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Court Fines Anna Nicole`s Mother for Frivolous Motion; Sandra Bullock and the Stalker
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Breaking news tonight. In another unexpected twist, the parties square off for a legal showdown in the case of covergirl Anna Nicole Smith and her 7-month-old baby girl, her only heir, Dannielynn Smith, that baby set to inherit nearly half a billion dollars. After California photographer Larry Birkhead`s DNA proves he`s the biological dad, he thought he was home free and set to jet off this morning to the U.S. with the baby. But hey, not so fast. Just hours ago, Anna Nicole`s mom, Virgie Arthur, in court on a last-minute emergency appeal to keep that plane from liftoff, Arthur fighting tooth and nail for baby Dannielynn but also for control of the half-a-billion-dollar stake the baby is set to inherit. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: She seems really down to earth. UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: It`s not hard to find fans of actress Sandra Bullock, but one admirer reportedly crossed the line. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: She stated that she has seen all her movies and appears to be obsessed with the actress. UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Forty-five-year-old Marcia Valentine (ph) was spotted by Bullock`s husband, motorcycle mogul Jesse James (ph), at her Sunset Beach home, lying down on the driveway. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: She yelled some obscenities at him. UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: When James attempted to call police, Valentine jumped in her Mercedes, allegedly speeding towards him. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: But every time he moved out of the way, she would try to maneuver the car toward him. UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Bullock and James`s 10-year-old son witnessed the incident from a window. James was not injured. Valentine escaped but was found nearby. (END VIDEO CLIP) GRACE: Good evening. I`m Nancy Grace. I want to thank you for being with us tonight. First, just hours ago in a Bahamian courtroom, is it the final showdown over the 7-month-old heir to covergirl Anna Nicole Smith? (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: A major development in the Anna Nicole Smith baby battle. Larry Birkhead could be coming back to the U.S. with his daughter, Dannielynn, as soon as this weekend, and it looks like he won`t be sharing custody with Anna Nicole`s estranged mother, Virgie Arthur. A judge has all but packed the suitcase for Larry and Dannielynn, paving the way for a long-awaited homecoming. UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Up until all of the – all of these appeals and files by Virgie, had told her and me point-blank that, You know what? We`ll come to Texas. You can come up here. You can see the baby. It`ll be fantastic. I want you to be part of her life because she needs to need to know about Anna when Anna was younger, as well. And now she may be, you know, kind of screwing herself, to be quite frank. UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: We`ve prevailed all along. We know that no matter what happens, we`re going to come through this OK and she`s going to come home. It`s just sad that we have to go through this fighting because I know Larry had no intentions of keeping Virgie out of the baby`s life, and still doesn`t. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: This is not a very sophisticated woman, and all of a sudden, she`s in the spotlight and she`s got her friends and her family and her attorneys egging her on, egging her on. We know she doesn`t have a leg to stand on, legally anyway. The only judge that matters here is Larry Birkhead, and she is alienating him. LARRY BIRKHEAD, ANNA NICOLE`S FORMER BOYFRIEND: I`m the father. And it`s been a long road, and I`m just happy to, you know, have this behind me and just to be able to start a life with my daughter. (END VIDEO CLIP) GRACE: Happy to have it behind you? Hey, you`re still stuck in the Bahamas. This guy can`t get away with his baby girl, Dannielynn. Let`s go straight out to Jason Kennedy with E! News. Jason, what happened in court today? JASON KENNEDY, E! NEWS ENTERTAINMENT: Nancy, first off, thank you so much for having me back. A lot went down in the Bahamas today. Virgie Arthur`s last-minute appeal was denied. The judge threw it out, said she really had no basis for calling this emergency appeal, this emergency hearing. They even slapped her with a $3,000 fine. GRACE: Ouch! KENNEDY: Pretty upset. Yes, pretty bad there. And still the saga`s not over for Larry Birkhead. He was able to get the birth certificate for the baby changed. You might remember that Dannielynn`s last name was Stern on the birth certificate. That was changed to Birkhead today, so legally, of course, we know he is the father. But now it comes down to this passport issue. He needs to get this passport to get the baby out of the country and bring her back into the U.S. So it`s all a matter of time right now. More : edition.cnn.com |
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