My Name is Dannielynn Hope Birkhead
Let me introduce myself to you. My name is Dannielynn Hope Birkhead. I am almost one year old and I live in California. My Mom passed away last February. Her name was Anna Nicole Smith. My dad is Larry Birkhead. Here is my story:
On June 1, 2006, in a video clip posted on her official website , my Mommy, Anna Nicole Smith, announced that she was pregnant. "Let me stop all the rumors," she said, while floating on an inflatable raft in a swimming pool. "Yes, I am pregnant. I'm happy, I'm very, very happy about it. Everything's going' really, really good and I'll be checking in and out periodically on the web, and I'll let you see me as I'm growing."
Though her announcement did not provide any details, in an interview with Larry King on CNN's Larry King Live, Moms longtime personal attorney Howard K. Stern said that he and my mother had been in a secret relationship for "a very long time" and then appeared to contradict that contention when he said they were confident he fathered the baby because of the timing of the pregnancy, which appeared to imply that there was at least one other possible father. Her ex-boyfriend, entertainment photojournalist Larry Birkhead, steadfastly maintained his contention that he is my father and filed a lawsuit to challenge paternity. I was born on September 7, 2006 at Doctors Hospital in Nassau, Bahamas. My given name was Dannielynn Hope Marshall Stern. The Bahamian birth certificate recorded my father as Howard K. Stern.
A judge in the United States ordered that DNA tests be performed to determine who was my biological father. Following my mothers death, Debra Opri, the lawyer of Larry Birkhead, asked for an emergency DNA sample to be taken from the corpse. (yuck! I hate that word) Moms lawyer, Ron Rale objected strongly to this request. The request was denied by a judge, instead ordering her body preserved until February 20.
According to a story published in the New York Daily News, Donna Hogan, moms younger half-sister, (my Aunt) had said that my mom, Anna Nicole Smith, froze the sperm of her second husband, Marshall, prior to his death. The newspaper says Aunt Donna wrote in her unpublished manuscript about her sister, entitled Train Wreck, that "To her family, she hinted that she had used the old man's frozen sperm, and would be giving birth to Howard Marshall's child". That’s Gross! However, the publisher of Aunt Donna ‘s book described the newspaper's claims as a hoax. On February 9, 2007, Zsa Zsa Gabor's husband Frédéric Prinz von Anhalt said that he had a decade-long affair with my mother and could potentially be my father . Just think , I could have been Dannielynn von Anhalt. Thats cute. Then , Alexander Denk, one of my Moms former bodyguards , reportedly told the tabloid television program Extra that he had an affair with her, and that it was possible he could be “Dannielynn's father“. Mark Hatten aka Mark "Hollywood" Hatten also came forward to claim that he is “the father of Anna Nicole Smith's little girl, Dannielynn.” All this is real confusing, but I had a whole lot of men wanting and wishing they were my Dad. I am honored by this.
On February 14, 2007, TMZ.com wrote “Anna Nicole Smith had been given a prescription for methadone under a false name while she was in her eighth month of pregnancy. The Medical Board of California launched a review into the matter; the prescribing doctor, Sandeep Kapoor, said his treatment was sound and appropriate."
Finally , On April 10, 2007, a Bahamanian judge ruled Larry Birkhead, as the father of Dannielynn. (That’s me) He cited that the DNA test results confirmed at 99.99% certainty that Birkhead is my dad. Dr. Michael Baird who performed the test, also commented on its accuracy. Commenting on this revelation, Birkhead stated, "I hate to be the one to tell you this but, I told you so. I'm the father...My baby's going to be coming home pretty soon." I’m so proud of my daddy! FYI. Howard K. Stern does not plan to fight my dad for custody. Although Howard will not fight for custody, my granny, Virgie Arthur, plans to battle in court for the right of custody. Dad was allowed to take me back to the United States, but must return to the Bahamas for a custody hearing in June.
So, me, Dannielynn Hope Birkhead, daughter of Larry Birkhead and the late Anna Nicole Smith, landed at a Kentucky airport Tuesday, May 1 , after a fuss-less flight from Nassau. I absolutely love to fly!
My dad and I were heading to our relatives' home in Louisville for a visit before traveling to California, where he lives.
I had been in good spirits the entire day. A reporter said “ Dannielynn ate, slept, played and ate again. She barely fussed."
I will keep you updated on my progress and fill you in on all the details. Visit often an tell all your friends about my blog.
Luv Ya!
Dannielynn
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