Larry Birkhead Sues Over New Anna Nicole Book

Posted on September 8, 2007

Larry Birkhead and Howard K. Stern are suing MSNBC's Rita Cosby and her publisher over Rita's upcoming book which alleges that Larry and Howard were gay lovers and that there is a sex tape out there that proves it. Rita's book also claims that Stern and Birkhead cut a custody deal and that Stern kept Anna Nicole pumped up with drugs. Stern and Birkhead furiously deny the allegations.

Birkhead told the AP, "This is going to be one of the most expensive lawsuit settlements in book-publishing history." He also said, "It's totally false and defamatory. This book is fueled by Internet gossip and tabloid reports. She never once tried to contact me or Howard to see if any of these things were true."

Rita Cosby says she has "nothing to hide" and is making "no apologies" for her book about Anna Nicole.

Blonde Ambition: The Untold Story Behind Anna Nicole Smith's Death is in stores now. Several thoughts come to mind: first, couldn't Rita have come with a more original name for the book? Madonna's Blond Ambition Tour, anyone? As for the gay affair, Stern just seems like a dorky straight guy to us. And as for the tape...just the thought of a Larry Birkhead/Howard K. Stern tape has made us lose our appetites. For a week. Someone should be sued for forcing us to even consider the concept.