Ex-boyfriend files second suit against Anna Nicole Smith
ANA BEATRIZ CHOLO
Associated Press
LOS ANGELES - An attorney for the former boyfriend of Anna Nicole Smith has filed a second lawsuit against the reality TV star alleging fraud and conspiracy, his lawyer said Thursday.
The lawsuit was filed in the Bahamas, where Smith has been since the birth of her daughter, on behalf of photographer Larry Birkhead, according to Birkhead's attorney Debra Opri.
Birkhead has been seeking a paternity test, claiming he is the father of Smith's 6-week-old baby girl, named Dannielynn Hope Marshall Stern. The paternity suit was filed in California.
In the new lawsuit, Birkhead alleges Smith provided fraudulent information when applying for her daughter's birth certificate in the Bahamas. Smith identified her lawyer, Howard K. Stern, as the father.
"It will be up to this government entity to pursue any criminal investigation against either Anna Nicole Smith and or Howard K. Stern," Opri said outside court.
A hearing on the paternity lawsuit scheduled for Thursday was delayed until early next week.
Meanwhile, authorities have been investigating whether Smith legally obtained permanent residency in the Bahamas, the country's immigration director said Thursday.
The probe centers on whether Smith purchased the $1 million Bahamian mansion she claimed in a residency application, immigration director Vernon Burrows told The Associated Press.
Gaither B. Thompson, a developer from Myrtle Beach, S.C., has said he still owns the house where the 38-year-old Smith moved while pregnant. Smith's lawyers have said she moved to the island nation seeking privacy during her pregnancy.
Smith's daughter was born Sept. 7. Three days later, Smith's 20-year-old son, Daniel, died while visiting her in a Nassau hospital. The results of official toxicology tests and a police investigation into his death have not been publicly released.
ANA BEATRIZ CHOLO
Associated Press
LOS ANGELES - An attorney for the former boyfriend of Anna Nicole Smith has filed a second lawsuit against the reality TV star alleging fraud and conspiracy, his lawyer said Thursday.
The lawsuit was filed in the Bahamas, where Smith has been since the birth of her daughter, on behalf of photographer Larry Birkhead, according to Birkhead's attorney Debra Opri.
Birkhead has been seeking a paternity test, claiming he is the father of Smith's 6-week-old baby girl, named Dannielynn Hope Marshall Stern. The paternity suit was filed in California.
In the new lawsuit, Birkhead alleges Smith provided fraudulent information when applying for her daughter's birth certificate in the Bahamas. Smith identified her lawyer, Howard K. Stern, as the father.
"It will be up to this government entity to pursue any criminal investigation against either Anna Nicole Smith and or Howard K. Stern," Opri said outside court.
A hearing on the paternity lawsuit scheduled for Thursday was delayed until early next week.
Meanwhile, authorities have been investigating whether Smith legally obtained permanent residency in the Bahamas, the country's immigration director said Thursday.
The probe centers on whether Smith purchased the $1 million Bahamian mansion she claimed in a residency application, immigration director Vernon Burrows told The Associated Press.
Gaither B. Thompson, a developer from Myrtle Beach, S.C., has said he still owns the house where the 38-year-old Smith moved while pregnant. Smith's lawyers have said she moved to the island nation seeking privacy during her pregnancy.
Smith's daughter was born Sept. 7. Three days later, Smith's 20-year-old son, Daniel, died while visiting her in a Nassau hospital. The results of official toxicology tests and a police investigation into his death have not been publicly released.
