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Posted on 04/07/2007 3:14:35 PM PDT by mom4kittys
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Is this NEW stuff. I really like him. He only seems to speak at critical times....unlike Perper.
Anna-Nicole with Stern ‘The Gossip Is Over’
Updated: 17:55, Monday April 09, 2007
A man claiming to be the father of Anna-Nicole Smith’s daughter has hired a lawyer to end his “trial by media”.
Howard K Stern, the former Playboy Playmate’s partner at the time of her death, feels he has been falsely implicated in her death.
He has now retained Lin Wood to represent him in possible legal action against media companies.
Stern, himself a lawyer, is one of three men claiming paternity of Dannielynn.
Wood has handled a number of high profile cases, including representing the family of slain child beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey.
He said: “My representation of Mr Stern will focus on those individuals and entities guilty of making false accusations of criminal conduct against him related to the tragic deaths of Anna Nicole Smith and her son, Daniel.
“Mr Stern is an innocent individual who has never been charged with any crime but finds himself on trial in the media.
“The nightly television, tabloid and Internet trial of Mr Stern in the court of public opinion based on sensational lies, speculation, rumour and gossip is over.”
Stern, who lived in the Bahamas with Anna-Nicole, is listed on Dannielynn’s birth certificate as her father.
But two other men - former boyfriend Larry Birkhead and Frederic Von Anhalt, Zsa Zsa Gabor’s husband - also claim to be the father.
Police medical experts say Anna-Nicole died of an accidental drugs overdose and there was no criminal involvement.
Daniel Smith, her 20-year-old son, died in his mum’s hospital room from a reaction caused by drugs.
However, foul play has not been ruled out.
http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30200-1259842,00.html
Yes...Boy, I have MANY senior moments now. It’s starting to frighten me.
Hef says he's 'not the father'
April 9, 2007
BY SANDY COHEN
LOS ANGELES -- Take Hugh Hefner out of the running.
''I can make clear at this time,'' he says, ''that I am not the father of the child.''
The Playboy magnate enjoys his laugh about the paternity uncertainties still swirling around Anna Nicole Smith, but his feelings about the former Playmate turned pop icon are no joke. In serious fashion, his bunny empire will offer three upcoming Smith tributes: a 10-page pictorial in the magazine's May issue, an hourlong retrospective on Playboy TV and an online memorial on Playboy.com.
Smith, who first appeared on the magazine's cover in March 1992 and was named Playmate of the Year in 1993, was 39 when she died of an accidental drug overdose in February.
So what was it about the buxom blonde Texan that Hefner found so alluring?
''It was her presence in front of the camera,'' he said Thursday, chatting in the library of the Playboy Mansion. ''She was one of those who loved being in front of the camera and came alive in front of the camera. There was very clearly a Marilyn Monroe quality about her and that aspiration was clear from the very beginning. She talked about Marilyn Monroe all the time.''
Smith often posed like Monroe, he said. For a 2004 Halloween party, she arrived in a ''Marilyn Monroe-type outfit'' accompanied by three men in tuxedos: her attorney Howard K. Stern, boyfriend Larry Birkhead and son Daniel.
''The irony in terms of Anna Nicole's fascination with Marilyn Monroe is how successful she was in building a similar kind of career, not through acting but simply through celebrity itself,'' said Hefner, in his usual silk pajamas and smoking jacket. ''The tragedy is she lived large as Marilyn did and died in a very similar way.''
With three tributes, might Playboy be opening itself to criticism for profiting from Smith's death? Not the case, Hefner quickly replied. ''It's quite frankly celebrating her in a way that she would appreciate.''
The publishing titan turns 81 today, but makes little concession to the calendar. He just celebrated his birthday with a bash in Las Vegas, and recently started work on the third season of ''The Girls Next Door,'' an E! reality show about life with his girlfriends Holly Madison, Bridget Marquardt and Kendra Wilkinson. Their upcoming adventures include an appearance at the Toyota Grand Prix, where Hefner will serve as grand marshal (and Wilkinson will drive a race car), and a trip to Monte Carlo at the invitation of Prince Albert, Hefner said.
And the chatter about Hef getting engaged? Just rumors, he said. ''I am in a very serious relationship with Holly,'' he explained. ''I love all three of the girls, but the relationship with Holly will last, certainly, for the rest of my life. Whether it leads to marriage, we will see.''
I just read in an online bio that she signed her guess jeans contract in Nov. of 1992. I’m saying when she signed the contract, not dates when she was paid. I think she married Marshall in 1993. I think he died sometime in 1994 after 15 mos. of marriage. .
My sister in law said she was walking by her 2 yr old son on her way to the barn. He said "kitty in the can". He said it again.
Then it dawned on her. She grabbed the tyke off the paint can and opened it up. There was kitty! She administered mouth to mouth. It lived...but was never quite right.
Moral: Listen to your kids. They do tell on themselves.
Here is the webpage
of "tributes" Playboy put up.
(There's no nudity.)
I wondered the same thing..
What is causing fluid on your lungs?
Never thought much of Hefner. Hubby said he only read the articles. He said the drool marks on the foldout were from the dog....which was female...Oh, no..It couldn’t be...
Why do I get the idea that the HKS team of lawyers has created this “unknown person” to get the attention off the guilty “negligent homicide” people who are HKS, KE, Moe and company.
Thinking about Bonnie. I’m wondering if she did any TV stuff on her exotic candy (or such). Wondering why her face and hair seems familiar??
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ARNY FREYTAG, Playboy Senior Contributing Photographer:
I rejected her Playmate test. She had a great face, but she
was overweight. I said she should lose a few pounds and
maybe we'd test her again.
from Playboy's Remembering Anna
I like this part further down page.
"And to those who believe that Mr. Stern is hesitant to bring suit and thereby open up his life on cross examination during the discovery process, you are wrong. Mr. Stern has nothing to hide and he correctly views civil litigation not only as the forum for obtaining accountability for wrongdoing, but also as a forum for the public to learn the truth.
M. Krista Barth of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida will serve as co-counsel with Powell Goldstein in this litigation. Ms. Barth was one of the attorneys who successfully represented Mr. Stern in the Florida litigation which led to Ms. Smith being buried in the Bahamas next to her son. Powell Goldstein has also assembled a team of its First Amendment and fiduciary litigators to assist in this litigation including William V. Custer, Nicole J. Wade, Eric P. Schroeder, Luke A. Lantta and Benjamin Erwin.
Along with Ms. Barth, the lawyers at Powell Goldstein are dedicated to achieving justice for Mr. Stern and protecting the assets of the Anna Nicole Smith estate for the benefit of her daughter, Dannielynn."
What about Barth's comments on various media outlets about Virgie Arthur?
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