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In a savvy and lucrative media transaction that would have made her mother proud, 7-month-old Dannielynn Hope Marshall Stern quietly arranged to sell the exclusive first photos of herself posing with recently adopted biological father Larry Birkhead to OK! magazine (pictured on the front page of today's NY Post, cooing adorably on his belly). In the interview, Birkhead shed some light on what originally drove a wedge between the two lovers (hint: it rhymes with "rugs"), as well as demonstrated an amazing capacity for forgiveness towards his babymomma-hogging nemesis, Howard K. Stern:

Smith and Birkhead became estranged, he said, because she thought he wanted sole custody of the baby on account of her drug problem.

Birkhead also said in the OK! interview that his past nemesis Howard K. Stern, who previously claimed to be the baby's father, has been teaching him the ropes of parenting.

"He knows her likes and dislikes, and he's kind enough to help me out, he said."

He added of his old foe, "People blame a lot on him, but Anna had her own mind, too."

As to be expected from any hopeful story of sworn tabloid enemies making amends, naysayers have been lining up to call foul, alleging, as Fox 411 does, that Birkhead and Stern are now working in cahoots to cash in on their million-dollar pooping machine. Then there's a National Enquirer report, titled "WORLD EXCLUSIVE: LARRY BIRKHEAD'S SECRET GAY LOVER TELLS ALL!" which, without delving too deeply into the nature of its scurrilous content, makes some bold accusations about the nursery-decorating-obsessed impregnator's past. Larry has reportedly hired Scary Hollywood Lawyer Martin Singer to sue over such stories; in the meantime, however, we'd encourage you not to allow a few dark, cynical storm clouds to ruin a perfectly joyous baby-tossing parade.