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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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16. Men bashers are out again!!

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

17. she is having a really bad week! :)

Posted at 5:12PM on Jun 19th 2007 by annab

18. 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

19.

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

20. As Astro would say:

RUT ROW DEBRA!!!

LMAO - I hope she can find a good attorney!!!

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

21. Tom Cruise is SOOOOO GAYYYYYYYY!!!!

Posted at 4:55PM on Jun 19th 2007 by yeah right

22. Wow.... Looks like Opri is in hot water with a few clients these days. ..Heads up America you might want to stay away from this one!!!!!!!!!!
Opri needs to give Larry his money back toot sweet!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 4:55PM on Jun 19th 2007 by where is the justice

23. Larry Birkhead is as corrupt as Stern. Pay your lawyer, Larry, for getting you custody of your cash cow.

Posted at 4:57PM on Jun 19th 2007 by Too bad

24. This crazy ass lady needs to BACK OFF! She is a nut job! Doing things that she knows she is not allowed to do...I can't stand her! She now is making all these excuses up to "defend" herself...NO! She is just doing this because she is in the wrong and its out in the public eye...Wonder how many other clients she has screwed money out of?! She can't even keep her other clients, they are dropping her like flies...GOOD! GO AWAY OPRI & LEAVE LARRY ALONE!!! Good luck Larry! supporting you here! :)

Posted at 5:05PM on Jun 19th 2007 by Elle

25. I wish she had been O.J. Simpson's lawyer. He'd have been on another states Death Row.

Posted at 4:59PM on Jun 19th 2007 by Where The White Wimmen At?

26. meme - first??? who cares... first twice?? can you count above 1?

Posted at 4:59PM on Jun 19th 2007 by meme-get a life

27. I see Disbarrment... I see Criminal Charges... I see a lady with no career and definitely a reputation that keeps going under? Maybe she could sign up VA :) I hear O'Gin is busy these days !

Posted at 5:01PM on Jun 19th 2007 by butterfly

28. I'm only writing on here because I think this woman is disgusting and I hope she reads this! She is so nasty looking and she sounds like an idiot every time she speaks! Obviously, she sucks as an attorney. Ok, there's my two cents worth!

Posted at 5:02PM on Jun 19th 2007 by sickofthis

29. The Opri woman gives me the heebeegeeebeees...What a hound

Posted at 5:07PM on Jun 19th 2007 by robin

30. Have any of you actually read the contract Larry signed? Have you educated yourselves at all as to what is really going on here or do you prefer to look like fools by attacking first and learning the truth later?

DO is not "keeping the $800,000" AND wanting the bill paid too. Larry agreed that media money would go into a trust and that expenses and legal fees would be paid out of it. Whatever was left after the final accounting would go to Larry. It's standard practice.

Opri paid out over $100,000 of her own money AT LARRY'S INSTRUCTION and with the understanding that she would be reimbursed from the trust. Larry and Opri parted ways BECAUSE Larry demanded that all the money be turned over to him. Opri refused to do it, and rightly so. The fact that the money is still sitting in the trust account shows that Opri is attempting to do the right thing. She's leaving it there until Larry submits to arbitration - as HE AGREED TO DO in writing.

Once the arbitration board determines the amount Opri deserves to be paid, the balance will be handed over to Larry. The questions in my mind are:

1) Why doesn't Larry want to submit to arbitration?
2) Why does Larry think he deserves a freebie while he's raking in the bucks?
3) Why does Larry think Opri should eat the money she advanced him in retainer fees for his other attorneys?
4) Why does Larry believe Opri should pay for his and his sister's clothing and other items? Why should she be the one to pay for HIS daughter's nursery furniture?

Larry said on the stand in Florida that he'd already incurred $300,000 in legal bills and he expected more. Now he's lying and saying it was all offered for free. What a low-life. Howard has taught him well.

Posted at 5:09PM on Jun 19th 2007 by Pampster

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