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

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

2. first

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

3. debra is in fact a man.

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

4. Go get her Larry.

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

5. 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

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. 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

8. this chick is crazy!

Posted at 7:41PM on Jun 19th 2007 by angellovef

9. Ms. Opri seem to have more than just a personality problem, she also seems to have missed the ethic class in law school.

Posted at 6:09PM on Jun 19th 2007 by casio

10. 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

11. I just KNEW she was a screwball...in fairness any lawyer who'd get mixed up in the Anna Nicole roadshow is no lawyer I'd want to talk to in need

Posted at 5:02PM on Jun 19th 2007 by Is it Just me?

12. pm

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

13. 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

14. 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

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

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

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