Parties flew in from afar to lay claim to the body of former Playboy Playmate and reality TV star Anna Nicole Smith.

But after nearly a week of hearings, Broward (Fla.) Circuit Judge Larry Seidlin gave custody of the body to a Miami lawyer who didn’t even know he had a role in the case when Smith died in Hollywood two weeks ago.

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