Birkhead Is Father of Smith’s Baby, Tests Show
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NASSAU, Bahamas — DNA tests prove it: Larry Birkhead is the father of Anna Nicole Smith’s million-dollar baby.
“I told you so!” the late Playboy Playmate’s former boyfriend said yesterday upon emerging from a closed court hearing. He added: “My baby’s going to be coming home pretty soon.”
Mr. Birkhead, a California photographer, then hugged his rival, Howard K. Stern, who has been caring for baby Dannielynn since Smith’s sudden death in February.
The hearing was a pivotal moment in the battle over who gets custody of the girl, who could inherit a fortune from the estate of Smith’s late husband, J. Howard Marshall II.
