Mar 17

Birkhead Files Again
Larry Birkhead was back in a Los Angeles courtroom asking a judge for a DNA test to determine the real father of Anna Nicole Smith’s baby. Birkhead and his lawyer Debra Opri were in court to try and force Smith’s lawyer and companion, Howard K. Stern, to take a paternity test. Stern’s name is listed on the birth certificate, but Birkhead has been fighting since last October to prove he is the baby’s biological father. Birkhead claims, “I know where I was and I know where Anna was. I think it’s unfortunate that it’s becoming a circus. One of the reason’s it’s become a circus is because no one has brought the baby forward to do the test. There’s one way to end it. I’m prepared to take the test and if everyone wants to take the test and get it over with, we have no problem.” “Superior Court Judge Robert Schnider refused to make Stern a part of the paternity court action but said he would review the matter in two weeks after he considers the law more closely,” Opri said. Stern’s lawyers maintain their client is not required by law to take a test and doesn’t have to prove anything because he is the person listed as the father on the baby’s birth certificate. Opri said she was confident Stern would be forced to come back to California for the test adding, “He can’t hide behind a fake birth certificate.”

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Mar 17

Driver Avoids Deportation
Yoko Ono’s former driver, who pleaded guilty to trying to extort money from her, can leave the United States voluntarily rather than be deported, a federal immigration judge decided. Koral Karsan can return to his native Turkey without further legal proceedings under an order signed by Judge Alan Vomacka. Karsan must leave the U.S. by April 13. “He has a plane ticket to Turkey for March 23,” his lawyer Jonathan Avirom said. The voluntary departure resulted from an agreement between Avirom and Department of Homeland Security attorney Victor Yee. It makes Karsan’s re-entry into the United States less difficult than if he were deported. Karsan was arrested in December and accused of trying to blackmail Ono for $2 million. He threatened to release embarrassing recordings and photos of her and possibly have her killed. Karsan pleaded guilty on Feb. 16 to attempted grand larceny, admitting he told Ono she had to pay him “more than $3,000″ to stop his plan. He was sentenced to 60 days in jail, which was covered by the time he had already served. Karsan then was turned over to immigration officials. Karsan’s criminal trial lawyer, Robert Gottlieb, maintained after Karsan’s plea that he was an aggrieved employee “who was sexually harassed” and otherwise abused by Ono and had been demanding compensation, not trying to blackmail her.

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