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| DNA reveals Smith baby's father | DNA reveals Smith baby's father |
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| An ex-boyfriend, Larry Birkhead, is the father of late Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith's baby daughter, according to DNA tests. | |
| The outcome eliminates rival claims by Ms Smith's partner and lawyer Howard K Stern and Zsa Zsa Gabor's husband Prince Frederick von Anhalt. | |
| Ms Smith died age 39 of an accidental overdose of sleeping pills in a Florida hotel on 8 February. | Ms Smith died age 39 of an accidental overdose of sleeping pills in a Florida hotel on 8 February. |
| Seven-month-old Dannielynn could one day inherit millions of dollars. | Seven-month-old Dannielynn could one day inherit millions of dollars. |
| "I hate to be the one to tell you this but, I told you so. I'm the father," said Mr Birkhead outside the court in Nassau, in the Bahamas. | |
| "My baby's going to be coming home pretty soon." | "My baby's going to be coming home pretty soon." |
| Custody hearing | Custody hearing |
| Dr Michael Baird, the American DNA expert who conducted the test, said he was 99.9% certain that Mr Birkhead was the father. | Dr Michael Baird, the American DNA expert who conducted the test, said he was 99.9% certain that Mr Birkhead was the father. |
| The ruling does not decide who gets custody of Dannielynn however. That is to be determined at another hearing set for Friday. | The ruling does not decide who gets custody of Dannielynn however. That is to be determined at another hearing set for Friday. |
| Mr Birkhead said he was going to buy toys for his daughterMr Stern, who is listed as the baby's father on her Bahamian birth certificate, said he was disappointed but would not challenge Mr Birkhead for custody. | Mr Birkhead said he was going to buy toys for his daughterMr Stern, who is listed as the baby's father on her Bahamian birth certificate, said he was disappointed but would not challenge Mr Birkhead for custody. |
| The two hugged each other outside the courthouse after the test results were revealed. | The two hugged each other outside the courthouse after the test results were revealed. |
| "I'm going to do everything I can to make sure he [Birkhead] gets sole custody," Mr Stern said. | "I'm going to do everything I can to make sure he [Birkhead] gets sole custody," Mr Stern said. |
| Ms Smith's estranged mother, Virgie Arthur, has indicated she may seek joint custody of Dannielynn. | Ms Smith's estranged mother, Virgie Arthur, has indicated she may seek joint custody of Dannielynn. |
| Ms Arthur had sought to have her daughter buried in her native Texas instead of the Bahamas, where she was buried next to her son. | Ms Arthur had sought to have her daughter buried in her native Texas instead of the Bahamas, where she was buried next to her son. |
| Daniel died in September 2006 just a few days after Dannielynn was born. | Daniel died in September 2006 just a few days after Dannielynn was born. |
| The baby could inherit millions of dollars if Ms Smith's estate wins an ongoing legal battle with the heirs of her former husband, Texas oil billionaire J Howard Marshall. | The baby could inherit millions of dollars if Ms Smith's estate wins an ongoing legal battle with the heirs of her former husband, Texas oil billionaire J Howard Marshall. |
| They married in 1994 when he was 89 and she, at 26, a recent Playboy Playmate of the Year. | They married in 1994 when he was 89 and she, at 26, a recent Playboy Playmate of the Year. |
| He died 14 months later. | He died 14 months later. |