Celebrity Justice
Opri to Birkhead -- You Done Me Wrong

Debra Opri railed on ex-client Larry Birkhead today, claiming that she got the father of Anna Nicole Smith's baby a million-dollar media deal -- but didn't get bupkis.

Opri appeared via telephone on "The Big Story with John Gibson" and went wild, lashing out at Larry Birkhead, claiming he has publicly smeared her and has destroyed her "good name." Opri claimed she got Birk the baby and made him popular and she deserves to be paid.

Opri defended her humongous legal bill, saying she earned it. Last night on FOX's "On the Record," Greta asked Birkhead who he would like to have dinner with more -- Opri or Virgie Arthur. Birkhead replied that he couldn't afford to have dinner with Opri, so Virgie won by default.



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46. This woman is a piece of dirt...trying to take advantage of a man who was merely trying to get his child. She LIED to him, agreeing to Pro-bono representation from the getgo. PROBONO = FREE. He owes her NOTHING. She has NO GOOD NAME because she is NO GOOD. It has nothing to do with Larry. She is her own worst enemy who facetiously went against her clients request and good manners. Larry asked her NOT to attend Anna Nicole's funeral because she had been vile to Anna and was NOT a friend of Anna's and she insisted on going against her client's wishes. She hindered the perception of him in the media by being so aggressive and so mean-spirited. She is now acting like a criminal...stealing money from a man just because his daughter MAY or MAY NOT be worth a ton of money. She's disgusting.

Posted at 7:01PM on Jun 12th 2007 by Kelly

47. It does not cost 600,000.00 to get a damned DNA test!!!!! This would not have been needed if Howard had been truthful and stopped trying to pretend he was the father, when he KNEW he wasn't. Opri is making herself look real bad!!!!!

Posted at 6:40PM on Jun 12th 2007 by Janet

48. Opri got LB the MILLION $ deal with NBC..........so he could pay her. HE WON'T!!!!!!

Posted at 6:41PM on Jun 12th 2007 by Larry sold his soul to the devil-stern

49. She didnt get Larry his baby larry got his baby, It is all on the record the publicity was about Debra......... These are facts! Debra Opri is a broke sad ass women!!

Posted at 6:42PM on Jun 12th 2007 by Jen

50. 28. I guess all of you who are slamming Opri don't pay your bills either


Its not about paying bills its about right wrong lies and truth. you idiot

Posted at 6:44PM on Jun 12th 2007 by Tara

51. 43. I could have sworn that I heard Debra Opri on CourtTV stating that she was representing Larry for free? Where did this ridiculous bill come from? What, is she mad because Larry would'nt sleep with her? She always acted like she had a thing for Larry in my opinion. She ruined her own reputation. She needs to learn how to act professionally! I hope that Larry wins!

Posted at 6:40PM on Jun 12th 2007 by Andrea


If you ppl would READ you would know that he signed a contract stating that if he does not compromise her defense IT WOULD BE FREE!!!

Posted at 6:44PM on Jun 12th 2007 by Larry sold his soul to the devil-stern

52. Old washed up witch needs a face lift thats why she wants money.

Posted at 6:45PM on Jun 12th 2007 by Tara

53. He compronised her defense by PARTNERED UP WITH STERN.

Posted at 6:45PM on Jun 12th 2007 by Larry sold his soul to the devil-stern

54. YOU PEOPLE DON'T KNOW SHIT ABOUT THIS CASE!

Posted at 6:47PM on Jun 12th 2007 by Larry sold his soul to the devil-stern

55. Larry didn't donate his sperm. He SOLD it, along with his soul

I believe Debra Opri said that Larry's approval went from 12% to 80 something per cent.

Let's see how long before it goes down to NEGATIVE 84%

Posted at 6:48PM on Jun 12th 2007 by pj no likee howee, moe, and now definitely larry

56. Fascinating that ALL the other lawyers who represented Larry Birkhead have been interviewed on national television and ALL HAVE SAID THAT he's paid everything owed to them IN FULL!! They all said that he was very professional and they had absolutely no problems with him or late payments or anything! Greta van Susteren has a 4 lawyer panel on her show every night and all of them UNANIMOUSLY said that Opri's bills are completely OUTRAGEOUS and Larry has every right to fight the bills. Bottom line is that Opri has been completely unethical in her dealings with Birkhead, both by charging insane amounts of money for lobster dinners and her HUSBAND'S DRY-CLEANING and for her public trashing of her former client. As hard as it may be to do, she's giving lawyers an even worse name...something I never thought possible!

Posted at 6:48PM on Jun 12th 2007 by KT

57. In NO WAY did she get the baby for him. His Bahamian attorney did it. He was told all along to take it to the Bahmans court. Not until he did that did he get Dannielynn. And then to say it was him that was doing things behind her back was just a LIE. Trying to make people think he was working with Howard , when Howard had nothing to do with this problem. She loved the camera in front of her for months, I say that is her pay. No one will hire her now, she might as well be a traffic court attorney.

Posted at 6:51PM on Jun 12th 2007 by studio

58. 55. Fascinating that ALL the other lawyers who represented Larry Birkhead have been interviewed on national television and ALL HAVE SAID THAT he's paid everything owed to them IN FULL!! They all said that he was very professional and they had absolutely no problems with him or late payments or anything! Greta van Susteren has a 4 lawyer panel on her show every night and all of them UNANIMOUSLY said that Opri's bills are completely OUTRAGEOUS and Larry has every right to fight the bills. Bottom line is that Opri has been completely unethical in her dealings with Birkhead, both by charging insane amounts of money for lobster dinners and her HUSBAND'S DRY-CLEANING and for her public trashing of her former client. As hard as it may be to do, she's giving lawyers an even worse name...something I never thought possible!

Posted at 6:48PM on Jun 12th 2007 by KT


OPRI PAID THEM!!!!

Posted at 6:52PM on Jun 12th 2007 by Larry sold his soul to the devil-stern

59. If she would had done her job right from the beginning instead of going on the wild goose chase she might have a point. But instead of just going straight to the bahamas and filing papers down there. She had no business being in Florida, I'm suprised she didn't end up taking poor Larry to Texas. She had nothing to do with getting that baby back. all she did was run up one BIG BARTAB........and it looks like she is going to be doing her own laundry for now on. I sure as hell wouldn't hire her.....You would have to be an idiot or brain dead.

Posted at 6:54PM on Jun 12th 2007 by Janice

60. Opri paid the other lawyers out of the million $ in client escrow.

Posted at 6:54PM on Jun 12th 2007 by Larry sold his soul to the devil-stern

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