Larry Birkhead “Paid Us In Full”–Fla. Lawyers; Exclusive E-Mail Sets Billing Record Straight; Larry “Gracious, Polite, NOT High Maintenance!” Local Counsel Dispute Debra Opri Version
Hi Art,
You met my co-counsel Nancy Hass and I during the Florida proceedings in the “Anna Nicole Smith” case. I was one of Larry Birkhead’s Florida attorneys.
I just read “on line “that you reported (quoting Debra Opri) that Larry Birkhead failed to pay his Florida attorneys. That is not true. Larry paid us in full several weeks ago (and prior to Debra filing her lawsuit to compel arbitration against him.)
I have not contacted any other reporters writing on the Birkhead Opri litigation at this time, but felt compelled to contact you when I saw the incorrect statement in print. Now I know why people are coming up to me saying they heard I was not paid.
To set the record straight Larry willingly paid my and Nancy Hass’ bill. After he parted ways with Debra, Nancy and I had frequent contact with Larry. We both found Larry to be gracious, polite and certainly not high maintenance client.
Best Regards,
Susan Brown
Debra Opri Countersuit with Media Agreement: opri media agreement
Susan:
Thank you for clarifying; I did post Opri’s countersuit and claims you were not paid, so I’m delighted to get it from you directly, unfiltered, and want to put this up for my readers right away to let them know Larry did pay you, despite what Debra claims. I remember watching you work hard for Larry in and out of court, and appreciate your taking the time to write.
Best Regards,
Art
June 15th, 2007 at 2:25 am
I,m so very glad the truth is coming out.I knew he paid these women because why would they come on tv and say he paid them if it wasn,t true,my my my the plot thickens I see Debra Opri is a liar.I also remember her saying on Extra that she couldn,t no longer work for a client that had a middle man and that Larry wanted her to do things that was unethicial,she also told the same thing to Rita Cosby saying she wasn,t fired,but Rita Cosby got her to admit that Larry fired her days ago…so she was also lying about that when she was on Showbiz Tonight.I have to wonder if she would lie about this stuff what else is she lying about…thanx Art fir the update also I was wondering if you heard that Virgie Arthur has called Larry a deadbeat dad and had hired investigators to follow him to try in catch him doing something wrong so she can try to take Dannielynn away from him.
June 15th, 2007 at 4:16 am
Did Susan Brown read the filing?
On page 15 of Opri’s filing, there is a discussion of the Florida attorneys and their billings. From what I gather, Opri is relying on what Larry is telling her. This is confidential information that Opri was not privy to once she left the case.
Ms. Brown cannot do anything but say what she is saying because to do otherwise crosses the attorney client privilege. She was NOT the one sued nor was there a contract dispute so she is not subject to the exception. Her statements only clear up the fact that, in their case, she and Ms Hass were paid and Larry was not a high-maintenance client in regard to THEIR services.
Ms. Brown did not specifically state when she was paid but used the term “several weeks ago”. Opri’s request to compel arbitration was filed on May 30th, 2007, I believe. This date makes it very possible that what Opri stated was true, to the best of her knowlege, based on what Birkhead had told her. It does not mean that any of what happened in regard to her alleged conversations about the bill in March 2007, did not occur.
I’m glad that Larry paid SOMEONE.
June 15th, 2007 at 5:59 am
Deb’s house of cards is beginning to fall down upon her. You can’t lie and expect honorable people to back you up.
June 15th, 2007 at 6:03 am
Thank God!! Something positive posted here about Larry.
June 15th, 2007 at 7:06 am
I would love nothing more than to see Opri brought down a notch or two.
June 15th, 2007 at 7:13 am
I THINK LARRY BETTER BE AWARE DEBRA O WILL DO AND SAY ANYTHING RIGHT NOW.SHE IS ANGRY AT THE WAY MR STERN AND LARRY ARE WORKING TOGETHER FOR THE GOOD OF THE CHILD.I AM NOT SURE IF VIRGIE HAS HER HANDS IN THIS.SHE IS STILL TRYING TO CON LARRY WHILE STICKING A KNIFE IN HIS BACK.I DO NOT THINK LARRY WOULD HIRE AND PAY LAWYERS TO GO AGAINST DEBRA O IF HE DID NOT HAVE REASON.HE MUST BELIEVE VERY STRONGLY WHAT SHE BILLED HIM IS WRONG.MY ADVICE TO LARRY IS BE CAREFULL OF THE 2 SNAKES .
June 15th, 2007 at 7:16 am
Just curious. Did Opri actually retain these lawyers services for Larry or did Larry retain them himself? This seems very strange to me that the original attorneys would not be the ones paying the other attorneys.
Was Opri paid a “finder fee” by the Florida attorneys for recommending Larry to them?
I still believe Larry owes DO money and that she never ever agreed to represent him pro bono.
June 15th, 2007 at 7:16 am
Well it comes as NO suprise that one would come to Art straight away and make a statement. Considering Arts impecable ability to deliver the untarnished facts.
😉 KUDOS Art 😉 KUDOS
I do recall seeing on television these two lawyers making a statement that indeed they were remitted full payment for their bill on behalf of L. Birkhead.
Now that it has been stated again, one must really wonder where Opri gets her facts from … could this just be another media ploy to ensure she maintain a favorable media image??? Or is Opri depending upon those that do not seek facts within this case, resulting in her word being taken as gospel ??
Either which way, the amount of holes within Opris story is enough to strain pasta, I look forward to seeing her before the interrogation lights instead of the media spotlights, seems she is attempting to hide something … dare we wonder what that is ????
Way to go Art, it must be satisfying when one comes straight to the TRUSTED outlet to set the record straight. You never cease to amaze me by your abilities and your reach for upstanding credible reporting 😉 KUDOS
~C
June 15th, 2007 at 7:28 am
I guess I was wrong about Larry. He seems to be an A-OK kind of guy after all. I’m starting to like him.
June 15th, 2007 at 7:31 am
My faith in LB has been restored. Thank you Art!
June 15th, 2007 at 7:33 am
I’ve known all along that Larry was a stand-up guy. Good to see you reporting as much Art. Keep up the good work!
June 15th, 2007 at 7:34 am
I’m very happy to see some positive news about Larry Birkhead. Thank you Art!
June 15th, 2007 at 8:01 am
Oh veh!!I guess the attempts by Debs to make Larry look like a deadbeat have fallen flat on their face!!This Opri character is some kind of a “svengali”, yes that’s the word.I find her behaviour beyond the pale, and wouldn’t hire her to represent my cat.
PS-And who gives a flying fig about Larry having a roomate! Like it’s a crime to share living expenses with someone! LA is expensive!
June 15th, 2007 at 8:02 am
Dear Art,
I have seen those two Fl. attornies weeks ago saying exactly what they emailed you. I am glad you got it out there for others to see.
I am wondering if you can find out about the bond monies on the Horizon House if in fact GBT/FS paid up. Also, if in fact there will be charges filed in the Bahamas against FS?
Thank you
June 15th, 2007 at 8:24 am
THANK YOU, SUSAN BROWN, FOR STEPPING UP TO THE PLATE AND CLARIFYING THE ERRONEOUS CLAIMS BY OPRI THAT LARRY FAILED TO PAY YOU FOR LEGAL SERVICES. (SHE SHOULD TEND TO HER OWN KNITTING!) LARRY IS BEING MALIGNED BY OPRI AND APPEARS TO BE PLAYING FAST AND LOOSE WITH LARRY’S MONEY. I HOPE ARBITRATION WILL SOON SORT OUT THIS MESS IN LARRY’S FAVOR AND SANCTION OPRI FOR HER OUTRAGEOUS INDESCRETIONS. THANKS, ART, FOR A VERY INFORMATIVE WEB SITE.
June 15th, 2007 at 8:48 am
Dear Art,
I really do believe that you are a fair journalist and I enjoy reading your articles. I think that Larry Birkhead and Debra Opri deserve each other. I never thought much of them anyway. Larry talked about Anna just as bad as Debra Opri. He was always in the media seeking what appeared to be stardom and he was using Anna’s popularity to accomplish what he wanted. I feel sorry for his daughte. She deserves better. I have always been a Howard K. Stern supporter, even when the news media was destroying his name. All of these people were making large sums of money while condeming Howard K. Stern. I can’t forget that there was a reason that Anna wanted nothing to do with Larry.
June 15th, 2007 at 9:06 am
Hi art,
thanks for putting this up for us to read. it makes ya think why would operi say these things if she knows it can be proven wrong, and in court papers no less? this is ine big ungly battle they are in,and i’m just waiting for some big bomb to drop!!did ya ever find out about the house $$ was it paid? keep up the good work!!
angie
June 15th, 2007 at 9:09 am
im my own opion i think that debra opi is working with virgie arthur and trying to do everything in her power to make larry look bad.I read some were yesterday that now virigie has hired privte eyes to spie on larry and to make sure he is taking care of dannylyn the right way.If you ask me i think larry should get his own pI to follow virgie around and make sure she is not stalking him. I saw the baby on larry king and greta and she is doing wonderful. Is there any up date on the horzina house in the bahamma:s and is it going to be part of anna estete or did G been thopsom put up his bond.
June 15th, 2007 at 9:14 am
Art and Susan,
Thank you so much for setting the record straight. Not that I believed Debra Opri and her antagonistic remarks, but it is good to read the facts.
June 15th, 2007 at 9:31 am
I am very, very, very glad to read that Larry Birkhead had paid his Florida lawyers, and certainly am even gladder that Art Harris posted it here.
All right, so this shows a truly great divide between Birkhead and Opri. It is possible that Opri assumed he did not pay up FL bill, and I certaily would like to read Opri’s response to this revelation, as her overall credibility re. her suit against Birkhead will be influenced by this misunderstanding or deliberate omission on her part.
Keep on truckin’ Art Harris, you have a captive audience!
Warm regards,
Kristina
June 15th, 2007 at 9:38 am
What a bunch of BS! Those two tv screen grabbers did very little , imo, for LB without the approval of DO. They were goofers. Of course, they got paid. It was probably peanuts. Nothing, absolutely nothing anyone says or does will ever change my mind about LB. He’s a dog.
June 15th, 2007 at 9:55 am
HI THERE, Art! Thank you so much for this information. However, couldn’t this be still accurate information as far as Opri goes because as far as she knew – up until the time she ended her dealings with Larry – they were not paid?
And also, doesn’t she mention more than these two women as being attornies for Larry in Florida?
June 15th, 2007 at 10:10 am
HI THERE, Art!
First, I want to commend you for the time and energy you have put into this entire saga in order to find the truth…not just what sounded the best to get the most ratings. And for accepting that you were also on the “Howard is Evil” bandwagon for a short time, as that is all that was being shown. The fact that you dug until you located more or less the “real story” and not just what those who profited in making Howard the murderous svengali others were saying he was means so much!
Second, what’s to be said about the GBT/FS Horizon’s $100,000 payment?
I see you are pursuing another story at this time and are probably very busy, but many of us are very interested in this information.
I am quite sure – at this point – that you have been made aware of the CourtTV Forums and the interest many put into this saga. Hard to call it anything else, even though it is a tragedy on some levels.
I would really like to hear your take on the Opri/Birkhead thing as well.
Many are saying that she is acting unethically, she is the first one who broke the attorney/client privilege by stating he was acting unethically the morning she ended their working relationship.
I happen to think differently – she put out a very simple and supportive statement, in my opinion. He then did his Tony Potts interview stating he fired her, etc. It was then – and only then as far as I can tell based on what is still available and the timeline I remember and that I can follow – that she made a televised statement, on Court TV first and then MSNBC. She stated she was ending it because of unethical behavior.
Most – myself included – jumped to that was because of Larry and Howard’s dealings. As a lawyer who had fought for a client who is now comingling with the person I was helping them fight, that would cause me a problem as well!
However, based on the filings – all 3 of them and THANK YOU FOR FINDING HERS! – I think it was more that he was refusing to pay his bill and demanding the money in his Client Trust Account. It was her “petition for arbitration” and his countersuit claiming malpractice, fraud and stealing that were made public knowledge…through TMZ…which I happen to believe came from Larry’s camp.
He wouldn’t make her 2nd lawsuit, the one you found, public because that damaged his image! And he didn’t really address it on Larry King the other night either. He doesn’t want that out there. But Opri made that happen on Showbiz Tonight last night and has now put YOUR story on her website!
I happen to believe she was hired to make his image and that she had every right to take any media moneys and put them in the Client Trust Account to cover her legal fees.
Others on CourtTV see it differently – that media money doesn’t get to pay legal fees. However, the agreements he signed – again, in my opinion – state differently.
Can you tell us what you think?????
I also don’t think the Attorney Client Privilege was broken because based on what I have read, since she was also acting as his agent/manager in the media it it waived. On top of the fact that the attorney client privilege is based on COMMUNICATIONS…and she hasn’t publically spoken about things he told her privately. However, again many don’t see it that way.
I would LOVE for you to address this information…on top of the fact that we MUST know about the Horizons issue!
PLEASE?? Pleading on my hands and knees (OK, not really since that would make it difficult to type…HA!) to a man who is willing to get the REAL STORY instead of just the salatious stuff that some want known and kept quiet!!!
June 15th, 2007 at 10:51 am
Art:
I knew that I could depend on you to get to the bottom of this dispute with the Florida attorneys. Perhaps Opri should have made a phone call prior to filing her suit to ascertain whether her facts were indeed correct.
Both Opri and Birkhead have filed suits that are from opposite ends of the spectrum and are both trying to cast aspersions on the other party. It also appears as if client/attorney privilege has completely gone out the window. In reality, the facts probably lay somewhere somewhere down the middle.
This is going to get very nasty as well as expensive and require lots of digging and probably many years to even come close to what the truth is.
I do however have great faith in your investigative skills.
Lord save us from the Opri’s of the world. As far as I can tell, being in front of a camera/media is her venue rather than in the courtroom. Maybe she should have tried tabloid journalism as a profession. She does appear, however, to have a very thin skin which might make that career choice difficult. Opri is more than willing to dish out the dirt and ruin people’s reputations, but seems unable to cope when on the receiving end.
There are times when I wonder whether anyone in LALALAND is even sure of what the truth REALLY is!
June 15th, 2007 at 11:29 am
I reread Opri’s filing too. Brown and Associates’ work with Birkhead was over at the end of Feb. They were not paid until May. It sounds to me that the last time Opri talked to Brown in May, they had not been paid, and Larry paid them later in the month. I’m sure Opri did not call Brown everyday to find out whether they had gotten paid yet, so it does not necessarily mean Opri is misrepresenting the matter. Considering how nasty Birkhead can be, I’m sure Brown doesn’t want any trouble with him by saying anything negative. They’re paid and out of it now.
June 15th, 2007 at 11:38 am
Thank you so much Art. It’s good to see some positive press about Larry. Now if you could stop your bias for Howard K. Stern your blog would be so much more refreshing.
I think everyone is aware of the evil that is Howard K. Stern.
June 15th, 2007 at 12:29 pm
It was easy to see that Opri and Birkhead would not work out….. Opri is loud, very accusatory, all around mean spirited….. Larry is a southern boy…. gentle, polite, obviously taken aback with such a harsh attorney…..
I for one would never trust such a attorney…..
June 15th, 2007 at 12:41 pm
I believe that Opri prolonged the case for her needs,not LB’s. He paid the FLA lawyers because they acted in his best interest. The CTV bloggers are discussing when HKS returned to Bahamas home w/ Danielynn after ANS died and they have the facts wrong. ET was in FLA before ANS died and offered HKS a flight back to Bahamas. At first, he did not want them to come in w/ him. As mentioned on ET, they convinced him to let them come in and film because of the entry/break-in by FS’s group. . That is why it was captured on tape. I read your contact w/ Intrigued from CTV. Pls advise her of that fact.
June 15th, 2007 at 12:45 pm
That’s good to hear. I’d like to hear from Millstein about Opri and the funeral. If he says he requested that Opri attend to be there for Larry, I’ll believe him, but I don’t believe her.
Opri’s slipping if she’s filing court documents with lies in them that can be so easily revealed as lies by the people named in those documents.
June 15th, 2007 at 2:53 pm
Well guess we now know who to believe in this case now, don’t we?
June 15th, 2007 at 3:17 pm
just read Opri lost again with Hassellhoff. Judge saw right thru her.
June 15th, 2007 at 3:29 pm
Great work once again, Art. Just another validation of ivestigative reporting with integrity. Also a validation of respect for you and your work pertaining to your relationships with people in the media focus. Look forward to more of your reports. Interesting how Birkhead interacted so differently with Opri and his FLA attorneys. I’m inclined to think he is learning now that he had more responsibility. His behavior with Anna seems to have been the way he displayed with Opri.
June 15th, 2007 at 4:15 pm
Art, I am glad they wrote to you personally.
I did hear them state on CTV Larry paid them in full.
After seeing LB on Larry King Live I find him to be creditable. I wish him and his daughter the best and blessings straight from heaven.
June 15th, 2007 at 4:32 pm
i don’nt know why every one wants to believe debra opri, instead of larry. to read other post, it feels, like ppl are mad at larry for being dannilynns father, instead of howard. well too bad, and howard is not mad at larry for being the father. after all there is dannilyn now, and howard loves her as much as larry does. and howard wants to make sure things run smoothly and dannilyn has a good life. all the gossip about larry is not helping him in not having to deal with vergie. although nothing in larrys life could compare to what vergie has in hers. i wish people would cool down and wait untill the real Truth somes out.
June 15th, 2007 at 5:49 pm
Debra Opri needs to be paid. Larry Birkhead is not free from the responsibility of his debts because he believes he has become ‘a rockstar”.
If I sign a contract with a mover to move belongings, and they deliver, I cannot back charge AMEX because I do not like the time frame in which the items arrived or the way the driver treated me or my possessions.
If Larry keeps conveniently forgetting what and where he signs contracts, perhaps he should not be signing anything on behalf of his minor child. Anyone who does business with him should require COD.
June 15th, 2007 at 6:30 pm
HAVANA, can you please make up your mind! are you for Larry or for Opri?
June 15th, 2007 at 7:51 pm
angelskye (24)-
You just said that Howard K. Stern was evil.
Please back up the statement with facts.
June 15th, 2007 at 10:06 pm
hey art I was wondering if you knew by chance if Anna sued that guy who wrote great big beautiful doll? I thought I read it some where and now can’t find it. i just love coming to your site and reading your work I love how you get to the truth,and don’t take crap from anyone!! keep up the good work and thanks again.
angie
June 15th, 2007 at 11:05 pm
Not sure if this is allowed, but I am responding to a poster from above that addressed me – Marb.
I am clearly aware of that fact. Some try to say differently, but not many buy into it. However, saying that Art should make me aware of this is kind of silly, don’t you think?
I mean, did you see me posting about that issue? Or that I thought differently?
Just because someone on Court TV thinks something doesn’t mean that everyone on Court TV thinks that way. Someone else said it happened the way you and I know it did. Doesn’t mean the poster or two who were posting something different believed that.
But again, that also doesn’t mean because they posted there and I post there that we are of the same thoughts. If you think that, you must not read Court TV very often 🙂
June 15th, 2007 at 11:33 pm
Thank you for this information. I knew Larry was not the person that Debra described.
I actually think he is a gorgeous and kind man, and a wonderful father to his daughter. I think he may have been the one Anna ran off that she should not have.
June 16th, 2007 at 12:02 am
Those ugly lawyers from Florida made me vomit when I saw them on TV talking as if they were in charge! They did nothing except let Opri use their shingle… Read Opri’s pleadings in the arbitration you dumbasses… He paid them when the truth came out he hasn’t paid anyone… Look at the timeline! What a bunch of amatuers. Those Florida skanks aren’t worthy to shine Opri’s combat boots! Hi Larry! You are very busy tonight! You never seem to tire of baggin on Opri! Maybe get a job! You love all the attention… too bad you and Howard are gay for each other. Larry is now cursed like Anna & Daniel. Hi Howard! Please go away, when you are kicked out of ASnna’s CA home you will be shacking up in Byron’s filthy homo flop house!
Byron’s Mom–
…You sound so… angry…
Is it really Larry, or might there be something else troubling you?
Did you know know shrinks often consider gay bashing a dead giveaway for latent symptoms of a sexual identity crisis? Experts say some homophobes fear self-discovery, and run away from their inner conflict by lashing out at others, transferring anger outward. Anyway, that’s what the Ab psyche books suggest.
Just sorry you sound so tortured. I used to write about TV preachers who lashed out at others’ peccadillos when they were escaping their own. Rev. Ted when he was seeing a man…
You know, it’s been my experience your timeline analysis works better with forensics on dead bodies.
Hey, feel better.
A.
June 16th, 2007 at 12:24 am
To: Intrigued I see how u might have misunderstood my last sentence(#26). I have seen your posts, and u and i do agree on most things. Since i only post on Art’s site, i was merely asking Art to pass on the info since i read that u were in communication w/ him. Sorry,I did not mean to sound hostile. Also, based on what i have read of Cass#7 & Ava#8(if these are the same ppl) on CTV, i do not believe that the expressions mentioned above are their real feelings about LB.
To: Art Opri might want to do some soul searching after losing a custody fight to …Hoff(drunken burger eater). Funny how Opri wanted ANS to take a drug test, but refused to allow the former Mrs …Hoff to submit to one. I wonder what this bill will be like(think she’ll get stiffed on this bill too?)
Thnx, Art, for redeeming my faith in journalism.
June 16th, 2007 at 12:26 am
Correction, i meant #9 and 10
June 16th, 2007 at 12:28 am
I think Opri made up thing to try to make Larry look bad. Like says his appartment was dirty and other things. What guy keeps his place clean. Well this means Larry is stright because all guy men have clean houses and real nice clothes. Opri is full of it. She was to do this free and changr her mind when Larry let her go. She is not looking to good. Thank you for this info Art.
June 16th, 2007 at 1:04 am
Art,
I had told a few people that I thought I had seen them on TV saying that Larry had paid them in full, thank you for getting that information posted. Now how about the 100K that G. Ben Thompson was suppose to pay, or even virgie going to court about the attorney fees she owes? I know your a busy man, but we are left hanging out here lol
June 16th, 2007 at 1:15 am
Wow, Im not sure if I should blush or be concerned… Apparently Ann is keeping tabs of my score sheet, though not doing such a swift job of it.
Ann your post : June 15th, 2007 at 6:30 pm
HAVANA, can you please make up your mind! are you for Larry or for Opri?
Do you really care what “side” I am on or do you just want to debate the opposite ? If thats the case, I pick heads you toss the coin.
Now if you really want to know ……
I have NEVER been an Opri fan, I cant stand her abbrasive egotistical self centered attitude. I despised her conduct towards Anna before and after Anna’s death, and was further disgusted by her conduct towards H. Stern.
Did you know that I have been a H. Stern supporter since the “get~go” and that the original idea of warming up to L. Birkhead was not an idea I ever cared to ponder.
But that was while the blinding media spot lights took their magical wands to those whom fear facts and depended on such ppl as yourself that must indeed go with the “flow” of popular opinion. I never did understand how some could freely accept a sh1t shingle and be convinced it was a gourmet meal if told enough times… can you explain that to me?
When the DNA test revealled the L. Birkhead was indeed the father of a precious INNOCENT child, I picked HER SIDE, and her side would definately entail her father and the man that loved her just the same.
So, as you ponder who I support and what side of your fence I sit upon, may I suggest a novel idea ??? Read my posts since you are familiar with me, and while reading if need be take notes 😉 When you are done there just might be a quiz…. then we’ll see if you were paying attention to what side of this magical fence I place myself upon.
And by the way 😉 thanks for noticing me … I didnt realize my posts where hinged upon whom YOU support, or that any statement I’ve made had any bearing on another. But now that I know … maybe I will lead you and my mighty followers upon the next phase of world peace 😉
Stay safe & read carefully you never know when a pop quiz will be given. 😉 ~C
June 16th, 2007 at 4:00 am
now that howard and larry are on the same side,that is danielynns side, there should be no sides if you came into this with a love for howard and anna first. that phase has goneby , that fairy tale ended too cruel and sad way. larry has been proven to be the father. howard has proven to be a trustful bulldozer, getting through all the adversaties, he has had to endure, for himself and anna. and now for dannielynn and larry. if you care for howard, then care for larry and help him help howard in anyway he can, but if he has to go around defending himself, nothing will get done. every dime larry has to pay, to the lawyers, because of vergie oquinn and opri. is a dime that should be for dannielynn. but all the naysayers just add fuel to the fire. i for one do not care that you are mad or dissapointed that howard is not dannielys father, wer’nt we all. but that is over and its better not to make things harder for larrydannielynn and howard because of your feelings they really do not count at this point.
June 16th, 2007 at 5:28 am
Hi Art i was wondering if you found out anything about the Horizon house yet,did Ford Shelly pay the money.I was also wondering if Larry does have bodyguards because on TMZ,they showed women that came to the house Anna impersonators showing up at the front door,I don,t know if Larry and Dannielynn was home at the time but it is scary to see people like that coming to the home,so I was concerened that if he has bodyguards where were they that they wasn,t guarding the front door,also do u know if Virgie Arthur paid her Bahamian attorneys i know she had to go back to the bahamas yesterday and if she is really having Larry watched to see if he is tking care of Dannielynn right in her last bid to try and take her away from Larry which I think is a shame …she doesn,t really love Dannielynn in my opinion she just wants any money Dannielynn might come into.
June 16th, 2007 at 9:19 am
Hi everyone
Just would like to add my 2 cents, I need to apologize to LB here as well since I was so opinionated against him in the first place.
First in regards to Debra Opri, she was the attorney and the professional, I have issues with the way she conducted her affairs. Why did she drag LB all over the place? Why didn’t she just go to where the case was, in the Bahamas. All her talk about image is just that, her image and getting her publicity.
Second, realizing why LB was so upset, get it. Anna and Howard were in a tabloid war with him and saying a lot of nasty things about him. Who wouldn’t get upset? He was called a user, delusional…and let’s face it HKS and Anna know how to play the tabloid game. Plus the loss of Daniel and not having access to his own child. LB had to be concerned for his child.
I realize even if he did want a movie career, (HKS said about him) so what, wanting to be successful is a great thing and wanting to be independent of Anna was better yet.
Forgive me Larry Birkhead I was upset over the death of Anna and lost perspective. You seem very credible, been honest, real.
Much love and success to you and your little girl.
June 16th, 2007 at 10:24 am
Art I am glad you are keeping up with this story the networks need more like you.
Ms Opri sure better stick to one hat or the other. That Media contract is the very definition of ambiguities.
Couple of examples:
She gets 10% of what he makes. Oh, wait above that she added the previous contract where she gets $475 an hour.
Guess now she thinks she can collect both.
He gets paid when other owners get paid. Except now she tacked on the retainer agreement where she can throw it in trust. Which is it Opri the plain reading or the hidden agenda.
As far as trash talking her former client in legal documents I believe she went too far and any judge will be embarassed for her breaking if not the rule of atty/client priviledge then the spirit of it.
I have been a Howard supporter from the begining so now I guess I am a “two men and a baby supporter”.
Please tell us more Art as you have become the news with my morning coffee.
June 16th, 2007 at 10:56 am
Byron’s Mom —
take your meds because you are in need of some phychiatric intervention. You make no sense. Are you insane, drunk or just stoooopid?
Howard is NOT living in the CA HOME,DUMBASS. He is not gay, he is all man and a lot more than you could ever handle madam off her freaking rocker.
June 16th, 2007 at 11:02 am
Larry is going to have to do a WHOLE LOT more than to pay his attorneys for me to change my opinion about him in any way, shape or form, not that my opinion really matters anymore than anyone else’s.
Also I’d like to know why some people think Howard is evil. I don’t understand what he did to make people think that about him. I certainly never saw anything to give me that impression. What I can see is that he is a soft spoken, patient, gentle man that bent over backward for Anna. Does that make him evil? I don’t think so.
He has been through hell and back, and has been taking it like a man. Can you imagine seeing and hearing all the things that have been said about him, by mean spirited people, and not striking back? Could any of you be able to withstand that? I know I couldn’t. I would have been a basket case right at the beginning. This man is really to be commended. He is steadfast in his beliefs and lets no one sway him. That is a true character of a real man.
I would feel so fortunate to have him looking out for me, and Anna was fortunate to have him in her life. I really believe if she didn’t have him, she would have self destructed a long time ago. Please people, open your eyes and see things for yourselves and don’t believe the spin masters you see on TV. I refuse to even watch them anymore, because I can’t take their words as truth. That’s why I come to Art’s site. I know I can believe him.
To those of you who think Art is biased….Art seeks the truth, finds it and states it here. Period! I guess there will always be people that really don’t want to know the truth. Then then are those that just plain refuse to believe it or aren’t smart enough to discern the truth from fiction.
June 16th, 2007 at 11:08 am
Art,
Just read your retort to Byron’s mom lol. Nice going!
June 16th, 2007 at 11:10 am
Frances Phillips,
I just read your post and I agree with you 100%
June 16th, 2007 at 11:18 am
INSTEAD OF VIRGIE WATCHING WHAT LARRY DOES,SHE SHOULD WATCH WHAT SHE IS NOT DOING.WHICH IS NOTHING FOR HER GRANDDAUGHTER.HER HATE IS SO DEEP,BECAUSE SHE CAN NOT GET MARSHALL MONEY,SHE FORGOT SHE IS GOING TO COURT FOR CUSTODY/GUARDENSHIP,AND UNLESS BAHAMA JUDGES CAN NOT READ,OR SEE.WHAT PART OF GRANDMA IS SHE.I THINK IT IS A CRIME THAT LARRY HAS TO KEEP LOOKING OVER HIS SHOULDER,LOOKING FOR VIRGIE AND HER SICK GROUP.THE MORE THE HEARING IS POSTPONED,THE MORE THE JUDGE IN THE BAHAMAS CAN TELL WHAT KIND OF PERSON VIRGIE IS.SHE IS EATEN UP BY GREED. AND ANNA WAS RIGHT,SHE EVIL.EVERY THING ANNA WANTED VIRGIE WANTS DIFFERENT,SHE KNEW ANNA WANTED TO BE BURY IN THE BAHAMS OR CA,SO SHE WANTED TEX.SHE KNEW ANNA DID NOT WANT HER NEAR HER DAUGHTER,SO SHE WANTS GUARDENSHIP OR CUSTODY .NOW THAT SHE CANNOT USE THE DRUG ISSUE ANYMORE,SHE IS TRYING TO DIG UP SOMETHING EVEN WHEN IT DOES NOT EXIST. MY WISH IS THAT HER HATE WILL DESTROY.HER
June 16th, 2007 at 11:52 am
ART, YOUR DOING JUST FINE THE WAY YOU ARE…HONEST, NON-BIASED REPORTING. IT'S NOT OVER YET. SO MUCH MORE WILL BE REVEALED. GOD BLESS YOU. J
June 16th, 2007 at 12:13 pm
havana fence sitting is good, when you really don’t know the whole story. and more ppl should do it before bashing others. that is what juries do. and with the howards saga we went through, you would think ppl,not just the media would learn. just sit on this jury and wait untill the facts are all there. then yo can fall either way from that fence
June 16th, 2007 at 12:33 pm
I think it is obvious Stern and Birdhead are working together for the sake of Dannilynn ('s money.)
June 16th, 2007 at 12:53 pm
The real Cass says..my opinion of Larry has not changed..he is after money and exploiting his daughter. Anything else posted under the name “Cass” or similiar name including this one is false as this will be my only post.
June 16th, 2007 at 4:35 pm
I’m sorry Havana if I hit a nerve, I was just curious because one minute your against Larry then the next your for him, and then against him. Just curious, does your feelings for Larry change with what mood your in each day?
You’ve made it perfectly clear that your in Howards corner. But if Howard is for Larry, don’t you think you need to support Howard in supporting Larry? Or am I reading it all wrong when you call Larry “malibu wanna-be?”
June 16th, 2007 at 6:23 pm
I am starting to think a lot of people who post on this site, and other’s I will not mention, think they know a lot more than other, and that their crap don’t stink.
Havana- I don’t know who you think your followers are, but I am not one of them, nor will I be. I think your head is getting a little to big for your shoulders, if you think you have a following.
The Real Intriqued- You are right about some of the people on CTV board. shoot some of them are convinced Sugar Pie is deceased, because some gossip board made that crap up.
I have many boards I look at for the entire Anna Nicole Saga, and I have to say there are rude people on all of them. If you don’t agree with what they say, you get called jackles, minions, idiots, morons, etc. I personally am tired of being called those names because I believe in Howard and Anna.
As for Mr Birkhead, I am trying to believe in him, because he has Dannielynn, and will be raising her. I feel the man is still hiding things that will come out some day, just not as of yet. I also think Debra Opri is running a smear campaign against everyone involved in Anna’s life before her death.
As for you CTV members, please learn how to read the links we post for you, because a lot of you have you’re facts all screwed up. If you come and actually read Art’s site, you will see the true facts, and learn something.
Art, thank you for doing a great job of finding the facts for all of us, and keep up the Great job. Oh yeah, thank you for letting me rant:)
Ahna
June 16th, 2007 at 11:29 pm
Havana- I don’t know who you think your followers are, but I am not one of them, nor will I be. I think your head is getting a little to big for your shoulders, if you think you have a following.
I would have to agree on this Ahna. The only thing successful she has done is backstab and freeload and use others for her own personal gain. It really is sick. We will continue to work on Bonnie to get her to see what she has done and Art and I know for a fact that Howard knows. God bless you Howard we all loves ya over at QV’s and we love Art for his wonderful ethics and reporting.
June 17th, 2007 at 1:12 am
I am glad LB got to prove his fatherhood. He still makes me uncomfortable(i still cannot do the LARRY, LARRY, HE’S OUR MAN cheer quite yet). I guess i will inch towards him more if there is some testimony in the Opri lawsuit that convinces me that many of the hurtful things said/done to a grieving mother were regrettable or Opri-generated spin. When i saw LB on the stand in FLA, i did not hold it against him that he wanted to prove paternity(even tho i think he sweetened up some of his testimony). Now that sincerity has been called into question by me due to the paperwork that Opri filed(not that i care for her). To think that the sincerity might have been a promotional/image-building ruse to garner sympathy and bring in contract dollars bothers me. I guess part of me wants to wait til Danielynn expresses herself verbally or in writing about how life with her father is(realizing that might take a few years from now). I do not want to hear from others what a good dad he is. I want to hear it from her when she is able to express herself freely.
June 17th, 2007 at 1:36 pm
ummm Art? The Florida attorneys clear said that Larry had just paid them 2 weeks ago. How could Opri possibly be privy to that information? I don’t get it, are ya trying to imply that Larry was paying all his attorneys all along? Well 2 weeks ago they were paid and how long has this drama been going on? Or maybe you’re trying to emphasis what they said about him not be high maintenance? Umm well he has his million dollar contracts with the media already, he got his DNA test the days following his split with Opri. Umm Looks like he got everything he wanted from this circus from Opri already so why at this point would he be high maintenance? You might want to contact HKS and ask him if Larry is high maintenance though lol
I do appreciate you reporting though that Larry has paid at least some of his attorneys. I personally think he’s in this for the face time at this point. He signed contracts that even a moron could understand, so he should be like everyone else who hires a high priced attorney and pay her. This is not about whether anyone likes Opri or her personality this is about getting paid for your services and Opri went the extra mile for Larry and he should be thankful. If he questions the validity of any of the charges there is arbitration avialable to him. In my view he can have only 2 motives for his lawsuit. Revenge or he wants more publicity. This is of course just my opinion based on his words and actions throughout the saga
June 17th, 2007 at 1:37 pm
Oh Amy, it is always refreshing to have yet another specimen demonstrate how the power of suggestion, brain washes even the brightest of ppl.
And here I thought the discetion of the “clown video” was enough of an example for many to see that if you are not with all of the facts you must reserve judgement, but here you are stating half baked theories and partical facts as though you KNOW without a doubt what has happened.
Sadly with that lack of information you are portraying yourself to be a a prime example of such ppl sought out to take an assumption and run with it, only to hit a brick wall in the end.
As I stated to your lovely cohort I am no more with inside information then the rest of you, nor do I ASSume to be upon a higher playing field with such facts. Though I do ensure my dignity and integrity as well as my morals and values are not compromised just so that I can fit in with the masses. Maintaining my ethics as a human is far more important then impressing others with who and what I know, since really, if one were to take a step back and re~evaluate their stance and their own actions many would come to the same conclusion that they made inappropriate steps to ensure their seat on the wagon.
I can however say how concerned I am that you are under the ASSumption that you can “snow” anyone let alone Bonnie into believing your corrupt theories, really I invite you to attempt doing so, but I will caution you, those you attempt to sway with your theories are with bright minds and do enjoy thinking for themselves, they will arrive to the same conclusion as many here that are shaking their heads at you wondering what the hell you are thinking.
Though I must thank you for the entertainment, and demonstrating how the masses with partical facts can even convince themselves how educated and knowledgable they are, or really how they think themselves to be 😉
Thanks.. and by the way … your statement about stealing and riding coat tails is far from my character, though I do invite you to take a peek at your hole in the wall and see if you can say the same for yourself and them. And lets not forget we know each other and it was you that came to me a few months ago begging for a friend 😉 I dont forget names nor actions so really … if all you wanted was my attention sweetie, I’m an email away 😉
June 23rd, 2007 at 7:04 pm
Howard has a great Lawyer for suing every one that has and is bad mouthing him. Did you see that private investigator? He is one bad dude. He is looking into every avenue for a law suit. Howard is going to be a very rich man some day.