Posted Dec 30th 2008 7:35PM by TMZ Staff
The famous "Seinfeld" line, "Not that there's anything wrong with that" is forever part of the pop culture lexicon. And if Rita Cosby has her way, it will be a legal defense, too.
Cosby claimed in her questionable Anna Nicole Smith book that Larry Birkhead and Howard K. Stern had a sexual tryst -- which was allegedly videotaped. Stern has filed a defamation lawsuit against Cosby.
Now...in a response filed earlier this month, Cosby says her claims can't be defamatory because "engaging in a homosexual tryst, even if videotaped, does not reflect poorly on someone and in the 21st Century it most certainly is not a 'criminal lewd act.'" Cosby should bottle her gall and sell it for $60 mil.
And speaking of $60 mil... that's how much Stern is suing Cosby and the publishers of her book "Blonde Ambition" for.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Anna Nicole Smith
Posted Dec 12th 2008 11:20AM by TMZ Staff
Larry Birkhead sent Anna Nicole another present.....
Mr. B commissioned a 6x5 foot black granite monument that sits on top of the graves of Anne Nicole Smith and Daniel Smith in the Bahamas. It arrived in the Bahamas in time for what would have been Anna's 41st birthday on Nov 28.
Howard K. Stern and Birkhead stood together at the unveiling ceremony.
P.S. -- did you know a portion of J. Howard Marshall's ashes were buried in the same grave?
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Anna Nicole Smith
Posted Nov 28th 2008 1:37PM by TMZ Staff
Filed under: Anna Nicole Smith, Nurse!, 'Memba Them?!
Posted Nov 19th 2008 3:48PM by TMZ Staff
Larry Birkhead was out with a hottie in Hollywood yesterday but he ain't lookin' to impregnate right now -- but it's on his mind and the kid definitely would be cute.
Filed under: Anna Nicole Smith
Posted Nov 10th 2008 1:20PM by TMZ Staff
Life's a playground for Larry Birkhead and Dannielynn.
The 35-year-old daddy and his two-year-old celebuspawn bonded at an L.A. park this weekend.
Anna Nicole Smith would have been 41 this month.
Filed under: Paparazzi Photo, Kids, Anna Nicole Smith
Posted Oct 22nd 2008 11:57AM by TMZ Staff
Larry Birkhead is so 2007, but that didn't stop security (or paps) at Coco de Ville from treating Anna Nicole's baby daddy like a rock star.
Check out his bodyguard assisted exit -- the Secret Service couldn't have done it better. Fact is, Birkey has still got it goin' on.
Filed under: Anna Nicole Smith
Posted Oct 4th 2008 10:46AM by TMZ Staff
A judge has given his final final in the lawsuit over the video of Anna Nicole Smith's breast augmentation surgery.
The judge ruled once and for all ... Dr. Gerald Johnson and his wife had no right to peddle the tape. Anna Nicole never gave permission for the video, but the doc insisted he taped surgeries all the time and the confidentiality agreement died when Anna did. But the judge said it wasn't so.
The judge had issued an injunction earlier.
Weird and Creepy.
Filed under: Anna Nicole Smith
Posted Sep 12th 2008 1:20PM by TMZ Staff
Larry Birkhead ('memba him?!) caught up on the latest tabloid news on his daughter Dannielynn -- after selling the mag the story and the family photos!
Filed under: Paparazzi Photo, Kids, Anna Nicole Smith
Posted Sep 2nd 2008 7:22PM by TMZ Staff
Howard K Stern says he smells the two rats who allegedly concocted lies and fed them to Rita Cosby in her tell-all book -- and the rodents are Jackie Hatten and Mark Speer, Larry Birkhead's former bodyguard.
TMZ has obtained a copy of a defamation lawsuit Stern just filed in L.A. County Superior Court. He claims Hatten -- the sister of Anna Nicole Smith's crazy ex-con ex-boyfriend Mark -- fed lies to Cosby, including the one that Stern gave lip service to Larry B ... in a Paris Hilton kind of way. Cosby's already been sued for publishing the allegation ... et tu, Jackie.
And there's more ... Stern is also suing Mark Speer, the dude Debra Opri hired to bodyguard Birkhead. Larry fired Speer, and Stern claims the scorned heavy then made up lies, which he spoon fed to Cosby. The alleged lies include claims that Stern was stealing money from Anna and striking back door deals with Birkhead over Dannielynn.
Stern is suing Hatten and Speer for unspecified damages.
BTW, Mark Hatten was busted for DUI today.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Anna Nicole Smith
Posted Jun 6th 2008 9:26AM by TMZ Staff
Larry Birkhead would never take Dannielynn to the pappers' den -- aka Roberston Blvd ... so he says.
Larry, let's roll that tape of your greatest hits. Who is that masked baby?
Filed under: TV, Anna Nicole Smith
Posted May 18th 2008 10:47AM by TMZ Staff
Hey, remember them?
Larry Birkhead and his biological daughter, Dannielynn, took in the opening of the new "Simpsons" ride at Universal Studios in L.A. yesterday.
As Homer himself might say, "Mmmmm, long-fought paternity battle."
Filed under: Anna Nicole Smith
Posted Mar 31st 2008 12:47PM by TMZ Staff
A jury in the Bahamas investigating the death of Anna Nicole Smith's son Daniel has ruled it was caused by an accidental drug overdose, recommending no criminal charges be filed.
This verdict is huge because of what the jury didn't say -- that Howard K was responsible for the death.
The jury unanimously concluded Daniel died from "non-dependent drug use" -- meaning he wasn't addicted to what killed him.
Story developing ...
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Anna Nicole Smith
Posted Mar 20th 2008 1:21PM by TMZ Staff
Big news in the Daniel Smith inquest -- the magistrate in the case will not be giving the jury the option to rule his death a homicide.
In a Bahamian court today, the parties discussed four possible options as the cause of death -- accident, "misadventure," non-dependent drug use and an "open verdict."
We're told the magistrate will instruct the jury on those options on March 31.
No one, including Virgie Arthur's lawyer, suggested that homicide was an option.
As for the options, "misadventure" is defined as "a hazardous course of action which ended fatally." An open verdict means the jury can't decide the specific cause of death.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Anna Nicole Smith
Posted Mar 18th 2008 6:56PM by TMZ Staff
Howard K. Stern testified today at the inquest into the death of Anna Nicole's son, Daniel.
Stern said he had no idea Daniel was taking any kind of prescription medication, including Methadone. Stern said from September 2005 until June 2006, he wasn't even around as much because he was working full time on Anna's fight with Pierce Marshall.
Stern said there was no duffel bag full of medication at the hospital where Daniel died. He said neither he nor Anna brought any medication into the hospital. As for Stern giving Daniel Methadone, he said absolutely not.
Stern said when he first learned that the toxicology report said that Methadone or any other medication was in Daniel's system, he didn't believe it.
Stern also talked about the photo he took in the hospital room of Anna with Daniel after he died. He said Anna would not believe Daniel had died and she wanted to bring Daniel home with her. Stern testified Anna wanted him to take a photo because she couldn't accept Daniel was dead and needed the photo for proof. Stern said he took the photo, never made money off it and would do it again.
Click here... it's not over yet
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Anna Nicole Smith
Posted Mar 17th 2008 6:51PM by TMZ Staff
Larry Birkhead has just testified in the Bahamas in the inquest involving the death of Daniel Smith, Anna Nicole's son. Some of the testimony about drugs is pretty shocking.
Birkhead testified that in April 2006, Anna realized some of her Methadone was missing in her Studio City home. Birkhead said Anna had surveillance cameras in the house, checked them and found video proof that Daniel and his buddies were the culprits.
While Birkhead was under oath, he was asked about statements he made to the cops back in 2006, when he was at war with Anna. He had told police he saw Howard K. Stern smoke pot with Anna and Daniel. During his testimony, Birkhead said he was not completely clear on what he saw.
UPDATE: Birkhead also told cops Anna had given Daniel Ecstasy, but on the stand Birkhead said he couldn't say this actually happened.
Birkhead said Daniel's personality completely changed between January 2006 and May. He saw Daniel throw a TV through a window. Daniel often stayed out all night long and Anna was worried.
Also, Daniel was admitted to an L.A. hospital for misuse of valium in mid July, 2006.
Howard K. testifies tomorrow.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Anna Nicole Smith
