HOLLYWOOD - Anna Nicole Smith will be forced to have her baby daughter undergo paternity tests, after a Los Angeles court yesterday ordered her to return to the city.
The former model's one-time boyfriend, photojournalist Larry Birkhead, is challenging claims from Smith's partner and attorney Howard K. Stern that he's the baby's dad.

His publicist released a statement reading: "Los Angeles Superior Court has ruled today that Anna Nicole Smith and three-month-old baby daughter Dannie Lynn are ordered to submit to paternity testing."

Birkhead added, "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."

Smith's attorney Ron Rale would not deny or confirm the ruling.

I think Larry's the Dad, but the test will determine that. This had not been Nicole's year, with the heartbreak of losing her son. As dippy as Nicole can be, I've always liked her.

No matter what happens, it'll be a lose-lose situation for the baby. I mean, it's not like I can see Anna and Larry getting along while Dannie Lynn is growing up or anything. Mess.