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Deal, No Deal

Birkhead, Opri, SternLarry Birkhead's lawyer tells TMZ there will be no negotiating with Howard K. Stern.

Debra Opri says the only subject of negotiation is "how fast he [Stern] will produce the child for a DNA test and how quickly he will allow that child to go to California with her real father."

As TMZ has been reporting, Stern has been asking Birkhead for some involvement in Dannielynn's financial affairs after paternity is established. Now Opri says, "There were never any deals. It was a one-sided discussion."

Opri tells TMZ she did not want to respond to Stern's overtures until after the funeral. Birkhead's hardline stance now puts the ball in Stern's court -- will he submit Dannielynn for DNA testing or will the fight escalate?

Tags: Anna Nicole Smith, AnnaNicoleSmith, Debra Opri, DebraOpri, Howard K. Stern, HowardK.Stern, Larry Birkhead, LarryBirkhead

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3316. I have some questions ...

Some are totally convinced that Larry is the father of Dannielynn. I don't have any facts to share that he is or isn't. Do some of you have privy information that you could share with us besides baby looks, eye color etc.? I personally think she is just as beautiful as her mom was and looks just like her mother.

What IF neither Larry or Howard are the father? OMG what if the Prince is? What then??

Some of you have Anna Nicole show episodes on tape or disc. I recall one show when her cousin came to call. I can remember it being a fiasco and Anna kicked her to the curb! I seem to remember Anna being quite straight during that episode and she said some derogatory things about her family. Would anyone please search that show and share what she said. I can't remember if she said anything about Vergie particularily .. would sure like some insight!
Thanks All!

Posted at 11:50AM on Mar 8th 2007 by Julie

3317. My opinion ...
I don't see Howard as a mooch. I see him working for Anna finding legal loop holes to win the Marshall case. Everyone knows Anna had no substancial amount of money. Howard had a less than luxurious apartment as part of the deal that she provided. She was an intelligent woman that was very head strong is how I see her. Howard was working off contingency as agreed as far as we all know by the hearing. He must be a good attorney if he could fight the Marshall's legal eagles and win at the Supreme Court level. What I would like to know is what medical condition did she begin taking perscription drugs for?? I heard something about Lupus but of course is merely hear say. I did look up Lupus and found where silicone implants can cause Lupus and Lupus pain. Because of the buisness and status quo she held .. I would not see her giving up her implants. It would have meant the end to her career so to speak as a buxom bombshell. What I do see her doing is keeping them and masking the pain. I am an Esthetician and I know how important my skin and my appearance is in my own beauty profession and to my business. In order for me to sell my services .. I must look the part!
As for enablers .. there are two kinds of enablers! One that feeds into the drug addiction and one that keeps their mouth shut and does nothing! Both Larry and Howard were enablers!
Except one is actually there to pick her up when she would fall .. the other is a no show!
MY OPINION!
But I sure am interested in the type of pain that began her on the drugs in the first place! I guess we may find out once the tests are concluded.
Thanks for listening

Posted at 12:30PM on Mar 8th 2007 by Julie

3318. Ali Powers,

I am not sure why you are bringing this back up again. I responded to it last night. Here is a cut and paste of my post:

Ali Powers,The fact that ANS had her face painted in that video is no
big deal. If you watch the whole thing, she was painted by Shelley
daughter. BIG DEAL, they were playing.

I don't care about her voice either. BIG DEAL.


What I do care about is the fact that she is obviously "on" something. The way she speaks (slowly and confused) and her eyes most certainly reveal that she is not in a normal mindset.

But, I agree, even though it is riveting and revealing, it
should have NEVER been taken from the house and neither should
anything else have been taken.

There is NOTHING anyone can say to get
me to agree that it was the right thing to do to go into that house
and take ANS's things.

Posted at 12:39PM on Mar 8th 2007 by Mo

3319. After seeing the DESPICABLE BONNIE STERN and hearing the venom she spewed at Virgie at VIRGIE"S DAUGHTER'S funeral on ET, it confirmed my suspicions about her. IMO, Bonnie Stern and Howard's parents are the ones who should not have attended the funeral. What right did they have to be there and THEN INSULT the MOTHER of the deceased?? No wonder Howard turned out the way he did!
Virgie and her husband displayed the utmost of control and decorum under the most difficult circumstances imaginable.
Since Anna LEFT NOTHING TO HOWARD IN HER WILL, I hope for Dannielynnes' sake that she may have had the foresight to document and inventory her JEWELRY and left a list with someone she trusted. Perhaps Ford and his wife. OMG, I hope the greedy, money-grubbing Sterns do not have their mitts on ANY THING THAT BELONGED to ANNA - especially any of her very expensive clothes or Jewelry. I saw pictures of Mr. and Mrs. Stern and Bonnie in Horizons! They had the AUDACITY to STEP FOOT in another man's house that their son has been squatting in for months. IMO, they are VERY NOSY and SNOOPED all through Anna's belongings, especially BONNIE and her mother!!!


Posted at 12:51PM on Mar 8th 2007 by Walter Barbera

3320. Mo,
I have not seen the entire video .. only the shock factor! But could Anna have been roll playing a 5 yr old and it be a private joke taken out of context? Afterall no one was suppose to see this video I am sure. I know if my husband were to shoot a video of me roll playing such as that and I was acting trippy he might say something like Howard said about the mushrooms. Simply because I came from the Hippy era. My husband would probably say something about me being on an acid trip! Doesn't mean I was though even though painted up I would certainly look the part. Just a thought and opinion!!
Don't bash me for it j/k hahaha

You know what I would like to seee? That dang movie Aliens! I think how she acts in that would bring some true light to that video don't you??

Oh and PS .. I don't do drugs! That was centuries ago!

Posted at 12:57PM on Mar 8th 2007 by Julie

3321. A MILLION THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO POSTED ALL THE LINKS AND ADDRESSES TO THE BAHAMIAN OFFICIALS....I WORK AT A CALL CENTER WITH OVER 300 EMPLOYEES AND WE ARE ALL GOING TO BE SENDING CORRESPONDENCE TO EACH AND EVERY LINK AND ADDRESS (SEVERAL TIMES OVER) IN SUPPORT OF HOWARD K STERN....

WITH THIS MANY PEOPLE ON A DAILY BASIS SENDING THEIR SUPPORT LET'S JUST SEE HOW MUCH HARDER ALL YOU DICKHEAD SUPPORTS WILL HAVE TO WORK TO GET YOUR POINT ACROSS......

DANNIELYNN IS IN NO DANGER.....GET IT THROUGH YOUR THICK SKULLS.....

Posted at 1:04PM on Mar 8th 2007 by Jill

3322. Julie,

I'm sorry, she wasn't acting with her eyes. Her eyes told the whole story. Nothing else needed to be considered.

There was no reason, in that situation, that should would be acting like she did in some stupid movie.

There was absolutely NO sign that she was just acting in that video. It doesn't matter anyway, her eyes tell the whole story.

I'm not sure why it surpised anyone anyway, even HKS admitted under oath during the hearing that she not only did drugs, but took methadone when she was pregnant.

Remember what he said when he was asked by Judge Seidlin if ANS took methadone. HKS said "not in the past five months". So, considering Dannielynn was five months old at the time of his testimony, he was saying that she did take it while pregnant.

Besides the fact, we have seen ANS on drugs many times IN PUBLIC in the past. I can only imagine how often she did it privately.

Posted at 1:18PM on Mar 8th 2007 by Mo

3323. Walter,
I most certainly agree about Bonnie Stern should have kept her mouth shut! But I also feel it was a despicable action for the onlookers to boo! It was even more despicable for Vergie to try to stop the burial of a decomposing daughter and walk across Anna's grave No one with respect to the dead does this! This whole thing is sad and just riddled with anger on all counts!

Every item that Anna owned is inherited by her children! In this case is Dannielynn or so we hope! Funny you should bring that up because I was just thinking about all those gowns this morning! I visualized Dannielynn going through them all. How sweet is that and at the same time how sad!

Posted at 1:21PM on Mar 8th 2007 by Julie

3324. Mo -

Thanks. I really appreciate it.

By the way, if you ever do think I'm behaving the way some have said I am, please feel free to bitch slap me back into my place immediately. :)

Celebrity Status... Unknown -

About Virgie, I know Howard let her see DannieLynn, but not hold her. Did I ever say otherwise?

The thing about that whole situation is I don't find fault with Howard for not letting her hold DannieLynn. I was surprised and aggrevated when I first heard he let Virgie see the baby. Then I heard about him not letting her hold DannieLynn and I felt better about it. Does that make me evil? To some, I guess it does.

The thing about Virgie for me is, she didn't prove Anna wrong. Although Anna clearly didn't care much for her mother, I had decided not to make my own mind up about her until after I saw her in court. I know how things go with family, so I was fully expecting Virgie to be the opposite of everything Anna had ever said about her. Boy was I wrong. As far as I'm concerned, Virgie's words and actions in court show her to be everything Anna ever said she was and more, if that's even possible. Because of that, I don't think anyone involved in this saga should trust her. Anna clearly didn't the last years of her life and as far as I'm concerned, Anna wasn't wrong not to trust her.

You said, "You seem to be irritated at the facts that point to Howards blatant disregard to the welfare of Dannielynn and Anna Nicole."

Facts never irrirate me. The distortion of facts does.

I'm not trying to be evil or sound uncaring or be difficult, but can you tell me what Howard has done to make you feel he's shown a blatant disregard for their welfare?

Posted at 1:43PM on Mar 8th 2007 by Christina

3325. Julie,

There are enough things coming from all sides that people can consider disgusting.

I think anyone booing Virgie or HKS or anyone else at a funeral as disgusting.

I think HKS and his demeanor during ANS's eulogy was disgusting.

I think ANS not burying Daniel for over a month, supposedly because of grief, but could romp in the ocean for pictures for a 'commitment ceremony' in the meantime, is disgusting.

We could all pick out things that we disagree with or find fault with, depending on which side we support.

The bottom line is that ANS led a pretty torrid, crazy life. She was an adult and so were many people around her. I don't think that because she died, she becomes a saint and anyone that spoke or speak against her lifestyle are the devils.

There are two true victims of ANS and her lifestyle.....Daniel and Dannielynn.

There is only one of them left for us to hope for and until and DNA test is done, alot of the turmoil and uncertainly that revolves around her young life is not going to go away.

Posted at 1:50PM on Mar 8th 2007 by Mo

3326. Fox just showed Dr. Purper saying that everyone he asked to speak with him agreed, except Dr. (Methadone) Kapoor.
Humm, interesting.
He said, while unlikely, the information he was given by Seminole police, might change his findings. (Wonder if Mo is talking more and if maybe he knew what drug they needed to screen for???)

Posted at 1:51PM on Mar 8th 2007 by wanna know

3327. OMG. Will people NEVER stop?

"But now Johnny Soto and his son are poised to throw yet another monkey wrench into the surreal soap opera of Anna Nicole Smith's life and post mortem. According to Soto, his son is the result of a torrid love affair between himself and the 42DD femme fatale in early 2001, while Smith was vacationing at Paradise Valley's Sanctuary Resort and Spa. He has the birth certificate and other documents to prove it. If they hold up in court, and he's able to establish little Marshall's lineage through DNA, Soto, his son, and the entire Tohono O'odham tribe stand to cash in big time."

http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/2007-03-08/news/tohono-o-odham-with-love

Mo -

Help me out with this one. What was Anna doing in 2001?

Posted at 2:08PM on Mar 8th 2007 by Christina

3328. Jusme , Anna is deceased so no Larry is not in breach of his contract. I'm quite sure Howard signed something similar,a nd we all know he loves speaking to the media.

Posted at 2:24PM on Mar 8th 2007 by Celebrity Status...Unknown

3329. "Mo -

Help me out with this one. What was Anna doing in
2001?"

Christina,

I think it is a joke story.

I mean, c'mon, isn't there enough craziness with this
already?

I can see, however, that it is already spreading around like
wildfire.

What was it yesterday? Oh yeah, HKS had been married with
two kids. ROFL!

I just saw over at the Mo Talking message board
someone making the 7 insurance policies statement of 'fact'.

I don't even feel like bothering with it anymore.

Posted at 2:29PM on Mar 8th 2007 by Mo

3330. Mo -

LMAO. Me either.

Have you seen the new "timeline" story? I'm starting to feel sick at my stomach.

Posted at 2:31PM on Mar 8th 2007 by Christina

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