Larry Birkhead says “I told you so,” media tries to drag it out as long as possible
Source: www.celebitchy.com
You’ve surely heard by now that Larry Birkhead has predictably been named the father of Dannielynn Hope Marshall as determined by a DNA test. Addressing the media surrounding the Bahamian courthouse where he learned the results of the DNA test, Birkhead said “I hate to be the one to tell you this, But I told you so!”
Anna’s sneaky companion Howard K Stern has cared for the baby since Anna died, and recently vowed not to fight Birkhead for custody if he was found to be the biological father. Anna’s mother Virgie Arthur may wage a custody battle of her own despite taking Birkhead’s side on the paternity issue months ago. A custody hearing is scheduled for Friday.
Stern has invited Birkhead to spend time with the baby at his Bahamian squatter mansion and says that he will try to ease the transition for the infant.
While baby Dannielynn is expected to inherit hundreds of millions, there’s also the issue of who has control over the trust for the girl. In Anna’s out of date will, her deceased son Daniel was listed as her heir with Howard K Stern named trustee of his inheritance. The trustee earns 3% in trustees fees each a year, which would amount to $12.6 million. No wonder Stern is so quick to befriend the real father of the baby he once claimed was his and ensured was born in the Bahamas.
Now that the speculation over paternity of the sole heir to Anna Nicole’s estate has ended, the media is focusing on Birkhead. Newspapers are running an AP piece today asking who he is and trying to find out more details on the likeable well-coiffed father of Anna Nicole Smith’s only remaining child.
Birkhead is 34, was born in Kentucky, and is said to have a twin brother, but that has not been confirmed. The former paparrazo says he is “capable” of fatherhood and that he is the guardian of some nieces and nephews.
He had a nearly three year relationship with Smith from late 2003 to May, 2006 when they split when she was five months pregnant.
Birkhead has always insisted he was the father of Dannielynn, and is seen as a honorable figure in comparison to the questionable motives of Anna’s final companion Stern.
While Birkhead does seem to geniunely want custody of his daughter with the late playmate, the NY Times notes that the media has shaped his image and painted him as the hero in the Anna docudrama. Now they’re looking to extend this real-life reality series by getting more details on the characters. I for one just want it to be over with, and what nicer ending than a father reuinted with the baby he’s been fighting for?
