Why? Everybody seemed like they were willing to share before she was dead...
Anna Nicole Smith's death spiraled into a post-mortem legal war Wednesday, with judges on both coasts issuing rulings and a seemingly endless parade of lawyers fighting for control of the former Playboy model's body. At the end of the day, though, the question of the fate of Smith's remains was still unanswered and a judge here said the dispute could be lengthy.
"We're going to have hearings - as many hearings as we need," Circuit Judge Larry Seidlin said at the start of afternoon proceedings. "This is just a warm up."
Three people are seeking control of Smith's body - her longtime companion Howard K. Stern, her estranged mother Vergie Arthur and photographer Larry Birkhead, who claims to have fathered the starlet's 5-month-old daughter, Dannielynn. |