Call Him Gay and He'll Make You Pay

Anna Nicole Smith's former lawyer and alleged lover, Howard K. Stern, is suing mad!

Remember the gay 'claims' hurled at Stern in that Anna Nicole tell-all book?

Well, he says he knows who concocted the homo lies.

He blames the sister of Anna Nicole's ex-boyfriend, Jackie Hatten, and Larry Birkhead's former bodyguard, Mark Speer.

Stern has just filed a suit against the two for defamation and is asking for unspecified damages.

Too bad he wasn't proven to be Danni Lynne's poppa.

Bet it kills him to see Larry Birkhead enjoying the little one's inheritance!