Larry Birkhead

Larry E. Birkhead (born January 22, 1973 in Louisville , Kentucky ) is an American photojournalist . He became known through the custody battle over the daughter of Anna Nicole Smith . Birkhead grew up in Louiseville, where he graduated from Doss High School in 1991. Larry Birkhead has a twin brother named Louis Birkhead and two sisters.

Birkhead and Smith first met in May 2004 at the Barnstable Brown Gala, one of the biggest parties in the wake of the Kentucky Derby that also attracts many celebrities.

On April 10, 2007, a court in the Bahamas announced that a DNA test determined Larry Birkhead to be the father of Anna Nicole Smith's daughter.

Paternity dispute

Several men claimed paternity, including Howard K. Stern, Mark Hatten, Frédéric von Anhalt, and Smith's former bodyguard Alexander Denk. However, a DNA test proved Larry Birkhead's paternity. Smith himself had always stated that her lawyer and friend Howard K. Stern was the father. On the anniversary of Anna Nicole Smith's death, Birkhead filed a petition for custody of the child. Birkhead was helped by Smith's mother, Virgie Arthur, in his efforts to prove his paternity. Following the court decision, Howard K. Stern's custody will be transferred to Larry Birkhead.

In the course of the lawsuit, Birkhead also disclosed personal information about his relationship with Anna Nicole Smith, as well as about himself and his income.

Web links

• Larry Birkhead in the Internet Movie Database (English)