Birkhead to Stern: Put Up or Shut Up

Posted Mar 13th 2007 1:05PM by TMZ Staff

A smiling Larry Birkhead emerged from Los Angeles County Superior Court just moments ago, where he asked a judge to make Howard K. Stern come to California and submit to DNA testing to determine exactly who Dannielynn Stern's father really is.

Birkhead's lawyer, Debra Opri, said she was confident that Stern would be made to come to California, and she also said that Stern "can't hide behind a fake birth certificate" and that his "feet will be held to the fire."

Ron Rale, Stern's attorney, spoke just after Opri, and finally acknowledged what TMZ has already reported-- that Stern, Birkhead, and South Carolina businessman Ford Shelley met privately several weeks ago in his hotel room (without him) to discuss settling their paternity and financial disputes-- but no deal has resulted. Rale also said that no agreement has been made to exchange paternity for part of Dannielynn's future inheritance, saying that Birkhead isn't even named in the will.

Birkhead, for his part, said, "I'm just doing what I have to do for my daughter," and that for him, holding Dannielynn for the first time in the Bahamas "was like being in the delivery room."

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1. Wouldnt that be awful for Larry if it turns out that he isnt the father...eek!

Posted at 1:12PM on Mar 13th 2007 by B

2. It will be wonderful to finally see Larry with his child.

Wouldn't it be a hoot neither HKS or LB were the father? I personally think that it's LB!

Posted at 1:12PM on Mar 13th 2007 by NYDonna

3. Keep twistin' the screws Larry. That dickhead Stern is bound to cave under all the pressure and scrutiny!

Posted at 1:12PM on Mar 13th 2007 by Go Larry!

4. Larry Birkhead is SO hot!

Posted at 1:13PM on Mar 13th 2007 by Tina Tina

5. I hope Larry gets his baby soon and Howard K. Stern gets what's coming to him. He knows all too well that baby is not his, no matter what the birth certificate says. He's in this strictly for money. Always has been.

Posted at 1:13PM on Mar 13th 2007 by Linda418

6. look at how happy Debra Opri is! What smiles they have when they are winning!

Posted at 1:13PM on Mar 13th 2007 by duvy

7. Why do they keep doing this in California. I thought it was already established that California courts can't force Stern to come back to the U.S.?

Posted at 1:13PM on Mar 13th 2007 by Linda

8. I still say Rosie is the Daddy

Posted at 1:13PM on Mar 13th 2007 by Rosie Sucks

9. He has the right to know either way. . .

Posted at 1:13PM on Mar 13th 2007 by Stinkerbell

10. Larry nor Howard is the father, we will never know who is...........

Posted at 1:14PM on Mar 13th 2007 by jocker

11. I really think that Larry Birkhead is the father of that baby? He seems to certain. What do you all think?

Posted at 1:15PM on Mar 13th 2007 by Beth

12. I suppose there are reasons why a mother would want to hide her child's true paternity, but it still goes against my inclinations.

In this case, I do feel it is in the child's best interests to have the DNA test conducted. The chances are slim that in the future she won't find out about this question mark over her true identity, sorting it out now will save potential future heartache (remember Paula Yates?)

Posted at 1:16PM on Mar 13th 2007 by whybother

13. Just by looking at the men you can tell who the fairy is (Larry frosty hair) and who the MAN is (HKS)

Posted at 1:16PM on Mar 13th 2007 by HKSIsHot

14. Woo Hoo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 1:17PM on Mar 13th 2007 by sick and tired

15. Debra Opri is smiling big because they are winning big. As she just said, they ask for more than they want, and they are getting what they want. Spin, spin Rale, but spinning won't get you a win. The real father of Danielynn will be determined soon enough.

Posted at 1:17PM on Mar 13th 2007 by LegalEagle

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