Opri: The Lobster Plot Thickens

Click to return to TMZ.comA steaming Debra Opri took to the airwaves today to defend the $620,492.84 bill she gave to her former client, Larry Birkhead, which TMZ first published.

The crustacean combatant would not get into specifics when talking with CourtTV's Jami Floyd, but did address the issue of the $600 she billed Birkhead for lobsters. Opri maintains that the bill TMZ published was "not complete," and that Larry would "happily" pay the bill. We'll see about that.

Opri also said that she feels like a proud parent today because "Larry is going to take that child home." We'll find out soon enough!



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121. She's getting what she wants puplicity, money, publicity.

Posted at 7:23PM on Apr 10th 2007 by Paul

122. To comment #54 - Here, here.
To comment #60 - Opri's charismatic and civilized presentation can alternately be called 'spin' to allay damage caused by what many perceive as her winning the 'Larry lottery' with the exhorbitant fees charged.

Posted at 4:10PM on Apr 10th 2007 by Regardless

123. She thinks she's a smooth talker, no, she's just a thief in a suit, in my opinion. What kind of person abuses expenses like this then charges a client, who does she think she is? She isn't God, even if she has an overly high opinion of herself. No attorney, no matter how high priced, should abuse expenses like that. As a professional, I would never do that to my clients, I know better. And, I have scruples. Opri, you should be ashamed of yourself.

Posted at 5:16PM on Apr 10th 2007 by cc

124. She makes me sick. I hope Larry does not EVEN respond to her following being decalred the bio dad. She states "we did it" - was she in bed with them or something?

Posted at 5:48PM on Apr 10th 2007 by VOMIT

125. She is a discusting gold digger b.... lawyer. Her reputation should suffer because of this.
Go away you discuting, tooth grinding ugly woman. Lobster for $600.00...she should be checked out by The United States Revenue Act ............someone should deeply expose this woman and her illegal bills.

Posted at 6:15PM on Apr 10th 2007 by Alexa

126. #6--HERE ARE SOME ANSWERS FOR YOU:

1- NO, HOWARD IS NOT A RESIDENT OF THE BAHAMAS. AND HE WON'T BE, BECAUSE YOU NEED A MINIMUM OF $100,000 TO EVEN BE ABLE TO APPLY FOR RESIDENCY.

2-DANIEL SMITH'S CASE WILL BE THROWN OUT, BECAUSE OF WHAT HE SAID IN THE COURT, THROUGH THE PHONE, IN FLORIDA.

HOWARD STATED THAT HE WOULD REM IAN IN THE BAHAMAS BECAUSE HE DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE ANNA ALONE. WEIRD, HUH?

I BELIEVE THE REASON HE DOES NOT WANT TO RETURN TO AMERICA IS BECAUSE SHOULD THE NEW INVESTIGATION SHOW THAT HOWARD WAS NEGLECTFUL, AND THAT SHE COULD ONLY HAVE DIED IF SOMEONE GAVE HER THE LIQUID WHICH KILLED HER.!! THERE WERE AT LEAST 3 PEOPLE IN THE ROOM, AND NOT ONE OF THEM SAW FIT TO REMOVE THE MEDICINES FROM WITHIN HER GRASP!!
SO, THIS SAGA IS NOT OVER, BUT BIG SCHMOE, AND TAS-MANIAN DEVIL WILL ALSO BE HELD LIABLE. BUT AMERICA HAS TO SERVE HIM ON OUR LAND.
THEY CANNOT GO AFTER HOWARD OR THE OTHER TWO, BECAUSE ANNAS DEATH OCURRED IN FLORIDA.
NOW, THIS IS THE ABSOLUTE TRUTH: HOWARD HAS RUN OUT OF MONEY AND HE IS NOW BORROWING MONEY FROM BIG SCHMOE!!!! YES, IT IS TRUE!!!
THE OTHER HOUSE HOWARD COULD MOVE TO IS SO INCOMPLETE, THAT THERE IS A BATHTUB ON THE BALCONY!! IT IS BASICALLY A WRECK.
AND HOWARD HAS NO MONEY.
SO, WHILE HE SAID HE WOULDN'T LEAVE ANNA AND DANIEL ALONE IN THE BAHAMAS, IT LOOKS LIKE HE WILL HAVE NO CHOICE, UNLESS HE MOVES TO A HOTEL AND LIVES THERE INSTEAD!!
BOY, HIS MOM AND DAD MUST BE SOOOOO PROUD OF THEIR BOY!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 6:31PM on Apr 10th 2007 by ONE WHO KNOWS

127. glutton

Posted at 7:25PM on Apr 10th 2007 by claire collins

128. Debra should go represent Virgie. They deserve each other.

Posted at 8:13PM on Apr 10th 2007 by Ginger

129. Opri is about the camera and only the camera. That silly smile she has is just, well it's silly. she looks stoned and high when she the camera is on her. A proud parent? Uh huh, yea right, and about that bill Opri? Why not give that bill a rip - and gift to in honor of Anna and Dannielynn? What say you, Opri?

Posted at 10:11PM on Apr 10th 2007 by Opri and her date, the Camera

130. Newsflash*****Debra Opri and Larry Burkett are romantically involved. The inflated bill she gave him is not being contested by him. It is the first [official] check he gets to write from Dannielynn’s money.

Posted at 9:06AM on Apr 11th 2007 by jodeeo

131. I just saw Opri on TV taking credit for today's events. She said she promised Larry that he would have Danielynn within six months and she succeded. If Anna Nichol was still alive that would not be the case....is she taking credit for the fact that AN died and that sped up the process??????

She is just disgusting. She and Vergie will become one I am sure.

Posted at 3:48AM on Apr 11th 2007 by j

132. stern tried to make a deal along time ago with larry. first , opri needed to be fired. she is the one who right after anna's son died, opri came out and said we are comming after you anna and we are comming to get the baby too. SO COLD AND HEARTLESS and much too soon after daniels death. anna knew larry knew about the drugs, he watched her for years doing this, as he lay next to her. part of the deal was that howard would pay for larry's lawyer bills. opri, well now she is upset, she wasn't there for the ending of the anna nicole show! that is why she racked up the bill. don't forget opri wasn't invited by ANYONE to the bahammas, still raking up those bill, someone else to pay opri's bills. anna will in the long run.

Posted at 7:18AM on Apr 11th 2007 by laura

133. Debrah Opri is a Gold Digging sick sorry ass of a lawyer. Why is she so happy now that Larry is the father? She probably thinks now that he will get the hundreds of milion from the Marshalls' so she would be rich, so she could sue for millions now. I live in the Bahamas and never eat a $600.00 plate of lobster,NOOOOOOOOOOOO lady, they don't cost that much, you know how much Lobsters you could eat for that money,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Get real lady, and pay for your own husband's laundry............................Leave Larry and his daughter alone..........SCOOT.




Posted at 10:09AM on Apr 11th 2007 by Naz Khan

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