pregnant. Could Anna Nicole Smith, have been anymore selfish by jeopardizing an innocent baby's health?
In life, ANS had to deal with all of those sycophants, a deplorable addiction and the media.

The Judge had to hear testimony from some of those characters along with a "DNA test Dodger". If we had to be honest, ANS life and the tremendous tragedy of her death would make anyone cry. He obviously had to laugh at times - to keep everyone from crying. I could feel the tension thru my television - even when it was on mute.

He was dealing with a heavy, sensitive, and seriously dysfunctional subject matter. Let the record reflect that the Honorable Judge Seidlin and Mr. Milstein seemed more concerned about Danielynn's welfare than anyone in the room besides, Larry Birkhead and his legal representation in my opinion.

Given all of the complex dynamics he incurred in this case; the Judge did an outstanding job, and I enjoyed listening to his stories and humor. He was breaking down barriers and attempting to bring selfish people together; by reminding them of what was most important besides putting Anna Nicole Smith's body to rest with her beloved son Daniel, and that is finding out who the biological father of Danielynn is.

There was a method to his madness, and the media & everyone will soon see the fruits of his and Mr. Milstein's labor for the betterment of Danielynn. Thus, hopefully she will have "the shot at life" that the Honorable Seidlin, and the rest of America and the world knows she deserves.

Thanks

Posted at 12:57AM on Feb 24th 2007 by Rhodes Scholar

90. I AGREE, #90 , AND I THINK HALF OF THESE PEOPLE THAT ARE KNOCKING THE JUDGE HAVE NEVER BEEN IN A PROBATE SITUATION, OR IN A COURT SITUATION.....LIKE THIS....AND BELIEVE ME I WISH I WOULD OF HAD HIM WHEN I WENT THROUGH IT.....THIS MAN HAS BEEN ON THAT BENCH FOR OVER 20 YRS, SO HE HAS THE EXPERIANCE, AND IF HIS TACTICS WERE LIKE THIS PRIOR TO THIS HEARING, THEN THIS WAS NOT A CIRCUS....THE JUDGE MIGHT NOT BE A CLOWNER, BUT THE CONFUSION, THE OBJECTIONS, SUBSTAINS, AND JUDGES QUESTIONS.....MAKES IT A CIRCUS.....JUST THAT THE WORLD SAW THIS, AND ONES WITHOUT THE EXPERIENCE OF FIRST HAD KNOWLEDGE CANNOT UNDERSTANT WHAT WAS GOING ON...BECAUSE..THEY ARE CONFUSEDED....I AM NOT A LAWYER, BUT I DID FIGHT MY OWN CASE FOR OVER 1 1/2, AND BELIEVE ME IT IS NOT A VERY PLEASANT THING TO DO......SO FOR ALL THOSE THAT HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCE THE REAL THING.....WATCH, LEARN, AND LISTEN.....A LAWYERS, JOB IS HARD ENOUGH, SO WHAT DO YOU THINK A JUDGES JOB IS LIKE.....???

Posted at 10:20PM on Feb 24th 2007 by DEBBIE

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