Paternity test ordered for Anna Nicole's baby

Paternity test orderedfor Anna Nicole's baby
LOS ANGELES -- Anna Nicole Smith was ordered Thursday to bring her infant daughter to California for paternity tests sought by a former boyfriend who claims he is the father of the child, the man's publicist said in a statement.
"Los Angeles Superior Court has ruled today that Anna Nicole Smith and 3-month-old baby daughter Dannielynn are ordered to submit to paternity testing," read the statement from Luck Media & amp; Marketing Inc.
Smith's ex-boyfriend, Larry Birkhead, welcomed the ruling.
"Christmas has come early, and I thank God that I will soon have the opportunity to prove that I am the father ... and eventually hold her in my arms," Birkhead said in the statement.
Smith's attorney, Ron Rale, would not deny or confirm the ruling.
A Superior Court spokeswoman declined to confirm the order, saying paternity cases are confidential.
"I believe there is not an issue about Anna's willingness or unwillingness to submit to testing," Rale said. "Any kind of allegation that she's blatantly refusing DNA tests is off the mark and not an accurate depiction of the legal process at this time."
Smith, 38, was in San Francisco on Dec. 15 for a hearing in her battle for a share of the fortune left by her late husband, oil tycoon J. Howard Marshall III. It was the first time the reality TV star and former Playboy playmate had been back in the United States since the death of her son, Daniel, and the birth of her daughter in September.
Lopez, ex-husbandhave competing shows
NEW YORK -- Cris Judd has a new dancing show. So does Jennifer Lopez. So how does Judd feel competing with his ex-wife?
"I would never wish for something to be a failure," the 37-year-old dancer-choreographer told AP Television in a recent interview.
"Everyone's trying to get by and everyone's trying to do their best and you can only hope for the best and you can wish for the best for someone," he continued. "So, hopefully both shows will be successful and they can both coincide and we'll have a great time."
Judd's show is the reality competition "Dirty Dancing" on the Women's Entertainment cable channel, airing Wednesdays at 10 p.m. Lopez is producing MTV's "DanceLife," about six aspiring dancers struggling to make it. The eight-episode series premieres Jan. 15 at 10:30 p.m.
'Good Will Hunting'director is arrested
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Filmmaker Gus Van Sant has been arrested here on a drunken driving charge, police said.
Sgt. Brian Schmautz, Portland Police Bureau spokesman, said Van Sant, 54, was arrested at 1:48 a.m. Thursday. A breath test showed a blood-alcohol level of 0.19 percent, Schmautz said. That's more than twice the state limit, 0.08 percent.
An officer saw that the headlights on Van Sant's vehicle weren't on, Schmautz said. Van Sant, who lives in Portland, had bloodshot eyes and slurred speech, smelled of alcohol and failed the sobriety tests, Schmautz said.
Calls to his film company seeking comment were not immediately returned.
Van Sant directed such films as "My Own Private Idaho," "Drugstore Cowboy," "Good Will Hunting" and "Finding Forrester." Several of his films have been set in Oregon, including "Elephant," about a high-school shooting, which won the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 2003. He has been filming "Paranoid Park" in and around the city.
Today's birthdays
Actor Gerald S. O'Loughlin is 85. Actor Ronnie Schell is 75. Emperor Akihito of Japan is 73. Actor James Stacy is 70. Rock musician Jorma Kaukonen is 66. Rock musician Ron Bushy is 65. Actor-comedian Harry Shearer is 63. Actress Susan Lucci is 60. Singer-musician Adrian Belew is 57. Rock musician Dave Murray (Iron Maiden) is 50. Singer Terry Weeks is 43. Rock singer Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam) is 42. Actor Corey Haim is 35. Rock musician Jamie Murphy is 31. Actress Estella Warren is 28.