James Brown's grown-up children refused to be part of a TV tribute to the late soul legend on CNN show Larry King Live on Wednesday night when they discovered his widow would be taking part.

A judge is to rule on a request by an ex-boyfriend of Anna Nicole Smith to order the former Playboy Playmate and her baby daughter to come to California to paternity test the child.

The question of whether DNA testing can be done on Anna Nicole Smith’s baby remains unanswered, according to a lawyer involved in the paternity suit.

A paternity battle is brewing over US model Anna Nicole Smith’s new baby, with two men both claiming to be the father of the girl.