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Two men and a baby each says is his own
New York: A former boyfriend of Anna Nicole Smith says he is the father of the former Playboy playmate’s newborn daughter – and he is seeking a DNA test to prove it.
In an interview on Us magazine’s website, Larry Birkhead, a photographer, described as laughable claims by Smith’s lawyer, Howard Stern, that he was the father of Dannie Ray Hope, born in the Bahamas on September 7.
“I have asked for a DNA test,” Mr Birkhead said. He was confident of the result. “I know I am the father of the child. I look forward to having a relationship with my new daughter.”
He said he was not surprised Mr Stern had said he was the father, “but I am laughing at it.”
Mr Stern told CNN’s Larry King Live on Tuesday that he was the “proud father” of the girl, and he planned to marry Smith “at some point”.
“Right now we have to somehow get through what we’re going through,” Mr Stern said, referring to the death of Smith’s son, Daniel Smith, 20, on September 10.
“And I’ll tell you, our baby is the one ray of hope.”
A pathologist, Cyril Wecht, conducted a private autopsy on Daniel Smith, who died at his mother’s bedside as he visited her after the birth of her daughter. He found Smith had died from a lethal combination of methadone and two anti-depressant drugs.”The fact that we have these drugs and the levels of the drugs overwhelmingly and most logically point to this being a tragic, accidental, drug-related death,” Dr Wecht said.
Smith had reportedly suffered from depression in the weeks before he went to the Bahamas. Methadone is commonly used by those recovering from drug addictions.
“I have made those inquiries,” Dr Wecht said. “No one has suggested anything having to do with drug addiction in this boy.”
He said he would share his results with the pathologist who conducted the official autopsy in the Bahamas.
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