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Birkhead's the Baby Daddy

DNA evidence wins photographer Birkhead paternity of Daniellyn

By Sarah Seltzer, Newser User

Posted Apr 11, 2007 6:18 AM CDT

(Newser) – Daniellyn finally has a baby daddy. DNA evidence proved that the daughter of the late Anna Nicole Smith can call paparazzo Larry Birkhead Dad. "I told you so," a jubilant Birkhead told reporters after the announcement at a court hearing in the Bahamas. He hugged his rival, Howard K. Stern, Smith's former lawyer and companion.

While Stern plans to support Birkhead, Smith's mother Virgie Arthur, has not yet disclosed whether she will seek custody. "I'm happy that Dannielynn will know who her real father is," she said. Dannielynn has the potential to inherit a fortune from Smith's late husband, oil tycoon J. Howard Marshall.

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In this photo released by Playboy, Anna Nicole Smith, center, poses with Larry Birkhead, second from left, Howard K. Stern, right, Anna Nicole Smith (Associated Press)

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Birkhead's the Baby Daddy