Financially, what would Howard K. Stern gain by being the father of Anna Nicole's newborn daughter?

Answer 1

if they divorse or the media and press ,plus more clients ,who know him from seeing him in an magazine

Answer 2

The Bahamian Registrar's Office has listed Stern, Smith's longtime legal sidekick turned paramour, as the father of her month-old daughter on the girl's birth certificate.


Per the document, issued from the Nassau office and obtained by several news outlets, Dannielynn Hope Marshall Stern was born Sept. 7 in the private Doctors Hospital on the island of New Providence.


Two last names and neither one is Birkhead? Let the protestations begin.


Last week, paparazzo Larry Birkhead filed suit against the former Playboy Playmate, demanding she and Dannielynn Hope return to California and undergo paternity and drug testing.


In the lawsuit, Birkhead claimed, among other particularly damning accusations, that he was the father of the baby girl, that Smith (whose legal name is Vicky Lynn Marshall) has a methadone addiction facilitated by Stern, that Stern is claiming to be the father for reasons of financial gain, and that the mourning mother fled to the Bahamas to give birth to avoid routine drug testing for her and her daughter.


Birkhead's challenge came in response to Stern's declaration on Larry King Live that he was the "proud father" of Dannielynn.


Two days after the CNN appearance, Stern and Smith held a so-called "commitment ceremony" aboard a private yacht in the Bahamas--though, apparently, it wasn't that private. The couple exchanged vows, but because there was no officiant present, the union was not legal.


The paternity squabble has played out against the backdrop of the death of Smith's 20-year-old son, Daniel. He died Sept. 10 while visiting his mother and newborn sister in the hospital.


Earlier, Michael Scott, another member of Smith's legal entourage who had been her de facto spokesman in the wake of her son's death, announced he had withdrawn as her counsel.


"A disagreement on a commercial transaction made it difficult for us to remain as counsel," Scott told the Associated Press. He was apparently referring to Smith having sold photos of her commitment ceremony to People magazine and the fact that the ceremony was held prior to her making funeral arrangements for Daniel. (Billy Smith, Anna Nicole's ex-husband and Daniel's father, held a memorial service for his son in Texas over the weekend. Anna Nicole did not attend.)


"It was not an amicable parting," Scott told the wire service, adding that there were "strong differences of opinion between myself and Howard over strategies."


Scott said that he notified Smith of his decision to withdraw as her lawyer on Tuesday.


While authorities have yet to officially confirm the cause of Daniel's death, a private pathologist hired by Smith announced last month that the young man died from a lethal combination of methadone and the antidepressants Lexapro and Zoloft.


The Royal Bahamas Police Force is expected to wrap up its international investigation into the death later this week, at which point the findings will be submitted to coroner's officials, who will determine whether a full inquest is necessary.


In the meantime, Smith and Stern remain in the Bahamas, where Daniel's body is currently being held embalmed at a funeral home awaiting burial.

Answer 3

The next Trim Spa Ad!

Answer 4

I think she either won that money from her ex-husband, or she is about to be awarded it. It stands to reason why Stern would want to become Mr. Smith.

Answer 5

his 15 minutes of fame and if they marry and he signs a pre-nup agreement--he may be a very wealthy man since he is her attorney!

Answer 6

I was wondering the same thing.

Answer 7

well, if they ever divorce, he can claim rights to the baby, and hence, lots and lots of moolah.

Answer 8

Lots of P.R.

Answer 9

Probably not much

Answer 10

MONEY??OR FAME OR EVEN BOTH