Anna Nicole Smith has died according to ABC News

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Anna Nicole Smith collapsed in her hotel room at the Hard Rock Cafe and Casino in Hollywood, Fla., and was rushed to a hospital on Thursday. A Hollywood, Fla., fire department spokesman told MSNBC TV that the actress was unresponsive when the rescue unit arrived on the scene.

Sources confirmed to Access Hollywood that Smith was transported to Memorial Regional Hospital shortly after 2 p.m. EST on Thursday. Access Hollywood also is reporting that Smith was intubated at the scene.

Officials told the Miami Herald, "it does not look good."

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A CLOSER LOOK: METHADONE
Painkiller is effective but can be deadly
By Mary Beckman

February 26, 2007

http://www.newsday.com/news/health/la-he-closer26feb26,0,471392.story?coll=ny-leadhealthnews-headlines

[sodpoodle]

Huge!

But I would not GIVE Stern anything - well, maybe a long prison term.

[spectre]

"Sources say Stern could be amenable to giving Birkhead what he needs to establish custody. We're told that in return, Stern wants ongoing control of Anna's estate and, once the estate is probated, continued involvement by becoming trustee for Dannielynn."

If this is true, Larry is in the drivers seat...NO DEAL!

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[stlnative]

I don't buy it... I bet Thompson pulled something out of that house that could do some real damage to Stern. Stern is sweating bullets now and he is just trying to kiss some butt because he is scared that he will end up prison. Opri won't let Birkhead make any deals that could end up hurting him or the baby in the long run. But it is good to know that Opri, Birkhead, and Thompson have Stern by the gonads!

Tic Tic Tic... your time is running out Stern and you know it.

[sodpoodle]

Absolutely!

If Larry and Howard join hands and walk into the sunset - I will put my tinfoil hat on and rethink the whole bizarro story........

[TexKat]

after Krista Barth, Stern's lawyer, removed a styrofoam cup of water that rested on the witness stand as Birkhead testified in the Anna Nicole burial hearing.

Would that not somehow be illegal.

That does not sound like acceptable procedure.

Krista Barth needs her assets kicked anyway.

[stlnative]

All Stern is doing now is plead bargaining off the table with the people who have him by the gonads.

[stlnative]

No it is not illegal - but the DNA testing still needs done under a official controlled environment so that it would stand up in a court.

[stlnative]

FOX News just showed some footage of Larry, Larry's sister and Opri in the Bahamas as they arrived there over the weekend.

[uncitizen]

You're not the only one who doesn't understand the system. Especially since we're dealing with another country and this is not the typical criminal trial we would watch on CourtTV.

We all take comments from others and try to get more info and form ideas about what really went down. We have so many theories. Keep putting your thoughts out there. Sometimes even something so seemingly unimportant as earlobes becomes important. ;-)

[TexKat]

No it is not illegal - but the DNA testing still needs done under a official controlled environment so that it would stand up in a court.

So what would the purpose serve if you could not present it in a court of law other than for ones own knowledge.

Would the test results have turned around so quickly, as in express service?

[maggief]

Not sure ... if HK$ has learned from DNA testing on the styrofoam cup that Larry is the father now is HK$ theoretically holding Dannielynn for ransom?

[sodpoodle]

"All Stern is doing now is plea bargaining off the table with the people who have him by the gonads."
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I'm hoping you're right - Larry wants his daughter - Howie wants the Marshall money.

Have said it before - Stern is a wannabe "DEADBEAT DAD"

[toldyou]

"The comments to the story are the best part!"

I stayed up so late last night reading those comments. They are priceless!

[A Citizen Reporter]

Not sure if this will be important in the future or not, but the name of the former attorney for Virgie in the Bahamas is Marion McCartney. He is being interviewed on Court TV right now, saying that in the Bahamas the baby's DNA test does not determine paternity.

He is also saying that HKS is probably not in the Bahamas legally, and that we may end up in a situation where HKS has to return to the US, and Dannielynn stays in the Bahamas.

[sodpoodle]

He is also saying that HKS is probably not in the Bahamas legally, and that we may end up in a situation where HKS has to return to the US, and Dannielynn stays in the Bahamas.
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Virgie got good advice with that injunction. She can go to the Bahamas and stay in Thompson's house with Dannielyn, or request custody as proven next-of-kin (?)

This is a page turner.

[uncitizen]

"Sources say Stern could be amenable to giving Birkhead what he needs to establish custody. We're told that in return, Stern wants ongoing control of Anna's estate and, once the estate is probated, continued involvement by becoming trustee for Dannielynn."

If this is a Stern ploy to paint Birkhead as really being interested in the money and not just the baby it'll backfire. Sterns already the one who looks like the one who's after the money and this would make him look even more suspicious. Why would Stern give up the baby but want to maintain control her estate? Did he ever think that the real father, Birkhead, might want to hire a different lawyer?

[uncitizen]

The upper lip and the way her mouth turns down is like LB's too.

[Texas_shutterbug]

"He is also saying that HKS is probably not in the Bahamas legally, and that we may end up in a situation where HKS has to return to the US, and Dannielynn stays in the Bahamas."

After a while, wouldn't that be considered abandonment? :)

[TexKat]

A letter left to Anna Nicole Smith sits among the flowers and teddy bears left as an informal memorial to her in front of the house where Anna Nicole Smith lived in Nassau, Bahamas, Sunday, Feb. 25, 2007. Court battle will continue on Monday over who has custody of her body and baby. (AP Photo/J. Pat Carter)

Ben Gores, a tourist off a cruise ship from Minneapolis, stands on the crumbling wall across the street to take photos of the house where Anna Nicole Smith lived in Nassau, Bahamas, Sunday, Feb. 25, 2007. Cab drivers are charging $20 per person to drive out to the house. (AP Photo/J. Pat Carter)

An unidentified woman peers between the gates to the ocean-front home 'Horizons,' where flowers have been left for the late Anna Nicole Smith in Nassau, Bahamas, February 24, 2007. The property has become a hot attraction for tourists on sightseeing tours. REUTERS/Hans Deryk (UNITED STATES)

Howard K. Stern (R) walks from his vehicle to the front door of the ocean-front home 'Horizons' he shared with the late Anna Nicole Smith in Nassau, Bahamas, February 24, 2007. Stern is contesting ownership of the home as the developer attempts to reacquire the property. REUTERS/Hans Deryk (UNITED STATES)

A view of the entrance to the ocean-front home 'Horizons' that the late Anna Nicole Smith shared with partner Howard K. Stern in Nassau, Bahamas, February 24, 2007. Stern is contesting ownership of the home as the developer attempts to reacquire the property. REUTERS/Hans Deryk (UNITED STATES)

The truck that carried Howard K. Stern back to the Nassau home that he shared with Anna Nicole Smith backs into the driveway of the home Saturday, Feb. 24, 2007. (AP Photo/J. Pat Carter)

Howard K. Stern is seen through the window of a pickup truck that took him to the Nassau home that he shared with Anna Nicole Smith, Saturday, Feb. 24, 2007. (AP Photo/J. Pat Carter)

Carrie Gray of Niagara Falls, Canada, peers through the gates to video tape the ocean-front home 'Horizons' shared by the late Anna Nicole Smith and partner Howard K. Stern in Nassau, Bahamas, February 24, 2007. The property has become a hot attraction on the island for tourists and locals alike. REUTERS/Hans Deryk (UNITED STATES)

Deborah Palmer of Nassau (R) takes a photo of vacationers (L-R, rear) Debbie Phillips, Justina Tisdell and Sandra Coss of Orlando as they pose outside the gates to 'Horizons' in Nassau, Bahamas, February 24, 2007. The ocean-front property shared by the late Anna Nicole Smith and partner Howard K. Stern has become a popular sightseeing destination for both tourists and locals. REUTERS/Hans Deryk (UNITED STATES)

Bahamian taxi driver Charles Fowler shows the flyer he made to promote the tour around the house where Anna Nicole Smith lived in Nassau, Bahamas, Sunday, Feb. 25, 2007. Fowler is charging $20 per tourist off cruise ships to drive out to the house. (AP Photo/Andres Leighton)

Tourists from a cruise ship peer through the gates of the home of the late Anna Nicole Smith in Nassau, Bahamas February 25, 2007. The photo on the toy shows Smith with her son Daniel. Former Playboy centerfold Smith will be buried in the Bahamas after most of the parties feuding over her corpse reached a deal on Thursday to lay her to rest next to her dead son. REUTERS/Hans Deryk (UNITED STATES)

A small cross hangs on the gate in front of the house where Anna Nicole Smith lived in Nassau, Bahamas, Sunday, Feb. 25, 2007 as part of the informal memorial to her. Court battle will continue on Monday over who has custody of her body and baby. (AP Photo/J. Pat Carter