Anna Nicole Smith Lawsuit Alleges Drug Abuse
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Tuesday, October 03, 2006
HOLLYWOOD - The photojournalist claiming to be the father of Anna Nicole Smith's baby daughter alleges in court documents that Smith was taking methadone and is hiding out in the Bahamas to keep her baby from being tested for drugs.
Larry Birkhead filed court papers in Los Angeles on Monday, attempting to establish paternity and obtain legal custody of the child.
Birkhead began legal proceedings after learning that Smith's close friend and attorney Howard K. Stern, whom she wed in a commitment ceremony last Thursday, is also claiming to be the father.
The lawsuit alleges Smith was taking methadone, which is normally used to treat heroin addiction, and that Stern has been facilitating her habit.
Birkhead also claims Smith is hiding out in the Bahamas to keep her baby from being tested for drugs. He says Stern is claiming to be the baby's father for his own financial gain and that Smith had asked a third unidentified man to say that he was the father of her child--a plan which he says didn't work out because the man had already had a vasectomy.
Birkhead requested in his petition that Smith and her daughter undergo drug testing.
According to Birkhead's attorney, Debra Opri, "The public will be very surprised when they learn of the details of the lifestyle this baby is going to be faced with if she remains in the current situation."
Smith's 20-year-old son Daniel died of a heart attack on Sept. 10 caused by a lethal combination of antidepressants and methadone, three days after Smith gave birth to her daughter.
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