Tug of War Over Anna's Body

TMZ has learned that a fight is brewing over Anna Nicole's lifeless body lying in a Florida morgue.

Sources tell TMZ that Anna's mother, Virgie Arthur, wants to claim her daughter's body as soon as possible, paving the way for a proper burial. But Anna's mother, TMZ has learned, is not the only one who wants to claim the former Playmate's body.

We're told Anna's people have contacted Larry Birkhead's reps and tried to bargain. You see, Birkhead has a legal hold on the body per a Los Angeles Judge. If Birkhead releases that hold, Anna's reps promise to give him a sample of her DNA. But here's the catch: Anna's reps have not agreed to give Birkhead a DNA sample of the baby.

Even if Birkhead strikes a deal, it's unlikely Stern could claim the body since he had no legal relationship with Anna -- they were never married. It would seem that in this battle, Anna's Anna Nicole Smith Gallery: Click to launch photosmother has the upper hand.


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61. ANS should be awarded Mother of the Year - posthumously; she was a dear, sweet, kind, loving woman who had nothing but her childrens best interest at heart. Too bad Daniel didn't choose to follow her lead and live a sparkling clean, pristine life, but sometimes kids stray and need to learn for themselves - just a shame. They were a family we should all model ourselves after.

I also think that Harvard or Princeton should award her an honorary Master's degree - she was such a brilliant, intelligent woman about the world - wise even beyond her years.


LMFAO.

Posted at 1:16PM on Feb 13th 2007 by MyTwoCents

62. What's the chance that HKS didn't poison Anna Nicole against her mother and family to help alienate and drive them apart ? ... She was so drugged most of the time .. (mind control comes to mind) .. Drive someone away from their family and the people that they're closest to .. get them to totally depend and trust in you (Stern) .. (mind control again) .. have them only speak to others when you (Stern) are present, so that nothing you don't want revealed is revealed ... She was never without Stern in hardly any of the last interviews ... Wonder why ? ...

Posted at 1:19PM on Feb 13th 2007 by Michelle

63. Anna hated her mother because her mother was truthful with her. Anna couldn't "handle" the truth. Her mother raised her son for 6 years. Anna ran from anyone who tried to tell her what to do and how to live. she used people (men) to get what she wanted and in a strange way she and Stern had some sort of sick use-use relationship. She moved from the states to the Bahamas because she was trying to avoid giving the baby's father parental rights over his child. This would give him some sort of hold on Nicole. She wasn't thinking of that child at all. She was like a child, throwing tantrums and manipulating those around her and at the same time not taking responsibility for her life. Everything was always about her. Her son didn't need a needy pal, he needed a strong, loving parent. I don't find her amusing or her life in any way inspirational. She was a beautiful drug addict that caused a lot of sadness for people through her selfishness.

Posted at 1:21PM on Feb 13th 2007 by Karen Dunlap

64. Farra! You are ignorant! I can only imagine that if or when you meet some one of intellect how embarrassed you should be for your self considering your lack of class and intelligence.

In either case the loss of any celebrities is tragic but i rather morn over the loss of my own loved ones.

P. S. I wonder if I used the Black version of "CRACKER" would this get posted? Because that is what you are

Posted at 1:46PM on Feb 13th 2007 by Dion

65. Anna hated her mother for getting her fired from her first job as a stripper. She went into the strip club and demanded her daughter be fired. So Anna then went to work at another strip club out of her mother's district.

She met HKS when she filed for bankruptcy. His sister says he fell in love with her. She never said that Anna loved HKS.

When Daniel died she called her mother and her mother tried to console her and told her the drugs would kill her to, Anna did not like anyone telling her what to do.

I am so thankful to her, when her son died and they revealed what killed him I froze. I was taking Methadone, I have Multiple Sclerosis and I had my doctor change my meds.

Physical pain at times is unbareable. I know been there done that. I know she is in a place where she is not judged and tormented. People used her and she let them. She lived on the kindness of her friends. Hopefully, her baby girl will be raised outside the world that took her brother and mother.

Posted at 1:25PM on Feb 13th 2007 by Kathy Foust

66. Yes, if Anna's will of 2001 stated her burial wishes they would be followed... She probably wanted buried in CA. But Stern wants her buried in the Bahamas by Daniel. Stern will LOSE this battle and Vergie Arthur will be able to have Daniel's body moved to the US next to Anna. - Stern has NO rights.

Regarding the 911... On Greta's show last night a man was showing Stern the boat at the time Howard was called. He said the time and Greta's ears perked up because it was MUCH earlier than the 911 call. So it appears, as has been reported, that the bodyguard and the nurse had to follow the dictated protocol from Stern and call him first... There was a tremendous delay and no hope for her once the EMTs got there. - The Med Exaimer said she was "still warm" when the EMTs arrived so that means that the delay waiting to hear from Howard, may have cost her life.

Posted at 3:30PM on Feb 13th 2007 by libbyd

67. Anna Nicole was so drugged up & brainwashed by Howard K Stern in the ET interview where she said she hated her mother - Anna was grieving her son's death, Anna was dying inside and we all take out our anger on the wrong people many times....Anna depended on Howard to prop her up in a chair or get her a drink of water. Howard K Stern used everything he could to keep anyone & everyone away from Anna Nicole that might mess up his personal plan & goals for his life with Anna Nicole. Anna telephoned her mother after Daniel's death & Howard K. Stern made Anna hang up - I saw this detailed report on Larry King or one of the talk shows last night. My mother & I had a huge argument after my father died. We did not speak to each other for years, but when my mother became ill we reunited. Anna was a free spirit, her mother was a very strict cop who told by all reports 'pushed' Anna away from because Anna wanted to be free to live her life without her mother's strict rules & threats to arrest her if she so much as caught Anna with the smallest amount of pot or [whatever] in her room. But the bottom line is she Anna Nicole is her daughter, Daniel is her grandson and nobody can stop the love of a mother's heart for children. Anna & Danny are dead. She cannot bring them back by burying them, but she is not a rich a woman & if she could bury Anna close to her family who loves her - that is what she should be allowed to do - only my opinion as a mother & grandmother. Families fight but when tragedy comes there are a lot of regrets - Anna was in trouble & I don't care how much you might support Howard K Stern over Anna's mother, he was the one who was caring for her. CARING FOR HER? If he dropped her off at Betty Ford or got greif counseling for her I might think he knew how to care for Anna.

Posted at 2:23PM on Feb 13th 2007 by Patsy

68. I think Anna despised her mother's ultra~controlling behavior ,which in my opinion, is very prominent/prevalent in police officers,(especially women,there I said it,),hence never getting the control and respect of their immediate peers as everyone else seems to earn in their lives,and ,by the way...Look at that fat slovenly overweight and permanantly uglee OLD heifer,she certainly doesn't have control over herself. so she chose( as most do) to make everyone around her as miserable as she was, and i'll be damned if i would hang around long for that all crap..... , what wrong with wanting to better yourself as she did...she seemed to have no problem with her life choices so why do we? huh ? huh ?

Posted at 3:20PM on Feb 13th 2007 by zoe

69. Stern is better than Virgie Arthur. Virgie should not have Anna's body or Anna's baby.

One thing is clear above all: Anna did not want Virgie in her life in any shape of form. This should be respected.

Posted at 4:00PM on Feb 13th 2007 by Stein

70. This is ridiculous. I can't believe this battle is still being waged against this childs father. Who exactly is still after this woman's money? That has to be the only reason they won't allow this man to get a DNA test. Clearly they don't want paternity established and this Howard person is being allowed to basically kidnap someone's child. I think it time for the authorities to step into this.

Posted at 1:57PM on Feb 13th 2007 by Bird

71. Why shoudl they release Anna's body to a woman whom she hated with a passion... Anna knows why she hated her mother.... we are usually f***ed up psychologically from our childhood.... so Anna knew what this woman was all about.... NO matter what.... Anna chose in life to be with Howard Stern. Her body should be released to him....
TO THE READER (14) who posted as Karma.... that's not the way Karma works.... Karma ( a Universal Principle) works within the framework of forgiveness and our infinite Divinity.... PS.... your hateful comments is spewing out very negative energy which will also have negative karmic repercussions.... I suggest you understand the concept before making un-enlightened comments.

Posted at 1:40PM on Feb 13th 2007 by VoodooQueen

72. As far as Anna Nicole's body is concerned it should be given to the blood relative's since she IS NOT MARRIED! Howard has no rights to anything! As far as the the baby Dannielynn is concerned let's TOTALLY STOP THIS CHARADE! DO THE DNA TEST! WE ALL KNOW IT IS NOT HOWARD'S BABY!! Mark Steines from ET even believes that the baby is Larry Birkhead's. FOR ALL THE PEOPLE CRITICISM OF ANNA NICOLE'S MOTHER VIRGIE JUST STOP!!! ANNA DID TRY TO TALK TO HER MOTHER AFTER DANIEL DIED AND HOWARD WENT CRAZY AND GOT INTO A HUGE FIGHT WITH ANNA. HE DIDN'T WANT ANNA CLOSE TO ANYONE NOT EVEN FAMILY. HE'S A CONTROL FREAK! HE GAVE HER THEM DRUGS THAT KILLED HER AND DANIEL! THERE IS ACTUALLY A TAPE THAT WILL COME OUT THAT SOMEONE TAPED THAT IS EVIDENCE OF HOW HOWARD DID CONTROL HER A LOT??? THIS IS ACCORDING TO MARK STEINES!!! MARK STEINES DID SAY THAT HOWARD IS OUT TOO MAKE AS MUCH MONEY AS HE CAN BEFORE THE REAL FATHER IS REVEALED THAT BEING LARRY BIRKHEAD!!!! I hope Howard gets what is coming to him and Anna Nicole haunts him until his death. Howard is only looking out for himself and he does not care about Dannielynn and that baby doesn't belong with anyone who has methodone laying around in their refrigerators?? I truely believe that Howard was the one who stole all Anna Nicole's stuff in Ben Thompson's Mansion too eventually leak to the media to make money off them in the end. It's just too convenience that they were stolen right after she died. Just a theory!!! As far as Zsa Zsa Gabor's husband being the Daddy is crazy and he is being hired by European media to make up a story to get publicity right around the oscars. He doesn't even look straight in the camera too say anything and he is lying out his ass for sure. That's all I got say on this issue!

Posted at 4:28PM on Feb 13th 2007 by Wendy

73. Anna Nicole used Howard K Stern in the end...The owner of the house where Anna Nicole lived in Bahamas was the father of a gentleman Anna Nicole dated & later became good friends with. They said last night on TV that Anna & Larry had a big fight over a pair of sunglasses when she came to them for help. She told that couple & several other of her friends (who Howard K Stern) woud not allow her to speak to anymore - that Larry B. was the father of the baby. The only person who has ever said Stern is the father is Stern. But Anna was so drugged from the moment Danny died until she died that she trusted no one but Stern. Anna's mother is the living victim now & I hope that ET/ABC stops paying Howard K.Stern millions of dollars for these interview. That is a gross. They paid Anna Nicole millions for interview & photos as well while they prop her up. Howard's face was all pink & healthy as he gazed his perverted eyes on Anna. She was coached & convinced by Howard that he was the only one who really cared about her and could protect her from all the law suites she was facing.

Posted at 1:39PM on Feb 13th 2007 by Patsy

74. I do hope the Mother of Anna Nicole has her DNA taken so at least they will have the microcondia (probably not spelled correctly) DNA to be able to compare the baby to even if it has to happen at a later time!!!!

Posted at 2:27PM on Feb 13th 2007 by Diane Johnson

75. Give me the baby without a dime and I will raise her!! This poor baby is going to be tossed around like she is a piece of furniture!! Kudos to Anna's mother! Every interview you can see the pain in her eyes. HKS is slime and is so not the father of Dannielynne. The baby has blonde hair, blue eyes and fair skin. HKS genes would be the recessive ones, no? I don't know who the father is, but it's not him (or Zsa Zsa'a hubby) for that matter. I am pulling for Vergie and I would hate to see $$ hungry HKS get anything. If that baby stays is his custody, I am 100% sure that baby will end up dead too. It's pretty obvious who killed ANS and Daniel. What a sad sad case!!! I pray for a peaceful outcome for that gorgeous baby!

RIP Anna and Daniel!

Posted at 10:24PM on Feb 13th 2007 by Kathy

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