Howard K. Stern

Anna Nicole Smith's "longtime lawyer and confidante," Howard K. Stern, announced Tuesday on Larry King Live that he is the father of Anna Nicole Smith's baby:

They have since named their baby girl Dannielynn Hope, Stern told King via a video feed. "Right now we have to somehow get through what we're going through, and I'll tell you, our baby is the one ray of hope." "It's been very rough [regarding the recent death of Smith's 20-year-old son Daniel]," Stern said. "She said that she didn't want to trade out children, meaning she didn't want one to be born and another to die."

As for the two of them, Stern said: "We love each other and it's been going on for a very long time and because of my relationship as her lawyer, we felt it was best to keep everything hidden. And we've done a pretty good job of that." They'll get married "at some point," he said. "We will. Right now we have to somehow get through what we're going through."

Did I miss something during my alcohol-fueled stupor over the weekend? When did Larry King Live turn into the Maury Povich Show?

Larry: "Howard K. Stern……you..…ARE the father."

Anna: "I tol' you, I tol' you fool! You payin' me child support now bitch! I tol' ya'll he was my baby's daddy!"

Howard: "Nah, man, nahhh…....bullshit"

Doesn't Larry King normally, like, interview Presidents and World Leaders and shit? Now I'm not one to question the journalistic integrity of anyone, not after last week's hard-hitting expose on Nicole Richie eating a sandwich, I'm just saying it's kinda weird.

[WENN]