The gravy train carrying litigious salon-goer (like, even more than chicks, I bet) Larry Birkhead came to an abrupt halt recently, when OK! magazine severed ties with the famous father amid rumors of Birkhead's underhanded custody dealings with supposed foe Howard K Stern.

"My biggest fear is that Larry and Howard may have tricked us all," editor Sarah Ivens said in a statement yesterday. It is strongly rumored that "Blonde Ambition," written by Rita Cosby, will indicate the two men, who both claimed to father the baby, struck a backroom deal.

"The newly obtained allegations are detailed, shocking and potentially incriminating," the magazine's publicist said.

Sorry, Ivens, but if you're just now learning that Larry Birkhead and Howard K Stern (and Anna Nicole Smith, for that matter) "tricked us all," you deserved to get duped.

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