The Trials and Tribulations of Anna Nicole Smith

[PhoneGrrrl]

Apparently that Kimmie website was bogus, and the real ex-assistant is not that anti-HKS.

Kim: The Real Story!

Best known as "Kimmie" on reality TV's "The Anna Nicole Show," Kim was the late TRIMSPA spokesperson's personal assistant and admirer, whose purple hair and shoulder tattoo of Anna Nicole made her a memorable character.

Kim -- who says she spoke with Anna Nicole just two weeks before she died -- met the former Playboy model about seven years ago at a desert resort, where she was working the front desk. She explains that once she got Anna Nicole's computer working, "We kinda just hit it off and became friends ... she was like a mom to me at times, and a sister and a best friend."

Kim says Anna constantly talked about having more kids: "She wanted five more kids," she says, "and she had whole chests full of girl clothes that she had been saving over the years."

But once Anna got pregnant, Kim claims that Anna revealed she wasn't sure who fathered the child.

"She told me she didn't know who the father was," she explains. "She told me, let's see -- I guess around Christmastime or shortly after New Year's -- that HOWARD [K. STERN] was the baby's father."

Kim was with Anna as a witness when the star signed her last will and testament: "I haven't recently read the will, so I can't really say what's in there," she offers. "I do know that at the time she signed it, she was sound, mind and body, and that's what she had intended."

As for Howard's relationship with Anna and her late son, DANIEL, Kim says, "I would never think that he would do anything to harm either Daniel or Anna. Anna was his entire world. I can't even imagine what he's going through. I know what I'm going through is hard, but Howard, he's been with her for these last couple of years that I haven't been there, and I really wish people would leave him alone."

Kim wants to go on record saying that there's a Web site on the Internet that's purported to be hers, but in fact it's not -- it's the work of an impersonator. The site expresses negative views about Howard, and Kim wants to make it clear that she is not involved with it in any way.

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[phoenix1964]

Originally Posted by Amy Lee

So im watching right now and all the judge is saying, "what jurisdiction? what jurisdiction?"
Then he's asking California, "What's your standing?" Jeez! They just keep going in circles.
Maury, please step in!!!

Yea, they do. But it's Larry's lawyer fault. Danyilynn was born in the Bahammas, lives in the Bahammas therefore they need to go there to settle it. I don't understand, maybe they dont like the media over there.

[MizDaisy]

According the ANS biography no one in her family even has a professional job most are labororers or waitresses who as Virgie claims live paycheck to paycheck.

Right. Virgie testified at the hearing that her other daughter was a bus driver but is now a stay at home mom (nothing wrong with that, but she's not earning an outside income), a son who is disabled (no income, lives on disability), and another son who had a job "in government." So none of these children are earning large-enough incomes, or likely have substantial investment portfolios from which they can withdraw large sums of money to be able to support themselves as well as give their mother the kind of money it takes to pay for multiple lawyers for multiple court cases.

And she said under oath that her pension was $3,500/month and her husband earned $600 a week. Virgie was a law enforcement officer for 28 years, so it's unlikely she has a large investment portfolio of stocks and bonds from which to finance this effort. With the kind of legal costs she is incurring -- hourly fees, travel expenses, admin costs -- there's no way either she or her family is paying these people. If these lawyers are working on contingency -- that is, they expect to win a large settlement from which they'll take a percentage to cover their costs -- what money do they think they're going to win by pursuing control of Anna's remains and custody of the baby?

HKS' father was head of a division of Hughes Aircraft and in retirement also taught at Valley CC in CA. As an executive at a major corporation, his father no doubt earned a substantial income in base salary, bonuses, and stock options, and no doubt had excellent wealth management advice so he has the resources to help his children. HKS' brother and sister have been on Larry King and said they are a very close-knit family and been there for Howard throughout this ordeal. Since HKS testified that his parents sent him a large amount of money so that he could pursue his legal action, I have no problem believing that he's telling the truth.

As for Birkhead's ability to pay his lawyers -- at least we know he has income because he testified that as a photographer, the pictures he takes are copyrighted and he receives royalties whenever any of them are used. He also testified that Anna told him she wanted only him to take pictures of her, and those pictures are archived as well. He said that they are worth more now because of her death, so not only has he been earning income from Anna's photos for some time, he will continue to do so and at a higher rate. And if he gets custody of the baby, guess who will be the "official" photographer of little Dannilynn as she grows up? So while HKS is no angel, neither is Larry. Of course, whatever Larry is earning from his copyrighted photos, I doubt it's substantial enough to pay for all those lawyers and court cases in CA, FL, and the Bahamas. Again, if these lawyers are working on contingency, what financial payoff do they expect will be the result at the end of all these cases from which they will take a percentage for their fees? Big contracts with the tabloids for exclusive interviews and photos from Larry?

Unfortunately I know what it's like to pay for lawyers in a legal action because my husband and I have been through two lawsuits -- one to do with legal rights to a piece of land, and another to do with fraud committed by my husband's former business partner. The costs were tremendous, and we certainly didn't have a team of lawyers traveling across country, filing suits in different states and different countries.

Lawyers take high-profile cases such as these because there's an expectation of a big payoff at the end. Ask yourself, what's the likely payoff for HKS, Larry, or Virgie? None of these people look so good under close scrutiny.

[Amy Lee]

Im watching Court tv and the reporter is confirming that Virgie filed the 'motion to stay' petition so that they don't remove the body from the morgue. This is where i part with this woman. She should just let it go, he daughter wants to be next to her son, what's not to understand about that?

[PhoneGrrrl]

Lawyers sometimes take big cases like this for the free publicity. Not to say that doesn't come back and slap them in the face sometimes if the lawyer looks like an idiot, but they may work at a discounted contingency or hourly rate because of all the other business it will generate.

Is that slack-jawed fellow with Vergie her husband? The only coverage I got late last night was on E! and they said something to the effect of "Vergie, ANS's mother, and her live-in lover, HKS, were in the courtroom." and they focused on Vergie and some older guy who was seriously not HKS. I thought it was hilariously poorly worded, implying Vergie & HKS had hooked up. At that point, you know the apocalypse is around the corner.

[Justafan1]

Originally Posted by MizDaisy

He said that they are worth more now because of her death, so not only has he been earning income from Anna's photos for some time, he will continue to do so and at a higher rate. And if he gets custody of the baby, guess who will be the "official" photographer of little Dannilynn as she grows up? So while HKS is no angel, neither is Larry. Of course, whatever Larry is earning from his copyrighted photos, I doubt it's substantial enough to pay for all those lawyers and court cases in CA, FL, and the Bahamas. Again, if these lawyers are working on contingency, what financial payoff do they expect will be the result at the end of all these cases from which they will take a percentage for their fees? Big contracts with the tabloids for exclusive interviews and photos from Larry?

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Thank you! Finally an opinion about Larry that I share.

He is not there just for the baby, he is there for the money too, Big money,HUGE money if he is giving a custody. He'll be selling baby's pictures until she retires.

Yes, Howard Stern is not an angel but somehow I belive that Anna Nicole was everything to him. And I mean it in a good way.

As for the mother.. If she really loves her daughter and grandson she should let it go. Let them finally have the peace.

But it looks like she is in for a looooong ride...

Which is sad.

[divotsmom]

It was her money that bought the plots for her, Daniel, Danyilynn and Howard.

But HK$ forged the check, by signing it. So the check is Void and Howard is going to have to come up with some cash to pay for the four plots. HK$ made a bad move by not charging her for legal work, maybe he would have something in the bank and not look like such a gold-digger.

[Broadway]

Originally Posted by Muduh

Why do we just assume that Vergie has some money grubbing reason for doing what she says that Anna wanted, to be buried close to her idol, but we have no problem with the fact that Howard buried Daniel where he wanted him and plans to do the same with Anna?

Phoenix already spoke to the second part... Howard didn't bury Daniel where he wanted, he buried him where Anna Nicole wanted. And he's burying her where she wanted to be as well... in the Bahamas. Even the judge and the guardian have both acknowledged and supported that, as well as Ford Shelley and Larry Birkhead.

And we are not "assuming" that Virgie has a money grubbing reason for doing so... her contradicting testimonies Wednesday spoke volumes to all involved. She impeached herself when discussing what she had already financially gained from this situation. No assumption necessary on what was forthcoming.

I wish more people had watched the Hannity and Colmes show on Wednesday night where they had one of ANS's Bahamian attorneys attesting to the fact that ANS handled most all of her Bahamian legal decisions herself, by herself. He said she was quite clear and cogent, and she knew exactly what she wanted to achieve and was able to clearly assess the legalities of all potential decisions. She was not a wallflower that HKS walked all over... it was more so the other way around, apparently.

[MizDaisy]

Lawyers sometimes take big cases like this for the free publicity. Not to say that doesn't come back and slap them in the face sometimes if the lawyer looks like an idiot, but they may work at a discounted contingency or hourly rate because of all the other business it will generate.

True, the payback could be the potential for other business, but that's an extremely tenuous basis on which to gamble a huge amount of lawyers' billable time, travel expenses, and admin cost. I guess there will always be a need for lawyers who can unravel the mess that celebrities can make of their lives.

At one point during yesterday's proceedings, Debra Opri loudly proclaimed she was proud to have an agent, and Judge Fonzie told her this wasn't an advertisement (or something like that). I was expecting her to turn to the camera holding a big sign with her law firm's name and "CALL ME" in big, bold print.

[Krom]

Originally Posted by Broadway

Phoenix already spoke to the second part... Howard didn't bury Daniel where he wanted, he buried him where Anna Nicole wanted. And he's burying her where she wanted to be as well... in the Bahamas. Even the judge and the guardian have both acknowledged and supported that, as well as Ford Shelley and Larry Birkhead.

One could argue that when Anna buried Daniel, she might have been assuming she'd be alive and living in the Bahamas for the rest of a long lifetime to visit him. Her reason for burying him there, in other words, were for her benefit and not anyone else's. And now she's not around to need that benefit anymore.

I'm not sure I buy that logic completely, but it makes a certain amount of sense. The "wishes" being spoken about were ones based upon a situation which no longer exists. Her own reasons for wanting burial in the Bahamas, again, were probably predicated on the assumption that she'd live a nice long life there and have an adult age daughter who'd grown up there and who, in turn, would probably want to visit HER grave in that native soil.