Tuesday, February 13, 2007

She Can't Roll Over In Her Grave -- Yet

It's now time for another round of "Battle for the Body, Celebrity Edition." The possible-baby-daddy count for Anna Nicole Smith's sole surviving child is now up to at least four: the sleazy lawyer/companion, a former boyfriend, Zsa Zsa's husband and the bodyguard/former-chef.

And there are some interesting photos of the former Playboy model and a Bahamian official who granted her immigration favors -- although we're fairly certainly there's no need to DNA test him considering the lily-white Smith-and-God-knows-Who offspring.

Meanwhile, poor Anna Nicole -- who rose to stardom because she looked like Marilyn Monroe -- is now, in death, imitating another celebrity ... James Brown. Like Soul Brotha Number One, there's a fight over what happens to the body.

TMZ has learned that a fight is brewing over Anna Nicole's lifeless body lying in a Florida morgue.

Sources tell TMZ that Anna's mother, Virgie Arthur, wants to claim her daughter's body as soon as possible, paving the way for a proper burial. But Anna's mother, TMZ has learned, is not the only one who wants to claim the former Playmate's body.

We're told Anna's people have contacted Larry Birkhead's reps and tried to bargain. You see, Birkhead has a legal hold on the body per a Los Angeles Judge. If Birkhead releases that hold, Anna's reps promise to give him a sample of her DNA. But here's the catch: Anna's reps have not agreed to give Birkhead a DNA sample of the baby.

Even if Birkhead strikes a deal, it's unlikely Stern could claim the body since he had no legal relationship with Anna -- they were never married. It would seem that in this battle, Anna's mother has the upper hand.

Now, we're not legal experts here at BaT, so we can't comment on who is the rightful heir of the centerfold corpse. But what we do know is there's a special place in hell for people for just about everyone involved in this sordid mess.

P.S. Meanwhile, James Brown is still on ice in Dick Cheney's "Undisclosed Location." A judge told the family last week to hurry it up.


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