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Dead model Anna Nicole Smith's baby daughter Dannielynn has been named the late star's sole heir. A Los Angeles California judge made the ruling after Smith's boyfriend and executor Howard K. Stern appealed for clarification of the former Playboy model's will, which was drafted in 2001 five years before Dannielynn was born. Judge Mitchell L. Beckloff declared that the 18-month-old is the only heir, and established a trust on her behalf, which will be governed by Stern and her biological father Larry Birkhead.The ruling means Dannielynn stands to inherit the estate of Smith's former husband, billionaire J. Howard Marshall. The Marshall family is currently contesting. Smith died of an accidental drug overdose in February 2007. Editors Note: Hey Birkhead, why don't you go out now and buy a Mercedes. You can say you needed to drive Dannielynn for diapers. Anna Nicole would be turning over in her grave if she saw what you have become !

A judge has thrown out an appeal by Anna Nicole Smith's estranged mother Virgie Arthur to prevent her baby granddaughter from leaving her home in the Bahamas. Arthur had hoped to stop baby Dannielynn's father Larry Birkhead from leaving the islands to return to the U.S. with his daughter. But at the Court of Appeals in Nassau Friday, Arthur's request was ridiculed by a judge, who also ordered her to pay $3,000 in attorney's fees for wasting the court's time. He told Arthur, "I am perplexed why this matter is before us." Birkhead reportedly plans to first stop in Kentucky, where the photographer hopes to introduce his baby daughter to family members. Lets go Virgie..Whats your next move !

Dannielynn Birkhead While photographer Larry Birkhead was officially pronounced the biological father of Anna Nicole Smith's baby Dannielynn, he might face subsequent legal battles over her custody. However, Anna's late partner Howard K. Stern has made clear he will not challenge Birkhead and he's "going to do whatever [he] can to make sure that he (Larry) gets sole custody." TMZ reported that Birkhead took Stern up on his offer to "spend as much time with [Dannielynn] as he wants to right now," logging several quality father-daughter hours at Stern's Bahamian home on Tuesday night.This leaves only Anna's estranged mother Virgie Arthur as the only possible challenger of Birkhead's rightful custody. However, he's not willing to compromise, and she stands slim chances of winning.Virgie Arthur, Smith’s estranged mother, who wanted to bury her in Texas, after Smith suddenly passed away on February 8, filed paperwork last week asking to be ...

Anna Nicole Smith really left a mess The father of Anna Nicole Smith's daughter will be revealed soon. A DNA test to determine five-month-old Dannielynn's father was ordered bythe Bahamas Supreme Court yesterday. Anna Nicole's former lover photographer Larry Birkhead, who claims he is Dannielynn's father, was overjoyed by the ruling. Birkhead, who pumped his fists in the air and jumped up and down as he emerged from court, said: "I feel great. It was a great day in court for me. Bahamian people, thank you so much!"Asked if he thought he would see Dannielynn soon, he smiled and winked. Anna Nicole's lover and lawyer Howard K. Stern - who is listed as Dannielynn's father on her birth certificate - was left devastated by the judge's decision. He said: "I'm doing the best I can."Stern, who is currently caring for Dannielynn, was ordered not to leave the Bahamas with her before the custody ruling. Frederic von Anhalt, the husband of lege...

Debra Opri With Former Client Larry Birkhead Photographer Larry Birkhead and his attorney have parted company as the latest battle in the snapper's paternity battle over Anna Nicole Smith's child gets underway in the Bahamas. Lawyer Debra Opri has issued a statement this morning, confirming the split, saying, "Larry Birkhead and I have terminated our attorney-client relationship effective immediately." Opri has since spoken to news show "Extra" as part of an interview that aired the other day. She reveals she felt she had to part company with her former client because she didn't agree with Birkhead's apparent friendship with his paternity battle rival Howard K. Stern. Opri tells the TV show, "I just had enough. I can't represent a client who has a middle man by the name of Howard K. Stern. I feel very comfortable in my decision, and I wish Larry the best. But I am worried about him... I couldn't continue with the way things were going....

O.J. Simpson has allegedly claimed he could be the father of the late Anna Nicole Smith's baby, Dannielynn.The pair starred together in 'Naked Gun 331/3: The Final Insult' in 1994 and O.J. allegedly told documentary maker Norm Pardo - who filmed 70 hours of footage with him from 2000 to 2005 - that he was "throwing his hat into the ring" regarding the paternity battle. Pardo told the New York Post newspaper: "He said he knew Anna Nicole pretty well, and he said he had slow-moving sperm, and he might be the father."O.J. - who was cleared of murdering his wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her lover Ron Goldman - even joked he hoped the baby wasn't his as Fred Goldman - Ron's father who has pursued O.J. for damages in the civil court over his son's murder - might try to take her. Pardo claims O.J. said: "I hope they don't do a DNA test on Anna Nicole's baby. If they find out Dannielynn is mine, I don't want Fred Goldman trying to ...

A judge approved the embalming of Anna Nicole Smith's remains Friday as he tried to broker an agreement among the three people fighting over the former Playboy Playmate's body.Lengthy legal fights still loomed over where she will be buried and who will get custody of her infant daughter. The hearing over Smith's final resting place was already in its third day."We're beginning to give her peace," Circuit Judge Larry Seidlin said.Smith's will was presented to the court as evidence, and Seidlin refused requests by both sides to keep it private. It was to be released Friday afternoon."I don't want any secrets here," the judge said.The proceedings moved out of Seidlin's chambers and into a courtroom to accommodate the horde of media and attorneys. The hearing stopped around noon for the holiday weekend and was set to resume Tuesday.Seidlin warned attorneys he would schedule as many sessions as it takes to resolve the issue. He ordered Smith...

Anna Nicole Smith tried to commit suicide at least twice after she gave birth to Dannielynn last September, it has been claimed. In legal documents written by the late Playboy Playmate's former nanny, Quethlie Alexis, it is alleged Anna Nicole - real name Vickie Marshall -wanted to end her life. Alexis stated: "Ms Marshall attempted to commit suicide on two separate occasions."On the first occasion, she drank in my presence an entire bottle of what I believed to be a sleeping aid."When she awoke from the resulting 48-hour coma, she said, 'I wanted to die. I meant to kill myself.'"She also tried to drown herself in her swimming pool. Howard K. Stern rescued her. I heard him say to her, 'If anything happens to you, I would go to jail.' "The sworn affidavit, written in the Bahamas on December 4, 2006, also reveals Anna Nicole was obsessed with keeping her baby slim, because "she wanted her to be 'sexy' ". Alexis claimed: ...

Anna Nicole Smith's former bodyguard Alexander Denk claims he could be her daughter Dannielynn's father.Denk claims he had a two-year affair with the late Playboy Playmate , during which Anna Nicole begged him to start a family with her. He told US TV show 'Extra' : "I think it was an instant spark, and I think it was the same for her. She was wonderful, a very sensitive and emotional woman. A very good kisser, I must say."She told me she wanted to have her kids with me. There's always a possibility I could be Dannielynn's father."Denk, who met the model when he was cast as the chef on 'The Anna Nicole Show', revealed the 39-year-old was secretly suffering from life-threatening seizures which could have caused her tragic death. He said: "She told me everything, things no one else knows. I knew she was in trouble when I talked to her two weeks ago. She was sick of being called names. Everyone was bashing her and putting her down and...