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Hatchet to Be Buried With Anna?

After shredding each other for the past four days, Howard K. Stern and Larry Birkhead simultaneously announced, without any seeming anger toward each other, that Anna Nicole Smith will be buried in the Bahamas.

The announcement came just a few minutes after Judge Larry Seidlin decided that Dannielynn's court-appointed guardian should mediate the dispute.

The two men, who had sneered and clawed at one another, both directly and through their lawyers during the days of the legal hearing, made the announcement with Anna's mom, Virgie Arthur. They would not address the question of funeral arrangements nor would they discuss the paternity battle.

Even Birkhead's flame-throwing lawyer, Debra Opri, appealed for calm -- and appeared with her combatant, Stern's lawyer, Krista Barth.

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46. I'm so glad to see them come together like that. Very touching.

Posted at 6:43PM on Feb 25th 2007 by REALITYCHECK

47.
There could never be a true winner in a situation like this. At least Anna will finally be laid to rest next to her beloved son. May her soul rest in peace

Posted at 3:28PM on Mar 31st 2007 by Claire

48. Thank You Judge, for doing the right thing for all.
Mama Anna and son Daniel belong side by side forever.....
Let's hope that papa Howard and his little girl remain
together until she becomes a young lady.

SweetJudith

Posted at 5:24PM on Feb 22nd 2007 by Judy Jaehn

49. What I'm not getting is why no one finds it just a bit messed up that Anna Nicole's mother wanted to exhume her grandson's body and send it to Texas! Let the poor thing rest in peace, with his mother beside him!!!!

Posted at 5:15PM on Feb 22nd 2007 by Es

50. You know what? I think Howard knows Birkhead is NOT the father. He is letting Birkhead see the baby. He is doing so to expedite Anna´s funeral getting cared for and to stop the arguments for now, but he must know something. He must know in order to agree to letting Birkhead visit.

I think they checked out Birkhead´s blood type and found out he is not the father. I think Howard and his attorney´s have not come out with this yet pending the outcome of Anna´s case.

Posted at 5:54PM on Feb 22nd 2007 by Dee

51. Now why not put Virgie in the 2 other plots, she comes from a double wide its only fitting that they put her sorry double wide fat ass in a place where it will fit.

Posted at 5:17PM on Feb 22nd 2007 by Nothing butTexas Trash.

52. #23 - I hope you are right. Maybe everyone was caught up in the emotion of it all and realize that this would only be the tip of the iceburg. At the end of the day the only ones' with anything left would be the lawyers...and Howard would not be a part of that group.

They must do the DNA and do the right thing by the baby because the fact is that one day before they all knnow it she will be grown and they will have some explaining to do. They always grow up...believe me it happens before you realize it.

Posted at 5:24PM on Feb 22nd 2007 by Mommyof6

53. I'm happy to hear Anna will be able to be buried next to her son. Kudo's to Howard for not giving up this fight.

I see Opri just made an a*s of herself again. That's something I'll definitely miss seeing tomorrow.

Posted at 5:14PM on Feb 22nd 2007 by Christina

54. I am as they say gob smacked!!! A week to get to the conclusion that we all knew at the beginning, the lawyers must be rubbing their hands together thinking of all that lovely money coming their way.

Lets find out who the father is and then let her rest in the peace she ever got on earth.

Teejay
England

Posted at 5:15PM on Feb 22nd 2007 by teejay

55.
There is a DNA hearing tomorrow morning at 10 AM in Fl. then, Debra Opri and her Larry will be off to the Bahamas to battle it out there.

Larry is one step closer to being with his daughter.

Posted at 5:31PM on Feb 22nd 2007 by Rhodes Scholar

56. oh christ now her mom has filed an appeal...can you believe this woman??? the next of kin is her daughter but since she is too young milstein is speaking on the baby's behalf and the judge already ruled that he gets the body....anna nicole is decompsing..my GOD NO WONDER HER MOTHER HATED HER! SHE MIGHT HAVE BEEN ON DRUGS BUT SHE WASNT' STUPID WHEN IT CAME TO HER MOTHER!! now with her poor daughter decomposing in that room and she pulls that stunt!

Posted at 5:16PM on Feb 22nd 2007 by natalie

57. Once again, Debra "collars up" Opri has ruined a moment. Birkhead and Stern were able to be civil with each other and then Opri steps up and ruins it! If I saw correct, it even seemed like Birkhead was waving her sentiment off.

Sound off at www.TheJudgeSeidlinCircus.com

Posted at 5:22PM on Feb 22nd 2007 by The Judge Seidlin Circus (.com)

58. So...After all the bloaviating, diatribes, lecturing, and in-court group therapy, what does Judge Joker do? HE PUNTS!

I'd call that ALOT OF HOT AIR...NO GUTS...NO SUBSTANCE.

If this action, (allowing her burial in the Bahamas next to her son,) in ANY way further enables Stern to successfully carry-out his plot of hanging-onto this child for monetary purposes, then may God forgive this Judge for wussing-out, and refusing to order Stern to give a DNA test...possibly, keeping a baby girl away from her rightful father forever. BAHAMIAN LAW, folks...BAHAMIAN LAW.


Posted at 5:32PM on Feb 22nd 2007 by Jay

59. 9. Howard is a LAYWER and he KNEW he had to get rid of Daniel
first, then ANNA, and that he would get control of the ESTATE. Poor VERGIE!!! Poor Larry, & Poooooor Dannilynn!!!

The Baby should be put in Protective Custody, until the DNA tests show who is the Father. Larry & Vergie Should have VISITATION RIGHTS to DANNILYNN ASAP!!!!!!


Posted at 5:01PM on Feb 22nd 2007 by Dawn


I AGREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 5:17PM on Feb 22nd 2007 by Molly

60. wow BALDY and the boys finally put ANNA first !

now, let the woman RIP next to her son, the only person on this planet who did not USE her !

Posted at 5:23PM on Feb 22nd 2007 by duh...totally !

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