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TMZ Story Triggers Fireworks in Smith Case

A story TMZ posted last night has caused an uproar in the Anna Nicole case.

The lawyer for Smith's mother asked Stern why his lawyer faxed a copy of Anna's will five days before she died. TMZ obtained a fax cover sheet showing that Ron A. Rale, Stern's lawyer faxed the will on February 3, 2007. Stern, who acknowledged the story had been reported on TMZ, first said the date on the fax must be a mistake. He added that he didn't talk to Ron Rale about Anna's will until after she passed.
Smith's will
A heated argument ensued, with the lawyer asking how Stern could explain the date on the fax. The implication -- Stern was out to change Anna's will. The judge ended the examination on this issue without resolution.

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31. HEY TMZ!!!! Got news for you, you didn't "break" this news. CNN had the original copy of the will last Friday. People were buzzing about the fax date, phone number, and intitals RAR back on Friday and over the weekend!!!

QUIT ACTING LIKE YOU (TMZ) "broke" this!!!!!

Posted at 5:31PM on Feb 21st 2007 by Catherine

32. GO TMZ GO!!! MAKING NATIONAL HEADLINES AT THIS TRIAL..... THANKS FOR THE FREE PUBLICITY HKS!!!! WE APPERICATE YA!!!! HEY, ya'll aren't giving him any money to say that are you???? ROFL, did he earn $10 in 07' already from TMZ for publicity..... HAHAHAHAHA.... Great reporting....

Posted at 5:33PM on Feb 21st 2007 by Jennifer

33. Your glad Opri is gonna get anything resolved??? ARE YOU KIDDING ME???
All the information she has is from the Ford dude who stole everything from Anna's house. THIS IS INSANE!!
None of them deserve that baby!!

Posted at 5:32PM on Feb 21st 2007 by Belly

34. My fax machine says it's 2020, and does that make it true? Dates and times are set by humans when they program the machine. I'm sure sometimes they go off time or were programmed incorrectly.

OR This is some HUGE smoking gun. I can't wait to see that, the day that a time/date stamp is FACT of when something was sent, or received his HOKEY

Posted at 5:39PM on Feb 21st 2007 by Cathy

35. If that IDIOT CLOWN JUDGE calls Mrs. Arthur's attorney "Texas" one more time, I am going to puke!!!! Can the attorneys address the IDIOT JUDGE as "Yankee" since we are being so informal here????!!!!

Posted at 5:33PM on Feb 21st 2007 by Catherine

36. Debra Opri is a pig. Vergie Arthur is an even bigger pig. Neither one has any care or consideration for what Anna wanted.

By the way, times, dates, etc. are manually set on most fax machines; it's quite clear to me that either the date was wrong, or Anna was intending to add Dannielynn to her will. It's nice to see that at least SOME TMZ readers are intelligent and aware of this fact.

Posted at 5:34PM on Feb 21st 2007 by Lillian

37. Feb. 12th!!! Not the 3rd...

Posted at 5:36PM on Feb 21st 2007 by Craziness

38. Howard Stern Killed her!!!
Bottom line, he is lying and I can't understand why the judge won't talk about the fact he is not the father of the baby. I am tired of this bullsh*t

Posted at 5:51PM on Feb 21st 2007 by Chey

39. Larry Birkhead & Opri are going to look like idiots if it just so happens that he is NOT the father. (Which I kind of wish he isn't)

Posted at 5:36PM on Feb 21st 2007 by Belly

40. yep....date, fax numbers, times, etc....can be adjusted on ANY fax.

CA lawyer.....she is nothing in FL - she needs to respect the court and understand that she isnt in charge..

Posted at 5:40PM on Feb 21st 2007 by mg

41. I have 4 letters for Larry's lawyer. C.U.N.T. What a total bitch this woman is. She really needs Prozac or something stronger. What a hormonal C.U.N.T.

Posted at 5:51PM on Feb 21st 2007 by yoanna

42. Birkhead's attorney Ospri is a HUGE JOKE! Even teh clown of a Judge seemed to think she was a joke. I'm sure she's proud that her few minutes ended with everyone laughing (at her? with her?)

Posted at 6:02PM on Feb 21st 2007 by Cathy

43. I really HOPE and PRAY that HKS is the father......

Posted at 8:10PM on Feb 21st 2007 by kinsykitty

44. Judge SEIDLIN,
If anyone esle DID NOT answer the questioning on the witness stand, they would be held in CONTEMPT, not to mention the way HOWARD is throwing back questions!!
WHAT IS GOING ON!! HOWARD is playing the court like a board game!!!

Posted at 5:43PM on Feb 21st 2007 by Dawn

45. This is just a freakin side show. Decide where the body is going to be buried and let the proper court handle the rest of the shit. This judge is riduclous !!

Posted at 5:42PM on Feb 21st 2007 by geeze louise

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