Anna Nicole Smith’s ex Larry Birkhead said retired against nan upcoming movie “Trust Me, I’m a Doctor,” which tells nan communicative of Dr. Sandeep Kapoor, who was implicated successful Smith’s 2007 death.
“We perfectly entity to immoderate of Anna Nicole’s, my life, my daughter’s life being utilized successful a movie,” Birkhead told “Entertainment Tonight” successful a caller interview.
“And being made characters retired of personification [who] was a expert that supposedly group were expected to trust.”
“Trust Me, I’m a Doctor” is based connected Kapoor’s 2017 book, successful which he specifications his acquisition being Smith’s superior expert earlier her supplier overdose astatine property 39.
Kapoor was charged pinch illegally funneling excessive medicine narcotics to nan Playboy model, but he was acquitted pursuing a 2010 trial. Kal Penn is playing Kapoor successful nan film.
Birkhead, who dated Smith from 2003 to 2006 and is nan begetter of her 19-year-old daughter, Dannielynn, told “ET” he tried to extremity Kapoor from making nan caller biopic.
“I really person had conversations pinch this expert and his representatives. I warned them astir nan harm and nan affectional distress that this puts connected not conscionable myself but also, astir importantly, Dannielynn, and really this could effect her and nan things that she sees,” nan 53-year-old photographer shared.
Birkhead besides noted Smith’s communicative “has been done respective times” before, including a “Law & Order” section and a 2013 Lifetime movie starring Agnes Bruckner.
Abbie Cornish, who plays Smith successful “Trust Me, I’m a Doctor,” doesn’t person Birkhead’s stamp of approval, either.
“I’m judge she’s astir apt a bully woman and a awesome actress. But I don’t deliberation she rather embodied Anna Nicole,” Birkhead stated. “And that’s not really an onslaught connected her.”
Want much personage and popular civilization news?
Start your time pinch Page Six Daily.
Thanks for signing up!
“I person yet to spot personification who really embodied nan tone and nan looks and nan persona of Anna Nicole,” he added.
Birkhead revealed he’s moreover taken ineligible action to extremity nan biopic’s release.
“I person revenge a title pinch nan California Medical Board complete Dr. Kapoor’s information successful this movie,” nan begetter of 1 said. “I’m conscionable going to fto nan process, you know, play itself out, and spot what they person to opportunity astir that.”
As for Dannielynn, Birkhead said his girl “had immoderate prime words” astir her mother’s communicative being exploited by Kapoor.
“I don’t wanna speak for her connected this, but she had immoderate prime words for this expert and this project,” he said.
Birkhead besides explained that while Dannielynn is complete 18, his occupation arsenic her dada is still “to proceed to protect her daily.”
“Trust Me, I’m a Doctor” will beryllium released successful theaters connected Oct. 16.
Welcome to nan Page Six Community!
Our organization is astir connecting group done unfastened and thoughtful conversations. We want our readers to stock their views and speech ideas successful a safe space.
In bid to do so, we've created a elemental group of rules that will amended your experience.
Simply put, support it civil.
Your station will/might beryllium rejected if it contains:
- Spam
- Insults, profanity, incoherent, obscene aliases inflammatory connection and threats of immoderate kind
- Attacks connected nan personality of different commenters aliases nan article's author
User accounts will/might beryllium blocked if we notice:
- Continuous attempts to re-post comments that person been antecedently moderated/rejected
- Racist, sexist, aliases homophobic comments
- Attempts aliases strategies that put nan tract information astatine risk
So, really tin you beryllium a powerfulness user?
- Stay connected taxable and stock your passion. Feel free to elaborate to get your constituent across.
- 'Like' aliases 'Dislike' erstwhile you are filled pinch emotions!
- Protect your community. Use nan study instrumentality to alert america erstwhile personification breaks nan rules.
Thanks for reference our organization guidelines. Don't forget, state of reside is not nan state of reach!