He was quoted as saying that he could potentially be the father of Smith's daughter and said he would file a lawsuit if Dannielynn was turned over to Stern or Birkhead by the courts. In Touch Weekly has affiliate partnerships so we may receive compensation for some links to products and services. She famously died of an overdose in 2007, which led to suspicions of foul play. According to Birkhead's testimony on February 21, 2007 while on the stand, he and Smith dated on and off from August 2005 to February 2006. Thompson also was not convinced the baby was his because he had a vasectomy. All Rights Reserved, Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window), Meghan Markle ‘Hated’ Her Royal Dress Code: She’d Rather Wear ‘Sweats’, Still Together? He added that they were intimate on and off for five years. [5] In April 2007 following the official results of the paternity test, Birkhead changed his daughter's surname to his last name, renaming her Dannielynn Hope Marshall Birkhead. 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For access to all our exclusive celebrity videos and interviews – Subscribe on YouTube! [10] Stern's sister, Bonnie, says Smith told her months before the birth that Birkhead could be the father. Larry Birkhead announced that he was the father of Dannielynn, Anna Nicole Smith's baby. Denk, according to his attorney in a joint television interview, also said that he was Smith's confidant, worked for her as her personal trainer, and also was her bodyguard and chef. The 12-year-old daughter of the late Anna Nicole Smith participated in her annual tradition of attending the Kentucky Derby with her dad. "I hate to be the one to say this but...I told you so," Birkhead told reporters and tourists waiting outside the courthouse in Nassau after a judge ruled behind closed doors that he was the biological father of Dannielynn Hope Marshall Stern, who was born on the island September 7. Larry Birkhead, Smith's former love interest and photographer, steadfastly maintained his contention that he was the baby's father and filed a lawsuit to challenge paternity after Smith had given birth.[1]. Birkhead v. Marshall, centered on a child born September 7, 2006 to Vickie Lynn Marshall (better known as Anna Nicole Smith). "[19] Denk was not certain he was the baby's father and told Banderas that Smith "always told me I want you to be there and care for Dannielynn no matter what, no matter who is the father, because I took care of Anna with her health and everything, and she wanted to make sure her baby is healthy. She failed to graduate high school and went to work in the food industry. When the question came up, Birkhead denied receiving money for media interviews, though he has received royalties for archived pictures he took of Smith. Gained publicity after marrying the much older billionaire J. Howard Marshall in 1994. And also this thing about the dieting and stuff, she doesn't want her baby to be overweight and obese. Please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. [22][23] Stern says he will not contest Birkhead for sole custody and wants a smooth transition for the baby.[24]. ", J. Howard Marshall II, also deceased, was Smith's second husband. For the tenth consecutive year, the daughter of the late Anna Nicole Smith and Larry Birkhead, 12-year-old Dannielynn Hope, has attended the Kentucky Derby with her … Birkhead v.Marshall, centered on a child born September 7, 2006 to Vickie Lynn Marshall (better known as Anna Nicole Smith).The child was named Dannielynn, and was registered on her birth certificate as the daughter of Vickie Lynn Marshall (Smith) and her live-in partner Howard K. Stern. The Fourth District Court of Appeals in Florida, granted an emergency petition by Smith's mother to stop a court appointed guardian for Smith's daughter from taking the body to the Bahamas. “She’s clingy to her girlfriends’ moms and she’ll say things like, ‘Do you want to adopt me? Although we don’t often see much of the father-daughter duo, we can tell these two are attached at the hip! On September 26, 2006, Stern claimed in an interview from the Bahamas with Larry King on CNN that he was the father of Smith's newborn daughter. Although Stern was listed on her birth certificate, it was not certain that he was the father. ... To celebrate her birthday, her father, Larry Birkhead, tweeted a sweet baby photo of Dannielynn and her mom. Denk is also friends with Stern. [21], On April 10, 2007, Dr. Michael Baird, who analyzed the results of a March 21 DNA test, announced the results outside the Bahamian courthouse that Birkhead is confirmed at 99.99% to be the father of the baby. Dani — who was named after her late half-brother, Daniel Wayne Smith — hangs out with her old man at movie premieres, red carpet events, and even the Kentucky Derby. Stern was Smith's attorney who was named executor of her will which was drafted in 2001 by Eric James Lund, Esq. Prepare to feel old AF because Dannielynn Birkhead is practically an adult now. Larry Birkhead and Dannielynn attend The 144th Annual Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 5, 2018, in Louisville, KY. Credit: Getty Images, “She’s a good kid and we laugh and have the best times, and she wears me out,” the proud dad gushed to Entertainment Tonight last year. reality show The Anna Nicole Show and is also remembered for being the 1993 Playmate of the Year. ", "Birkhead biological father of Anna Nicole's baby", "Birkhead named baby's dad; Stern won't fight for custody", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dannielynn_Birkhead_paternity_case&oldid=981126852, Wikipedia articles in need of updating from December 2016, All Wikipedia articles in need of updating, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 30 September 2020, at 12:56. Dannielynn Hope Marshall Birkhead, named Hannah Rose Marshall Stern at birth, was born to Anna Nicole Smith on September 7, 2006 in Nassau, Bahamas.Almost immediately, questions over her paternity arose, quickly followed by the death of her half-brother, Daniel Smith, three days after her birth.Smith's death and Dannielynn's custody preceded the paternity claims made by attorney Howard … "Ex-Boyfriend Challenges Paternity of Anna Nicole Smith's Daughter", "Birkhead is Smith's Baby's Father, DNA Tests Reveal", Anna Nicole Baby's Certificate Invalid? "[11], Frédéric Prinz von Anhalt, the husband of Zsa Zsa Gabor at the time, claimed that he had Smith as a mistress for 10 years. During the case, Stern denied that he had received money from media interviews he has conducted since Smith's death, though he admitted that he gave an interview to Entertainment Tonight on a flight that the show chartered immediately after her death. Prepare to feel old AF because Dannielynn Birkhead is practically an adult now. The Dannielynn Hope Marshall Birkhead paternity case, a.k.a. Sometimes I’m amazed by the way she handles things.”. Her mother, a former Playboy Playmate and actress, died after an accidental drug overdose in 2007, months after Dannielynn’s birth. On what would have been Anna Nicole’s 50th birthday in November 2017, they took a trip to the Bahamas — where the 12-year-old was born — to celebrate her mom’s legacy. She starred in the E! Would you be my honorary mother?’ She tends to do that a lot.” BRB, crying. Larry Birkhead petitioned the court to ask Howard K. Stern to submit to a DNA test on February 20, 2007, but at the time Howard K. Stern stated he was not willing to do so in a closed conference with Judge Larry Seidlin. After much media attention, on April 10, 2007, Michael Baird, who analyzed the results of a March 21 DNA test, announced the results that confirmed Birkhead to be the father of the baby.[2][3]. [8] As a lawyer of Smith's in the continuing litigation over the estate of her late husband, billionaire J. Howard Marshall, he would be entitled to a contingent fee of roughly $5 million, five percent of any money she was awarded.