Prince Von Anhalt Does a 180 Degree Turn Around on Nancy Grace

As more and more strange news reports and rumors surround the untimely demise of tabloid queen, Anna Nicole Smith, Nancy Grace decided to interview Zsa Zsa Gabor's husband, Prince Frederick von Anhalt, on her CNN show. Von Anhalt also made an appearance on Bill O'Reilly's show where he agreed to come back and take a lie detector test at some future point.

The Nancy Grace interview began with the Prince putting his hostess at ease since she was obviously having a problem with continually having to call him Prince von Anhalt. He told her to just call him 'Frederick.'

Nancy had the Associated Press clipping in her hand where Prince von Anhalt publicly announced his claim of an affair with the late Anna Nicole, and disclosed the possibility that he may be the father of Anna Nicole's daughter, 5 month old Dannielynn.

Despite previously bragging about his relationship with Anna Nicole and saying that having an affair with her was "the top," 'Frederick' now did an almost complete about-face. He told Nancy Grace that he did not want to comment on the possibility that he might be the father of the child nor did he want to admit on the air that he had an affair with Anna Nicole.

Frederick said that when he was first married to Miss Gabor, he went on a trip to Germany and when he came back, Zsa Zsa asked him if he had been unfaithful. He told his wife not to ask him that question because he "would lie every time," unwittingly confirming characterizations currently circulating which describe him as a person "who likes to fabricate things."

Another area where the Prince's veracity has been questioned is his age: He claims to be 59 while the German press puts him in his mid 70s. From his appearance, it would seem that the German press is telling the truth about that.

Nancy Grace asked him why he didn't come forward with his paternity claim before Anna Nicole's demise. Prince von Anhalt said there was no need for him to come forward. He said that if Anna Nicole had not died, 'they' still would not talk about it and 'it' would remain a secret.

He further indicated that he had information that he would disclose if it appeared to him that Dannielynn would end up in the custody of either Larry Birkhead or Howard K. Stern. This was one of the only things that Prince von Anhalt seemed to sure about -- that neither Birkhead nor Stern is the child's father. He says that neither man was with her when she conceived the child.

Nancy Grace wanted to know whether Frederick had contributed any child support for Dannielynn. Prince von Anhalt said that again there was no need for him to do so since Anna Nicole had enough money to support the child.

Finally, Miss Grace asked him if he planned to raise the child if it could be proven that he was the father. Prince von Anhalt replied that unfortunately, he could not raise Dannielynn because his 90 year old wife, Zsa Zsa, was in a wheelchair and he had to take care of her. He said he just wants to make sure Dannielynn is well taken care of.

Ronald Jason Palmieri, who is the longtime attorney for Gabor and von Anhalt, has gone on record to say: "I believe the odds of him ending up to be the parent of this child are remote to none." Palmieri also said that he spoke with Miss Gabor regarding the matter, and that she said in her inimitable fashion: "Ron dahling, do you believe this? It's so embarrassing."