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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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3436. Anna didn't want anyone to be the father but since she was dumb enough to sleep around with soooo many men might as well find out who's the daddy. I say take it to Maury!!!!!!!

Posted at 2:31PM on Mar 13th 2007 by Paula

3437. Hey TMZ-- we like your blog, but could you make it easier to get ON(find her articles) and SEND our thoughts about Anna Nicole. This is going to get more involved now and people will want to vent, so how about a separate blog(just One) for all Anna Nicole news. I'm sure all the other bloggers would agree.

Posted at 3:15PM on Mar 13th 2007 by Judi

3438. The failure to thrive thing is an unproven gossip piece. Larry recently saw her and thought she looked great, whatz up with that? Baby sleeping thing, again innuendo, your arguements are unproven garbage, Whatz up with that?

Yeah VJ, she is a grandstander, when she went up to the mike, she just pushed Rale aside and said you are gonna be here all day, I need to go. God She Makes me sickk!!!!

Posted at 4:42AM on Mar 14th 2007 by MJ

3439. I felt sorry for ANNA in life, she tried hard to please everyone but herself.
Giving way to constant drama and chaos.
Now in death, I don't feel sorry for her, because she doesn't have to deal with it all anymore, its someone else's turn to show the strength she had, and make things right.
The DNA test should be done, the baby has a right to know who her true father is.
If it is not done, the chaos will continue and or she could end up with the same early fate
coming full circle, do to the selfishness of others.

Posted at 6:59AM on Mar 14th 2007 by Miss Myra

3440. I feel bad for everyone involved, it's unbeleivable! Don't count your chicken before they hatch. Noone really knows who the Father is. Watch it be the old mans. Nothing surprises me anymore. Just goes to show what a messed up childhood
she had. Shame on you Vergie! I like Howard and Larry both, but Anna was getting around. What a mess

Posted at 1:20PM on Mar 14th 2007 by Rhonda

3441. HKS is toral garbage! He is NOT listed IN Anna's will. He was appointed by Anna as the "EXECUTOR" ONLY! He has to file court papers first then, THE COURT WILL OFFICIALLY APPOINT HIM AS EXECUTOR. The executor role is only to grant Anna's wishes in her will. Anna left Stern NOTHING!!! EVERYTHING goes to Dannielynn ,as it should. That helpless soul. She should and WILL BE with her real father, Larry Birkhead

Posted at 2:56PM on Mar 14th 2007 by Maureen

3442. I would like to ask every parent. How would you feel if you thought someone was keeping you from your biological child? What if someone came and took your baby from a hospital like a young woman did recently? Would you say let the woman have the child since she wants it and thinks it belong to her even though she is not the birth mother? What would you do if you found out that the person who is holding your child until they can negotiate the terms of giving you back your own child? Dannielynn Hope has the right to have her biological father. If she were old enough she would demand that a DNA paternity test be done. There are children all over the world searching for their biological parents. Real love is "Unselfish." If Howard K Stern loves Dannielynn Hope, he will do everything possible to see that she has at least one biological parent. If he is not the biological father, he will reap this decision for the rest of his life. It's not about Anna Nicole or Howard K.Stern. Its only about Dannielynn Hope.

Posted at 4:10PM on Mar 14th 2007 by Janice

3443. Ok, here is the deal. Howard thought he had control in the Bahama's but Daniel showed up and I personally think he wanted Anna to come home so Stern decided to give him drugs that would counter act and kill him. After his death Anna started to move even farther from Stern so he kept her drugged to keep her under his control and went a little to far....killing her. Now he wants a deal with Birkhead before submitting to DNA. Why doesn't the authorities step in, set him up with bargaining to basically sell Dannielynn's DNA for the right to handle her money. I would think that would be illegal. Another thing, when Larry and Virgie were visiting with the child why didn't they just take the bottle or something she had in her mouth, put it in a plastic bag and bring it back with them for testing?

Judy

Posted at 3:31PM on Mar 14th 2007 by Judy

3444. #57. LOL. Right on! His beak of a nose arrives in the room 5 min before he does!!!

Posted at 3:31PM on Mar 15th 2007 by Maureen

3445. I do not think that baby should be in howard sterns custody I really think this whole thing was planned by howard I believe he had a lust for her and when she got with larry he noticed anna falling for him and I truly believe he filled her head up with lies and deceit to get her to move to the bahamas to keep her away from larry he was jealous of there relationship it doesn't take a genious to figure this out guys ,come on? I think her son knew stuff was up with howard, that's why he had her move away from all her loved ones to isolate her even more get knowledge of the laws in the bahamas kill her son to get him out of the way cause the boy was close to his mother and he seen something happening to her by howard, howard looks like he is putting a act on from the beginning when her son died, god rest his soul, pretending to be her confidant I think he had her hostage over there in some way like holding stuff over her head kind of stuff he planned all this to happen I think the body guard knows more than he is saying for now anyways and I also think the autopsy is gonna show a lot of drugs in her system to make it look like a overdose her son looked the same way and why is it they were both just found in similar ways.? danny with an overdose and anna found while she was napping danny go's to nap with his mother and is found not waking up this is all to crazy and to similar I really hope larry gets his daughter soon I wouldn't allow howard any where around her after that he can't be trusted to me and I think larry knows that howard is a lier

Posted at 11:20AM on Mar 15th 2007 by cindy

3446. I watched Larry King Live last night..... HKS is trying to make a deal with Larry, it is clear as day. Larry does have a bargaining tool, he is the father and HKS know it. HKS is trying to catch Larry in a corner thinking he is stupid but he sees things very clear.
What about the detective that was hired by Daniel??????? That seems to be something to think about. I am sure the only things we are going to be surprised about when the results come out from Perper is "Homicide"
It is clear that HKS wants to hold on to any rights he may have for now (being the so called father) because it provides him with a roof over his head and food in the frig. The only person he is looking out for his HIMSELF, PERIOD.
He is a rat and should crawl back to wherever he came from.

Posted at 4:33PM on Mar 17th 2007 by Michelle

3447. Has anyone thought that Anna Nicole went to the Bahamas to have the baby because they don't drug test at delivery and I believe California does. I'm sure that that was Howards idea
and thatit was a good way to keep Larry from pushing the drug issue. I will personally will not visit the Bahamas because of theire lack of a timely response in this matter.

Posted at 4:28PM on Mar 14th 2007 by Traci

3448. Ref: 3488 ... neither Larry or Vergie were left alone with the baby. Vergie only got to look at her as she was sleeping. Larry held her and fed her but HKS only did it to bait larry hoping he's be so willing to get the baby he would agree to anything, Sooner or later Dannielynn'd DNA will be gotten, HKS can't watch her 365/24/7.

Posted at 4:33PM on Mar 14th 2007 by Ms Harvey

3449. get this straight Larry has no problem submitting his DNA, it is the DNA of the baby that is necessary and Stern won't give her up for the testing , I wonder Why? Howard is a scumbag !!

Posted at 5:04PM on Mar 14th 2007 by Sharon

3450. Daniel's visit to a private investigator probably scared the bejeebies out of Stern and he eliminated him and planned for Anna Nicole to be lost at sea and eaten by sharks so no toxicology reports could nail him for illegally obtaining and giving her drugs. He certainly did not plan for her to die on American soil where he could be held accountable for his actions, he has the Bahamian officials in his back pocket and will get the benefit of every ruling in the Bahamas.

Go get him Seminole tribe!!!!!
Wise old grandma

Posted at 9:25AM on Mar 15th 2007 by pat hornsby

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