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T/Y....yet not a single person in the media seems to get it...they’ve fallen for HKS...again....just like Nancy Grace did the other day after the DNA. People like HKS don’t change...he’s still the same SOB...and does nothing without a single reason...himself. Heck, I think even Greta said something about HKS morphing into a good guy and now he and LB cooperating ‘together’. ????? I thought she was smarter than that.

I truly believe, based on what OQ said about them coming to an agreement late yesterday, that LB and Vergie went into that hearing ‘thinking’ they had it all resolved. HKS threw the curve ball, completely blindsided them, and he will continue to do so so long as LB and Vergie continue to cooperate with each other.

That's the way I'm looking at it as well.

I view Stern saying that he was looking forward to working with Birkhead towards sole custody as nothing more then blackmail under the guise of goodwill and here's why:

As I understand it, there is a petition pending in the courts for custody since February by first Virgie, followed by Birkhead. Since Stern has made stipulations to his "gracious" offer not to contest, this leaves Birkhead unable to gain unfettered custody from Stern unless he refuses to negotiate with Arthur. Let's also not forget that part of the stipulation also includes Stern maintaining control of the estate. We at least know the latter is unacceptable to Arthur.

Stern also dangles an unprobated will that could be litigated indefinitely if Stern opted to really drag his heels and Birkhead knows it. There are remedies to that threat, but it's costly and a headache I'm sure Birkhead would rather avoid.

I predict a Bahamas court getting severely pissed off if Virgie and Larry don't come to terms and forcing decisions on all of them and personally, I hope it comes to that!

People forget that it's up to the court to make a decision here since the petitions are on the docket.

The court is asking Arthur and Birkhead to come up with a proposed agreement, without Stern. That development alone should tell people what the court thinks of Stern's stipulations. But ultimately, it will be the court who makes the final order, not Howard K. Stern.