Overview
- Larry Birkhead told Entertainment Tonight this week that he and his family did not condone the biopic Trust Me, I’m a Doctor and that the project causes emotional distress for his daughter Dannielynn.
- The film adapts Dr. Sandeep Kapoor’s 2017 memoir, casts Abbie Cornish as Anna Nicole Smith and Kal Penn as Kapoor, and is scheduled to open on October 16.
- Birkhead said he previously confronted Kapoor about publicizing his version of events and has filed a formal complaint with the California Medical Board over the doctor’s participation in the movie.
- Kapoor was charged in connection with Smith’s prescriptions after her 2007 death but was acquitted at trial in 2010, and Kal Penn has said his role is an acting portrayal not a judgment of guilt.
- Legal options to stop dramatizations are limited so the complaint targets professional conduct, and the case could lead to a medical-board review and renewed media scrutiny before the film’s release.