This afternoon, Judge Larry Seidlin handed down the verdict on what should be done with Anna Nicole Smith's remains. This trial has been quite a circus and as you can see the Judge became very emotional while announcing his decision. Seidlin, whose methods during the trial have been slightly unorthodox to say the least, ruled to give the remains to one of Anna's lawyers, Richard Milstein, the current guardian of Dannielynn. Seidlin also (strongly) urged Milstein to bury Anna Nicole next to her son in the Bahamas.
While this seems like the correct decision, Seidlin's emotionality (coupled with the rumor that he really wants his own TV show) strike us as a little insincere. This is only the first step in cleaning up the loose ends left in Anna Nicole's wake, but at least for the time being it seems her body is in the right hands.
Update: Minutes after the verdict, Larry Birkhead and Howard K. Stern announced together that Anna Nicole will be buried in the Bahamas.
















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I can't believe that witch of a mother of hers is going to appeal. Grrrrr.
1I really do hope he decides to have her buried next to her son, I think that's what she would have wanted.
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Cheese It!!
At least it's a start...now bring on the paternity suit - I want to see Larry named as Dannielynn's babydaddy!
3Wow- thank goodness at least this one issue can be laid to rest. This is continuing to be nothing but a tragic tale, even in death.
~~"There is no pleasure in having nothing to do; the fun is in having lots to do and not doing it."~~
4I watched this live on Court TV. The whole thing is just so sad to me. All of these people claim to love this woman so much that they're willing to let her body lie on a slab in the morgue and decompose. WTF??
It was so obvious that she loved her son beyond belief. Why would anyone want to keep her from being buried next to him?
5finally...why the hell does it matter where she's buried anyway she's dead, there's no more anna in that body..
6Her mother is appealing???? What a witch. Anna should be with Daniel.
7I have to say I kind of feel sorry for Howard K. Stern. He's pretty much lost his entire world...losing Dannielyn is going to crush him.
8GolferGirl - Is she going to appeal? I had to turn it off before they said for sure. I'm sorry, but that woman is a b*tch. She's motivated by money. If she can get custody of ANS's remains, she stands to make a huge profit from the funeral. Why doesn't she do what's best for her dead daughter & everyone involved and let this be over already?
9That judge is such an idiot. He just wants publicity for himself. How sickening.
10He doesn't sound insincere to me! Most judges don't really break down AT all. I am pretty suprised that he did. I think that it's pretty touching, if you ask me. My boyfriend is a lawyer and judges can be pretty detached from their cases and the families involved, they tend not to get emotionally involved. I watched some of the case on CNN and I thought he handled it very well.
11How does he want publicity for himself??? He made the right decision.
12on TMZ they just said that the attorney for Lrry & Howard both just said that she would be burried in the Bahamas!
13Yeah, I heard it too.
14I'm glad they FINALLY figured something out!
15that judge was only for the publicity. please! hearing him rant and drag out his "15 minutes" ... you're no Judge Judy. and how unprofessional for him to fake cry or even real cry. He paid to be unbiased and removed from the case. that's why there are judges. to be removed from the drama not stirring it up!
16and yes i agree she belongs with her son. it doesnt matter that there is no "anna" in that body. if she had writeen the choice before she died would it matter>? the body would still be without "anna". even as a bystander i can see her love for her kid. she took him to events as her date all the time. my mom and i cant even grocery shop together.
17I am glad that Anna is going to be buried next to her son. It would have been awful if she had been buried in Texas, due to her mother's selfish reasons.
18I hope Dannielynn goes to Larry and then this whole mess can be over will so Anna can be at peace.
19Finally that poor lost soul of ANS can rest in peace. Her life was crazy and her death as well. I just saw Howard and Larry both stand side by side saying she will be buried in the Bahamas. There was no other place than next to the son, she most likely died of a broken heart, to be buried. Lets hope the paternity test is quick and the real father, whom ever it is, takes his role as a father and not a bank.
20Isn't it only right for Anna to be buried next to her son. Why would anyone be so selfish as to take this poor woman's last right? Her whole life was a circus, let her be in peace now.
21It's the only decision that made any sense. I think they should exume Daniel and bury them both in CA because that was her home until Howard talked her into moving to the Bahamas so he could control her and the baby's future. The whole Bahamas think is B.S. And if he really loved her and that baby he wouldn't have allowed her to do drugs while she was pregnant. Plus, what a crappy lawyer he must be to have her will in such a shambles. I think he's no better than the mother.
22"Her mother is appealing???? What a witch. Anna should be with Daniel." skinny fat [+] 57 min 12 sec ago Report Comment
"I have to say I kind of feel sorry for Howard K. Stern. He's pretty much lost his entire world...losing Dannielyn is going to crush him." skinny fat [+] 56 min 9 sec ago Report Comment
Oh my Skinny Fat, we agree! Who knew?! SF, I couldn't agree with ya on either of these issues anymore than if there was a gat at my temple. Seriously, IMO, everyone thinks HKS is the devil while Vergie and Larry Birkhead are simply a mom and the"good bf" who HKS forced out of ANS's life. Me? I think these two are going to be the worse thing to ever happen to that baby.
They want what the kid can provide financially and people have to stop acting like love & protection of DanniLynn is the primary goal. We never even HEARD of Vergie until Daniel died, and from then on she's gotten paid from exploting that one way or another just like Larry Birkhead. HKS hasn't gotten paid a dime apart from the reality show and that was proven, yet he's the bad guy. Daniel Smith was very protective of his mom and I don't think he would have been as close to HKS if he thought the guy was a negative in his mom's life, and I also dont get the impression he was close to his so-called granny, or LB.
23That's soooooo great! I'm very happy. Her mother is a moron and such a complete LIAR!
Little Boy Blue....He needed the money!!! - Andrew Dice Clay
24Actually you did hear from her mother before Daniel died.. in the background stories about ANS.. they would interview her and ask her about Anna. Being a 20 year veteran of Law Enforcement she would tell you that when her daughter started stripping underage she had a problem with her and when she started doing drugs she had a problem and when Howard became really prominent she had a problem with it. SHe tried amny times to make amends with ANS..but the drugs were an issue and no one was going to tell Anna not to do drugs and still be in her life. That is why her mother wasn't there and that is what drove Larry away (drugs and Howard).
25And the mother wants both Anna and Daniel to be buried in Texas where she and other family members can visit the graves. I know that is a novel concept in this day and age but some relatives actually like to go weekly/monthly to change out flowers and visit. I think her mother and Larry are the only level headed people making any sense.
26Howard has always been a creep. He was obsessed with Anna. Enabled her drug use. Tried to maintain control of every aspect of her life. Larry said when he lived with Anna and was having sex with her.. Howard would sleep on the couch waiting for him to leave. Just too over the top. Too controlling.
27And he knows damn well that is not his baby. That is the real reason they went to the Bahamas..because of the Bahama law about any conhabitating male in the house at the time of birth can be considered the paternal father (what bullsh*t is that!). You think they just HAPPENED into the Bahamas where they had such a conspicuous law? PLEASE!
28This is sad sad sad crap! I feel sorry for Birkhead and Anna's mother..they only people who apparently tried to get her help. And I think Howard is unhinged enough to try to make a run for it or swap babies or maybe even killed himslef and the baby when it comes down that he is not the father and they go to take that baby away from him.
29But other than that I have no strong feelings about this story at all!
30But other than that I have no strong feelings about this story at all!
31~Men lower your self esteem and your I.Q.~
Holy crap Imabeliever. That was 5 posts, but it's better than one huge one!
32~Men lower your self esteem and your I.Q.~
This is just sad and sort of sick!
33I am so fed up with this story and everyone thinking annas mother is the jerk and Larry is a jerk..they are the only two people who tried to stop her drug use! It just makes me crazy.
And I come from a family where you go on every holiday and on birthdays to someones grave and leave flowers, clean their stones, think about them.. is it so incredible that Anna's mother would want both Daniel and Anna close so she could do that without boarding a plane and going to the Bahamas? Or that she might want to be buried near them too?
I am Anna'd and Howard'd out! I am going to have to watch movies only for like another month until this dissapears completely from the news.
34I agree with you IMA i think they were the only ones that wanted the best for her while she was living and i hope that the baby is Larrys...BUT, i do think that the right thing to do is bury her with her son no matter where is may be. Afterall, i have no doubt in my mind that thats what she wanted. I think thats what any Mother would have wanted if their child died before them!
35I am so fed up with this story and everyone thinking annas mother is the jerk and Larry is a jerk..they are the only two people who tried to stop her drug use! It just makes me crazy.
And I come from a family where you go on every holiday and on birthdays to someones grave and leave flowers, clean their stones, think about them.. is it so incredible that Anna's mother would want both Daniel and Anna close so she could do that without boarding a plane and going to the Bahamas? Or that she might want to be buried near them too?
I am Anna'd and Howard'd out! I am going to have to watch movies only for like another month until this dissapears completely from the news. Imabeliever [+] 28 min 13 sec ago Report Comment
............I'm fed up too, but I'm fed up with the assumption that just because Vergie's the mother then Anna's words must be a lie, and that just because the blond all american ex boyfriend who talks a good game and knows where to get a good tan, Anna's desire for him to not be in her or her childs life must have been a lie too.
I can't stand Vergie, Larry, and it will make me ill if that baby gets in their clutches.
36I still call bulls**t on Vergie wanting to visit the graves. She didn't see or call Daniel for at least 10+ years when he was alive, then she gets Splash to take her to his grave and take pictures.
I can't believe that shrew came out in front of cameras and announced with Larry & Howard that Anna would be buried with Daniel but still filed an appeal. Some mother.
37MBM
I wonder if Howard is going to pull a Britney when the world finds out he isn't the Dannielynn's father. Ha!
BTW, shouldn't the judge be...um..IMPARTIAL?? Unprofessional.
38Larry Birkhead has always wanted one thing, since Anna became pregnant - to be a father to his child. He's not a jerk. I firmly believe he's a good guy for the most part.
39i watched some of this on tv. that judge is a) full of himself and b) a really big douchebag. his actions are more than enough to provide grounds for appeal.
40Ouch! Glad not to be her, her mom is nuts I know it seems like she pushed her mom away and turned to drugs, but something is usually very wrong at home when an underage girl starts stripping and doing drugs. Abuse of some sort. I'm glad that woman didn't get her body.
Unfortunately, I don't think Larry or Howard are the father of this child. I think it's someone else.
Can't believe Howard sat outside while Anna and Larry were doin' it. But seriously, why would any man in his right mind actually have a relationship with ANS? He's gotta be some type of crazy too!
41I'm with IMA. I watched the verdict during lunch hour and it was really weird. He cried while he gave his decision.
42Anna Nicole dumped Birkhead when he was pressuring to get help for her drug addiction. She didn't think she had a problem ran to HKS. Stern seems like an opportunistic pusher. If he loved her so much why did he leak the flippin' Clown Video? He sums it all up perfectly when he tells her "this will be worth money"! If he is the father then give up a DNA sample and prove it. A paternity test couldn't be anymore humiliating for him as the Clown Video was for her.
43Ok I had to stop watching the second the judge started fake choking up.
44anna didnt like or want her mother isnt that enough!
45she should be with her son!
the judge was emotional i dont think it was publicity if it were anyone they would be emotional poor anna has to also suffer while dead! how isnt that not emotional! shes not in peace! becuz a bunch of idiots wants her fortune! what kind of world is this!
I think it was great to see HKS and LB come together on an agreement.
**~~Everyone who's anyone has been on sesame street.~~**
46I am glad to see Anna finally being put to rest, but the judge's fake tears and rehearsed choking up (first semester drama majors, you will probably have something like this on your mid-term exam) were just horrible.
47I think it would be horrid if her mother somehow got her buried in Texas, away from her son in the Bahamas, away from the home she was starting with her family there. Her mom seems like an idiot.
48I think the judge made the right decision by having anna nicole buried with her son. I can't stand her crazy, money digging mother who suddenly appears out of nowhere to claim her and her baby. Why are there mothers like that in this world?!
49unbelievable
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