Debra Opri Kidnapps Money

I mentioned a couple of days ago that Larry Birkhead was going to come out of this whole non-payment of legal bills fiasco smelling like a rose. I have just proven correct!

Apparently Debra Opri pulled a fast one on Larry Birkhead, and instead of passing along money he earned giving exclusive interviews to Access Hollywood and BravoTV, she instructed Larry's agent and NBC to put the money in her client trust account. And then never gave it to Larry, and then had the nerve to send a bill to Larry and then sue him for not paying, even though she has his money already and he can't use it to pay her.

Confused? Me too. All I know is that Larry is totally vindicated for not paying his bill and Opri comes away from this looking really, really bad!!

To read the whole sad and sorry saga, click here to go to TMZ and read the story

Opri Sues Birkhead.

Debra Opri has filed suit against Larry Birkhead for his unpaid legal bill of over $600,000.

Debra Opri wants to force binding arbitration under the terms of a contract in which she agreed to represent Birkhead in September, according to the lawsuit filed in Superior Court.

Opri was Birkhead's lawyer in his paternity dispute with Anna Nicole Smith, over Dannielynn. It was ultimately proven that Dannielynn is Birkhead's biological daughter and he now has custody of her. Back in April Opri served Birkhead with a bill for $620,000.

On his website, Larry Birkhead makes this cryptic statement:

BILLS: I HAVE NOT MADE ANY COMMENT REGARDING AN ATTORNEY'S BILL. I HAVE REMAINED SILENT ON THIS ISSUE AND RELATED ISSUES IN THE PAST AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO THE SO IN THE FUTURE.

Of course, that statement has been up on his website for quite sometime, so I guess he's sticking to his guns and not talking to Opri about it either!.

I can't really believe that Opri is suing Birkhead over this. I understand that she wants her money, but she could come to some sort of agreement with him, after all, Opri has received incredible publicity from this case, and she couldn't buy that kind of publicity if she wanted to.

UPDATE: Larry Birkhead released an official statement to TMZ:

Despite their filings, both Ms. Opri and her attorney received notification making them aware that I would be out of the state of California taking care of my daughter until the conclusion of an upcoming June custody hearing in the Bahamas. Although at this time, the public is not aware of the unbelievable circumstances which led to me firing Ms. Opri, the only question at the end of the day is, how much money will Debra Opri be paying me? Thanks to the efforts of my Bahamas attorney, Emerick Knowles, I am fortunate enough now to be spending time with my daughter, Dannielynn.

A)Larry is going to come out of this smelling like a rose - I can just tell

B) How come everyone is now releasing their official statements directly to TMZ? Lohan just did that and now Larry?

Kathy Griffin is Looking for a Husband

Kathy Griffin is looking for a new husband on her reality show "My Life On the D-List" . She has narrowed down the field to Larry Birkhead, Sanjaya, K-Fed, Prince William and Mario Lopez. She needs to get off the D-List, so she looking for a match made in the media!

You can vote here for the partner you think would get Kathy off the D-List. You can even chosea joint name a la "Brangelina". If she married Larry Birkhead, they could be "Griffhead".

Kathy says of Larry:

"Perfect guy for me, except I don't like kids, so we'll have to give little baby Abby-Lu to Virgie who is clearly an excellent parent. I promise to give the exclusive of our first kiss to OK! magazine for a cool million dollars. However, I do not want to return to the Bahamas with him for various trials, as my hair will frizz."

You can read the rest of her thoughts on her potential suitor here.

Mia and I are big Kathy Griffin fans! The new season of My Life on the D-List stars on June 5 at 10:00pm eastern, with the lead in "Kathy Griffin: Everybody Can Suck It" at 9:00pm.

We can't wait!!

Anna Nicole's Will is Filed

Howard K Stern got around to filing Anna Nicole's will today in a Los Angeles probate court. It's still the wacky will that left everything to Daniel, but an addendum has been added listing her assets as $710,000.

I don't know what all this means, whether Dannielynn will end up with it all, now that Daniel is dead, of if Larry Birkhead intends on pressing forward with the pending law suit for Anna Nicole's share of the Marshal money.

I hope that Dannielynn gets everything in the will so she has a nice nest egg. I'm sure she'll be entitled to the royalties of all things Anna Nicole well into the future.

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Larry At the Barnstable Brown!

Larry Birkhead stepped out on the weekend for the Barnstable Brown party and the Kentucky Derby and by all accounts had a good time - although I do think he looks a little tired in this photo - being a new dad is hard work. Larry was returning to the place where he first met Anna Nicole in 2004.

Birkhead, when asked how it felt to return, replied, "It's a great charity,
a great event, a great time. Although I don't really have energy ... I wanted to
make a special point to be here, not only to give support to charity but also to
the memories I have here that I share with Anna Nicole and our first encounter
and ... " And, with that, he started to cry.

Poor guy. It must be so overwhelming for him. Dannielynn was a home with Larry's family while he was at the Derby, and he says that he's been very busy changing diapers, and generally getting used to being a full time dad. Bless his heart.

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All Things Larry Birkhead

Derby Day!

So it's Derby day!! Everyone have their mint juleps? I'm glued to NBC as we speak because I love getting glimpses of The Queen! As a matter of fact, according to the announcers, she is "making her way to our booth now"! You know K-Fed is there this year, right? Only in America could we have the Queen of England and K-Fed at the same event. This is shaping up to be a scene from a Naked Gun movie. K-Fed told People,

"I've wanted to go for the past few years, so I am taking the opportunity and going to enjoy attending the race, going to the black tie gala's and enjoying the whole experience," said Federline. "It's such a great tradition, and I'm glad I can be a part of it!"

I still don't understand how he got an invite.
In other Derby news, TMZ is reporting a hilarious story about Kid Rock and Anna Nicole Smith having a bit of a spat at last year's Derby.

The Rock told Maxim magazine, "I had my son with me, and she strolls in shooting a TV show, so I politely ask her 'Miss, we're just trying to have a good time, and you've got those [bleeping] cameras rolling. And she was like, '[Bleep] you.' So I was like '[Bleep] me? [Bleep] you. You're a [bleep]ing pig.'" But rather than storm off diva-style, Anna Nicole gifted Rock's son with $300, apologizing for the blow up. "I didn't know about it until we got home 'cause he bought some Nintendo [bleep]. I'm like, 'Where did you get the money?' He's like, 'That blond girl with the big boobs gave it to me.'"

Speaking of the blond girl with the big boobs, Larry Birkhead will be in the house as well. Larry actually met Anna Nicole at the Derby in 2004 so I'm sure it's a bitter sweet event for him.

The Eagle Has Landed...

Larry Birkhead and his daughter Dannielynn have arrived in the US. When they landed at the airport in Louisville, Kentucky, they were greeted by lots of media in SUVs and helicopters flying overhead. The media trailed them all the way to Larry's sister's house!!

Larry was overcome by emotion upon arrival and had to compose himself before he spoke to the media.

Access Hollywood has the whole arrival story. Click here to see video of Larry boarding the private jet in the Bahamas. Was that Howard K Stern I spotted jumping in the plane first?

Dannielynn is really cute and the video is very touching, but I have to say - Larry! learn how to hold a baby on your hip. Trust me, it's so much easier and you'll have your right arm free to do stuff with. Hopefully his sister's will show him how it's done.

Access Hollywood tonight and tomorrow should have the whole story.

I wonder what Anna Nicole would have thought of all of this?

Larry and Dannielynn Head Home!

Dannielynn has just been issued her US passport!! Click here to see her passport photo. It's really cute!

Access Hollywood will have the homecoming on their Wednesday show!.

Which leads me to the next piece of Larry news: Page Six is reporting that Larry Birkhead and NBC have a secret $1 million deal for Larry's ongoing story. No kidding. That's why Access Hollywood and Bravo have had Larry's story exclusively since Anna Nicole died! I don't blame him one bit for selling his story. He needs some money while he's not working and people want to hear his story!

And in even more news Larry has said that he's considering a life of anonymity. HA! I don't think he's going to get it! Larry says "A lot of people are calling. There's a script for a movie, some TV, an entertainment correspondent for a show, things like that. Maybe I'll just go off into the sunset with my daughter. I don't want to live under the microscope like Anna.

I want to make a difference for my daughter. Maybe we'll live a quiet life by the beach, or go back to where I'm from, or find a place to start new. I want to take a few months off to get to know my daughter and for her to get to know me."

Breaking News: Larry Wins!!

A Court in the Bahamas has just dismissed Virgie Arthur's appeal to stop Larry Birkhead leaving the Bahamas with Dannielynn and has also charged her $3,000 in fines! Ha ha ha ha. Woo Hoo.

Larry Birkhead is now free to have Dannielynn's birth certificate changed to reflect that he is her father, not Howard K Stern, and then get her a US passport and head home.

Vergie got what she deserves - nothing!!

Click here to see a copy of Dannielynn's New Birth Cirtificate

Click here to see Larry interviewed after the hearing and hear Howard K Stern imply that Vergie only has an interest in Dannielynn because of the Marshall inheritance that she may or may not be entitled to!! (which is totally ironic dont' you think? Considering what everyone was saying/thinking about Howard two months ago - now everyone feels sorry for him - at least we do)

Vergie Does It Again!!

Give up old woman!!! Virgie Arthur has filed an appeal to stop Larry Birkhead taking Dannielynn out of the Bahamas and home with him to the US!!

There is going to be a public court hearing today in the Bahamas and I hope the Judge throws Virgie and her stupid appeal out of court with no recourse. She's the grandmother, no one can take that away from her, and Larry has said that of course she's going to be part of Dannielynn's life. Stop trying to get it in writing.

I think some lame brained lawyer has whispered in Virgie's ear that she could get her hands on some of the Marshall money if she fights hard enough. Dannielynn will probably never see that money, let alone Virgie.

Larry must be furious.

Larry Birkhead Free Bring Dannielynn to the US

Breaking News: A Judge in the Bahamas has decided that Larry Birkhead can take Dannielynn home with him to the US, as soon as he wishes, on the condition that he return to the Bahamas on June 6 for the formal custody hearing.

That's great news for Larry!! I only have one question - has Dannielynn's US passport been fast tracked in the Bahamas so she can leave with Larry? No one is even mentioning the passport!!

Apparently Larry wants to leave with his daughter in the next few days.

Of course Vergie Arthur kicked up a stink, but it looks like she's not going to get anywhere with her crazy demands.

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Dannielynn Is Still In the Bahamas: No Resolution

Like a once fantastic television show that is now limping along in it's 13th season, the Dannielynn custody battle is dragged out once again, with no resolution reached today. Larry Birkhead emerged from the courtroom today and said "I gotta call my travel agent, but I don't know if I need one ticket or two". Cryptic. Also, he could just go online and use Expedia or something!! Who has travel agents these day?

Virgie Arthur came out and said "I'm still holding on". Virgie wants visitation right and custody if anything happens to Larry. Ridiculous. Larry said earlier in the week that his own mother wants to be a grandmother as well, but he's not going to sign a piece of paper that states that.

Then Stern came out and said that Vergie was holding everything up, in his opinion it should have been over today and Vergie has "proved herself to be what Anna Nicole always told me."

Another hearing is set for Wednesday. Please, please, please let this be over on Wednesday and let Larry take his little girl home!!

Click here to watch TMZ's video.

Larry and Dannielynn: Together At Last!

Awwwww!! Isn't she beautiful? Larry Birkhead and his daughter Dannielynn appear together for the first time in OK Magazine this week. I can't wait to buy it. I just checked in Target and it's not out until Friday!!

OK paid tons of money for the story and the exclusive photos of Larry and Dannielynn and all the money is being put into a trust for her.

TMZ has a another great shot of Larry and Dannielynn here. (I'm not going to put it up in case we get the mean lawyer's email again!)

The formal hearing into Dannielynn's custody continues on Friday in the Bahamas. Hopefully Virgie is finished throwing her wrench into the works.

In other Larry Birkhead news, he's has hired celebrity lawyer Marty Singer to sue all the tabloids that have been making him out to be less than and upstanding guy in the meanest possible ways!

Not us! We love Larry and are so happy to see him in these pictures with Dannielynn!

Larry Parties All Night Long

Larry Birkhead has been having a fine time in the Bahamas according to Page Six. Larry was seen in a couple of nightclubs last week having a great time, and was very popular with the ladies!!

I don't blame him one bit. Larry, go out now while you can and party, because once you bring Dannielynn home you won't leave the house at night for about six years, so make the most of it now!!

Vergie Arthur is giving Larry some trouble in the custody negotiations. Apparently she wants Larry to agree that she gets custody of Dannielynn if anything was to happen to Larry. He does not agree.

In other fabulous Anna Nicole related news, one of our favorites, Bobby Trendy, has signed on to play himself in the Anna Nicole movie which is due to start filming shortly.

Bobby, we love you. Please if you read this, email us - we'd love to interview you for this blog!!!

Will Larry Birkhead Finally Be Able To Pay His Legal Fees?

Will Larry Birkhead finally be able to earn some money from the emotional saga of his fight for fatherhood? Fox News is reporting that "sources" are telling them that Larry has inked a deal with Bravo TV for his story, in the "high six figures", and there will be enough money to pay off Debra Opri and with some left over.

"... the deal was actually cut through NBC’s Bravo channel for documentaries about Birkhead. The way it’s been explained is this: Everything Birkhead does for “Access” will be repurposed for Bravo. And it was “Access Hollywood” executive producer Rob Silverstein who delivered Birkhead to NBC’s “Today” show for an exclusive interview with Meredith Vieira. That appearance was also covered by the Bravo deal."

I'm sure that everyone is now going to start accusing Larry of "cashing in" on Anna Nicole's death, but give the guy a break! He has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to prove that he is Dannielynn's father and gain custody of her, and since the day that Anna Nicole died, Larry has probably not worked. He is selling his story, and it's very compelling.

Fox also says "Birkhead is said to be in the middle of negotiations for a million-dollar photo shoot of himself and the baby with a celebrity weekly. The suspects: Us Weekly, Star, OK!, Hello!, Life & Style, In Touch Weekly.". I hope so!!

Today Larry Birkhead, Virgie Arthur and Howard K Stern will be back in court in the Bahamas to work out the custody arrangements for Dannielynn. Hopefully Larry will be able to take his daughter home in less than two weeks!!

Will Vergie Mess Up the Custody Arrangements?

Slate has a great article on why it's OK to be interested in the Anna Nicole Story!

UPDATE: Absolutely nothing happend today and the hearing is due to resume next week. There are some rumors floating around that Vergie Arthur and Larry are going to meet without lawyers and try and get an agreement together to present to the court next week. The gag order is still in place.

Celebrate with Larry!

Larry Birkhead celebrates with his family, now he is officially a father.

Birkhead says there will be no sharing of custody!

Brangelina buy a really big boat . DListed

Willa Ford will play Anna Nicole in a movie.

Katie and Posh go into the clothing business together .

Johnny Cash's house burns down .

Larry Birkhead: BREAKING NEWS

Larry Birkhead is Dannielynn Hope's biological father. The results are 99.99% certain - confirmed by Dr Michael Baird. They will be back in court on Friday for custody issues. Larry Birkhead came out of the Bahamania courtroom at 3:45pm and made the announcement and the crowd cheered. Howard Stern followed and said he was very disappointed, and would make sure that Larry Birkhead gets sole custody of Dannielynn. He also said the Larry was welcome to come over to the house at anytime and spend as much time with Dannielynn has he wished!!!

Congratulations Larry!!!! Mia and I wish you the best!!

Today's The Day!

Today is the day we have all been waiting for - Dannielynn's paternity results will be read aloud in court in the Bahamas today!! Of course, I'm not sure how long we will have to wait until the news leaks out, but I'm sure that Larry Birkhead will want to announce it to the world, if he is the father of Dannielynn.

In the meantime, here's an interesting letter from Candy Spelling to Larry Birkhead, full of fantastic advice for the newly famous. Apparently Candy sent this letter to Larry via TMZ.com, probably to make sure that everyone in the free world reads it, because I can't imagine that with her money and connections she couldn't have found his email address to send it to him directly.

Click here to read the whole letter. Mrs Spelling has definitely has some great advice for Larry, and my favorite is this:

The hair, Larry: Most of the time, your hair looks great, and I'm sure you spend a lot of time getting it right. Just be warned that you might look good every day for a month. But the one day you leave in a hurry and don't pay enough attention, or you get a little wild with an untested new style -- photos will be taken that will haunt you forever.

Dannielynn's Daddy Will Be Announced Tomorrow

Dannielynn's paternity hearing is definitely going ahead tomorrow in the Bahamas and TMZ has confirmed that the DNA expert Dr Michael Baird, has booked his ticket to the Bahamas and is on the way. Larry Birkhead and Howard K Stern will both be present in the court room for the reading of the results.

In an exclusive statement to TMZ Howard K Stern has come forward and said that he will not fight for custody if Larry Birkhead is Dannielynn's biological father, and in fact will do anything in his power to stop Vergie Arthur, Anna Nicole's mother, from having custody of Dannielynn.

"If Larry Birkhead is confirmed to be Dannielynn's biological father, Howard will not challenge custody. His love for her will not change, irrespective of the results............Howard will do whatever is necessary to assist Larry Birkhead to defeat any effort by Virgie Arthur to obtain custody of Dannielynn".

Mia and I CANNOT WAIT for the results to be revealed tomorrow. It's a relief that Howard K Stern is not going to drag this out for months by challenging Birkhead in a custody battle. Good Luck Larry, we can't imagine how anxious you are for the results!

Give Up, Vergie

Vergie Arthur has filed papers in the Bahamas, trying to become Dannielynn's guardian ad litem. What??? Give up Vergie, the only way that you even have a small chance of becoming Dannielynn's guardian is if the paternity test reveals that Dannielynn's father is neither Birkhead, Stern or Prince Von Zsa Zsa. (source)

This action better not hold up the paternity results being released!!!!!