DNA Results - Larry Birkhead is the Father

Anna Nicole's Baby's Daddy

Larry Birkhead emerged victorious from a closed courtroom hearing in Nassau, Bahamas on Tuesday, April 10, 2007. He is quoted as saying "I hate to say this, but I told you so!" He also is said to have commented, "My baby's going to be coming home pretty soon."

A DNA test confirmed that Birkhead, the late Anna Nicole Smith's former boyfriend, is the father of her daughter Dannielyn with a 99.99% certainty. A Bahamian judge ordered the test to settle a paternity battle between Birkhead and Howard K. Stern, Smith's lawyer and long time companion. Stern is listed on Dannielyn's birth certificate as her father.

Dannielyn was born to the former Playboy playmate on September 7, 2006. Smith's 20-year-old son Daniel tragically passed away just three days later. Smith died in a Florida hotel room in February of 2007 at the age of 39. But the paternity battle had begun before little Dannielyn was even born. Although paternity has been established, there is still the decision to be made of who will receive custody of Dannielyn Hope.

While Stern has now stated he will no longer contest custody of Dannielyn, Smith's mother Virgie Arthur has indicated that she may do just that, adding, "All I care about is the safety and well-being of my little granddaughter." A hearing has been scheduled for Friday, April 13, 2007 to discuss who will raise Dannielyn.

In an odd turn of events, Stern has said he will do whatever he can to see to it that Birkhead is granted full legal custody of Dannielyn, who stands to inherit millions of dollars. Stern has invited Birkhead to come to his house, where Dannielyn is currently living, and see her whenever he likes.