Prinz von Asshat, otherwise known as Frederick von Anhalt and "possible father" of Dannielynn Smith, is suing Bill O'Reilly for defamation of character. Apparently O'Reilly called von Asshat a "fraud" on the air, and the Prince didn't like being called that.

According to a transcript posted on the Fox News Channel Website, O'Reilly did indeed use the F-word with regard to von Anhalt's paternity claim.

"Look, this guy's a fraud. We know he's a fraud," O'Reilly was quoted as saying. "His credibility...is finished."

In his court documents, filed Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior Court, von Anhalt claims O'Reilly's "false and/or defamatory" words "directly injure[d] his reputation in a substantial portion of his community."

As a result, he is seeking the princely sum of at least $10 million in damages.

The lawsuit also names Fox News Channel as a defendant. A Fox spokesperson said Thursday that the network had not yet seen the suit and therefore could not comment on it.

Prinz Frederick von Anhalt is one of the legions of men who came forward to claim paternity of Anna Nicole Smith's baby after Smith died in February. He claims that he carried on a 10 year affair with the former Playboy model. Unfortunately evn Prince Asshat's wife, Zsa Zsa Gabor says he's full of it, and that he is a compulsive media hound.

Apparently this is his only gambit for name recognition and attention that has really ever paid off for him. No one had ever heard of him until about 30 days ago. He's not even a real Prince, as his name might suggest.

Wikipedia says that he was born Hans Robert Lichtenberg, and was adopted in 1980 by Princess Marie Auguste of Anhalt. He took the name Frédéric Prinz von Anhalt when he was adopted. Wikipedia goes on to say "the adoption and name change did not confer any title or nobility, though this is often assumed by various media outlets unfamiliar with the technicalities of the adoption and which, therefore, frequently refer to him incorrectly as a prince."

Well that clears that up.

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