Celebrity Justice
Birkhead To Opri -- B**ch, Don't Spend My Money

Posted Jun 19th 2007 4:29PM by TMZ Staff

TMZ has obtained Larry Birkhead's new legal attack on Debra Opri. This time, he's asking for an injunction, prohibiting his fired lawyer from spending around $600,000 she's holding hostage in her client trust account.

Birkhead made the money after inking a million-dollar deal with Bravo network. Birkhead has sued Opri, alleging she put the money in her trust account without his consent, and then sent him a ginormous bill.

In an interesting turn, the lawyer for IMG, the agency that represents Opri, turned on her. Regan McGorry writes in a declaration that "Debra directed IMG, and in a telephone call directed IMG and Television Network [Bravo] to wire the initial payment of approximately $866,250 into her attorney client trust account. Debra informed me that she had full authority to have this money wired into said trust account." Wrong!

In Birkhead's declaration, he says, "I need protection to make certain that Opri does not and cannot abscond with my money."

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1. first

Posted at 4:41PM on Jun 19th 2007 by Meme in TX

2. debra is in fact a man.

Posted at 4:42PM on Jun 19th 2007 by stretcharmstrong

3. first

Posted at 4:42PM on Jun 19th 2007 by Meme in TX

4. Way to go Larry! It's about time he starting fighting back! Opri should be disbarred right along with Nifong!

Posted at 4:43PM on Jun 19th 2007 by cc

5. Larry is a fool! Read the contracts you signed. Howard is just using you. Can't you see it? You better tell all at the inquest you backstabber! We all hate you now Larry! Pay up! You are using this for more publicity!

Posted at 4:43PM on Jun 19th 2007 by Byron H

6. ...this is the kind of action that gives attorneys a "dirty" name and obviously this is the queen -- she is nasty!

Posted at 4:44PM on Jun 19th 2007 by Holly

7. Go get her Larry.

Posted at 4:45PM on Jun 19th 2007 by doinou

8. So she keeps more than $800,000 and sends a bill anyways? What did she say about her good name?

Posted at 4:45PM on Jun 19th 2007 by Valerie

9. pm

Posted at 4:47PM on Jun 19th 2007 by mee

10. Larry should understand that every dime of the 800 grand is going to take care of hubby's dry cleaning. Don't be so selfish. Dannilyn's got a few years left before college, so she won't need this. You people just don't understand. LMAO.

Posted at 4:47PM on Jun 19th 2007 by Cherry Gone

11. Larry go after that dishonest lawyer....... She had no right to take your money and keep it.....

I hope the California Bar is involved in this.....

Opri you're disgusting.....

Posted at 4:48PM on Jun 19th 2007 by the real jojo

12. Men bashers are out again!!

Posted at 4:50PM on Jun 19th 2007 by meme

13. Note to Opri: Take Public Relations 101. With a quickness. Oh, never mind.

Posted at 4:50PM on Jun 19th 2007 by Correspondance Course

14. Opri had no right to leak your case to the media. Then when you wouldn't succumb to her blackmailing you, she smeared you.

Opri Shame on you.

Posted at 4:54PM on Jun 19th 2007 by Tricia

15.

Birkhead was always out for the * ANS* money too !

The poor little girl :( she is just the golden ticket ( shaking head ) none of these ppl cared about her mom or Danni Lynn herself , it's all about a dollar and it's sickening !

Posted at 4:54PM on Jun 19th 2007 by BrAngelina\\\'s lost orphan

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