Monday, October 23, 2006

Anna Nicole facing eviction and paternity suit

Anna Nicole Smith failed to appear at a meeting with the lawyer of her ex-boyfriend today in the Bahamas. Larry Birkhead, the photographer who claims to be the biological father of Smith's baby girl Dannielynn, filed suit in LA seeking a court order to force the former Playmate to bring the six-week-old baby to LA for a paternity test. To make things even more complicated for the grieving Smith, an eviction letter was reportedly hand-delivered to her residence in the Bahamas. A Myrtle Beach developer says he bought the property where Smith has been staying for just under $1 million in August as a favor to the reality show star, and Smith was supposed to sign a mortgage to buy the house from him in turn but has since refused to do so. "She said it was a gift," the owner told People mag. "I never said that. I don't have that kind of money." As to whether he plans to formally admit Smith, he said, "I don't want to embarrass or humiliate Anna. I just need my money, or collateral, back." If Smith returns to the U.S., she will undoubtedly have to face the paternity suit filed by Birkhead.