Celebrity Justice
Anna's Body to Be Held for DNA Testing

Posted Feb 14th 2007 11:28AM by TMZ Staff

A Florida judge has ordered that Anna Nicole Smith's body not be released until a DNA test can be performed, as requested by Anna's potential baby daddy, Larry Birkhead.

This decision echoed a a previous ruling by a Los Angeles judge last week, ordering Florida authorities to keep Smith's body for 10 days. Both Howard K. Stern and Smith's mother, Virgie Arthur, argued the decision, claiming that if the body is not embalmed soon, it will not be suitable for viewing or funeral purposes. Birkhead's camp argued that accurate DNA testing would not be possible if the body were released and moved out of state.

Meanwhile, Anna's mother is pulling out all the legal stops to ensure that Stern does not get custody of 5-month-old Dannielynn. This morning, Arthur petitioned a Bahamian court to name her the legal guardian of her granddaughter, and asked the judge for an order that forbids the baby to leave the country.

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1. I don't think the body is going to be suitable for viewing anyway. According to the ME who performed the autopsy last week, the body is already starting to decompose . . .

Posted at 11:37AM on Feb 14th 2007 by CA Girl

2. She hasn't spoken to her "mother" in 20 years! GOLDIGGER!

Posted at 11:38AM on Feb 14th 2007 by Angie

3. Creepy.

Posted at 11:41AM on Feb 14th 2007 by Whatever

4. i just hope Anna's mother goes with Anna's wishes to be buried with her son in the Bahamas. To think after they have had this long feud that her mother would dare try to take her back to texas..does the woman even have a soul? Just bury her in the Bahamas with Daniel so she can rest in peace. If they were estranged for 15 years, Anna's body being buried in the Bahamas forever shouldn't be a problem for the mother. She can fly out there if she wants to visit her daughter. Also, I think Anna's sister is jealous of her..the one who is releasing the book called "Trainwreck"...Larry King asked her if she was jealous and she did a long pause? what's up with that? either you're jealous or you're not...yes or no?....so she's a media whore as well cashing in on her sister's death. Now i know why Anna hated those people so much. Can you blame her? I don't even think i saw Virgie shed a tear for her daughter one time.

Posted at 11:41AM on Feb 14th 2007 by natalie

5. yeah!!! i really hope things go larry's way!! he truly loves that little girl, and he will always love anna!!!

Posted at 11:49AM on Feb 14th 2007 by Ashely

6. yeah!!! i really hope things go larry's way!! he truly loves that little girl, and he will always love anna!!!

Posted at 11:49AM on Feb 14th 2007 by Ashely

7. I'm tired of all of this hoopla surrounding ANS - in life and death. I liked her after watching her reality show, and I always thought she was very attractive, but I'm just sick of all of this so called news that is nothing more than speculation and drawn out tidbits of info.

I hope HKS get the baby legally since he was there for Anna through thick and thin. Unlike her mother who publically dogged Anna the afternoon of her death. And I pray that baby isn't Dickhead's child. He denied the baby being his now he claims it is? Whateva.

Posted at 11:51AM on Feb 14th 2007 by next

8. I so feel sorry for Anna Nicole. Her life and now death are being exploited. Her own family is acting in such a manner that it is disgusting. I'm a Texas girl and I only wish she would have stayed a small-town Texas girl...maybe she would of had a chance. But, she definately had to get away from her WT family....so who knows what would have been more beneficial to her life. It's just really sad!

Posted at 11:51AM on Feb 14th 2007 by Rachel

9. its a shame, it seems all everyone really cares about is who gets the baby because shes got all the money!! I pray for that lil girl because it seems theres not one person suitable to raise her. He mother is a joke. Anna was the way she was because her lack of something from childhood. Got to lay the blame on her mother n father and how she was brought up! Now her mother would like to try again?? Only difference this time is that poor baby has a HUGE bank account! The baby is better off being adopted by someone other then family n friends!!

Posted at 11:53AM on Feb 14th 2007 by El

10. DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT HAPPEN TO KIM OR KIMMIE AS ANNA CALLED HER ON HER E REALITY SHOW. REMEMBER KIM OR KIMMIE WAS ANNAS ASSISATNT/FRIEND/HANGERON. I WAS CURIOUS WHAT HAPPEN TO HER.

Posted at 11:53AM on Feb 14th 2007 by TROY

11. I HOPE THAT ANNA'S MOTHER GETS ANNA'S BODY! NO MATTER WHAT THE ARGUMENT ANNA HAD WITH HER MOTHER....... THAT WOMAN IS STILL HER MOTHER! HER BLOOD! I THINK IT IS VERY INTERESTING THAT ANNA'S RELATIONSHIP FELL APART WITH HER FAMILY WHEN SHE HOOKED UP WITH HKS!!!!! ANNA'S MOTHER SHOULD TAKE BOTH BODIES AND HAVE THEM BURIED IN TEXAS!!!! SHE SHOULD ALSO GET TEMPORARY CUSTODY OF THAT BABY UNTIL THE FATHER IS DETERMINED! BLOOD SHOULD BE WITH BLOOD!!!! HOWARD IS NOT THAT BABIES FATHER!!!!

Posted at 11:54AM on Feb 14th 2007 by MT

12. I'm tired of all of this hoopla surrounding ANS - in life and death. I liked her after watching her reality show, and I always thought she was very attractive, but I'm just sick of all of this so called news that is nothing more than speculation and drawn out tidbits of info.

I hope HKS get the baby legally since he was there for Anna through thick and thin. Unlike her mother who publically dogged Anna the afternoon of her death. And I pray that baby isn't Dickhead's child. He denied the baby being his now he claims it is? Whateva.

Posted at 11:55AM on Feb 14th 2007 by next

13. Actually, Natalie, Virgie has been seen crying and the book TRAINWRECK started being written in September 2006. So she is cashing in on ANS's death... so is TMZ, CNN, Trimspa, even the strip clubs... so what??????? Who gives a flying fock??????? I bet you will be the first in line to purchase it.

I so disagree with all that you have written. So she paused..... her sister died not even a week ago. Why would anyone even ask such a stupid question???

ANS is ROTTING in a refrigerator!!!! The days of her using her body are OVER......
Why would anyone be jealous of ANS??

Anna's son should be exhumed and brought back to Texas and then buried beside his mother.... the land of their birth.



Posted at 11:57AM on Feb 14th 2007 by Amazing Grace

14. YEAH TROY..
I WAS WONDERING WHERE IS KIM (HER ASSISTANT) OR KIMMIE ALSO! DOES ANYONE KNOW?

Posted at 11:57AM on Feb 14th 2007 by MT

15. Larry Birkhead and Virgie Arthur, Anna's mother and former police officer, are the only one's that seem to have Dannielynnes' welfare and best interests in mind.
Howard HAS PROVED HIS GROSS LACK OF CONCERN and MEDICAL NEGLECT of Anna. The nurse and her doctors may be found to be guilty of GROSS MEDICAL MALPRACTICE! Howard was found to be STEALING A LEGAL PAPER in a TEXAS COURTROOM and was REPRIMANDED by the judge. Look it up! Do a Google Search on him!
WHAT IS HE GOING TO DO if the baby comes down with a fever??? Has she been seen by a pediatrician since her birth??? Where is she???
Get that baby out of the CLUTCHES OF HOWARD STERN and HIS FAMILY before it is too late!!!
His family never saw their alleged granddaughter prior to Anna's death as far as I know. Seems more than fishy to me.

Posted at 12:00PM on Feb 14th 2007 by Walter Barbera

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