A Los Angeles judge ruled yesterday that 18-month old Dannielynn will be Anna Nicole Smith's sole heir. Naturally, the little girl has 16.5 more years before she can legally get her hands on any of mama's moolah – and hopefully by then, the courts will have worked out J. Howard Marshall's estate – which means papa Birkhead will have more than a decade and a half to loot her trust. [TMZ, People]

Larry Birkhead's decision to let Entertainment Tonight and The Insider's cameras into the hospital when Dannielynn undergoes surgery to correct a cross-eye has nothing to do with profit motive, silly! Rather, he wants the CBS Studios' tabloid shows there is to clear up rumors that his daughter's medical problem isn't a result of Anna Nicole Smith's drug use, but a genetic trait. Money won't change hands, he swears. [P6]

CHILDREN PROVIDE A GOOD WAY TO GAIN EXPOSURE IN THE MEDIA Little Dannielynn Smith is cross-eyed, her father, Larry Birkhead, tells Entertainment Tonight. What goes unsaid: Larry Birkhead is available for endorsements, speaking engagements and cover shoots. [People]