Larry Birkhead
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| Born: | January 22, 1973 (age 34) USA |
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| Occupation: | entertainment photographer |
| Website: | LarryBirkhead.net |
Larry E. Birkhead (born 22 January 1973)[1] is an American entertainment photojournalist who was in a custody battle with Anna Nicole Smith. Birkhead is a native of Louisville, Kentucky,[2] and currently resides in Burbank, California. Birkhead is a 1991 graduate of Doss High School in Louisville, and has a twin brother, Louis, as well as two sisters.
Birkhead and Smith initially met in May 2004 at the Barnstable Brown Gala,[2] one of the major Louisville-area Kentucky Derby parties that attracts many celebrities.
[edit] Claim of paternity
Amongst several men making paternity claims, including Howard K. Stern, Mark Hatten, Frédéric Prinz von Anhalt and Smith's former bodyguard Alexander Denk, Birkhead believes he is the father of Smith's infant daughter, Dannielynn Hope Marshall Stern. Smith claimed that her attorney and boyfriend Howard K. Stern is the father.[3] When Anna Nicole Smith died on February 8, 2007, Birkhead filed an emergency order to get custody of the child, his attorney Debra Opri told CNN.[citation needed] Larry Birkhead has the support of Smith's mother, Virgie Arthur, in his claim that he is the biological father of Smith's five-month-old daughter, Dannielynn.
Birkhead appeared before Judge Larry Seidlin to give testimony at the proceedings to adjudicate the remains of Smith, and was compelled to provide information about himself, including his income. He revealed that a year before the conception of Dannielynn, Smith had been pregnant with his baby and miscarried during the first few weeks of pregnancy.
Birkhead recently terminated his relationship with his attorney Debra Opri. [4]
[edit] References
- ^ Ancestry.com. U.S. Public Records Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.
- ^ a b Fenton, Angie. "Larry's last words to Anna", The Courier-Journal, 2007-02-10. Retrieved on 2007-02-12.
- ^ "Attorney: I'm Anna Nicole's baby's father", CNN, 2006-09-27. Retrieved on 2007-02-17.
- ^ http://edition.cnn.com/2007/LAW/03/16/ans.birkhead.ap/index.html
