Todd Bernstein was Anna Nicole Smith's limo driver and bodyguard.
In an exclusive interview Todd Bernstein, the former personal limo driver and bodyguard of Anna Nicole Smith, spoke out for the first time to INSIDE EDITION about his departed bombshell boss.
Bernstein, who worked for Anna Nicole for seven years, says he was present at the now infamous 2004 American Music Awards where Anna Nicole appeared on stage, apparently intoxicated.
"We were backstage and I told Howard something is going to happen here. She is going to go off and do something, and he just looked at me and looked at her and said 'just be cool,'" Bernstein said
Bernstein, who custom built a limo for Smith's reality show, says the former playmate's favorite seat in the limo was the one closest to the champagne glasses.
"Anna loved champagne,"" he said. "Good champagneCristal, Dom, it was always on hand."
He also said he has seen Anna Nicole go through half a hottle of vodka in an hour.
"Towards the end of the evenings... Anna would literally pass out in the back of the limousine and I would have to carry her upstairs," he said.
Bernstein also told INSIDE EDITION Anna engaged in several romantic relationships, including one with Larry Birkhead. "It was romantic absolutely, but there was this triangle of relationship where Howard was always peering in trying to protect her," he said.
Bernstein said he has received an invitation from Howard K. Stern to attend Anna Nicole Smith's funeral in the Bahamas and will be attending as he greatly misses what he considered his larger than life friend. "It was a partyeverything with her was a constant party."
http://www.insideedition.com/ourstories/inside_stories/story.aspx?storyid=616
FROM THE NEWS DESK: Another Anna Delay
by George Larrimore and McKay Heim
MYSTERIOUS DELAY: Word from South Florida this morning that we won't know the cause of Anna Nicole Smith's death for two weeks set off a flurry of phone calls, e-mails and questions, but very few answers. Originally the Toxicology and Autopsy reports were expected as early as today. Apparently the Seminole Police Department has come up with some fresh info in their investigation into her death, and they've told Dr. Joshua Perper to hold off a little longer. Could be nothing, could be a lot. There are also rumors that Federal agencies may be involved in a separate though related investigation. The FBI did tell us today they have no such investigation.
COPS WANT ANSWERS: And now we're told that, in a new interview with police yesterday, Howard Stern's former advocate (and Anna Nicole's bodyguard) Moe now claims Stern's movements the day of Anna's death were suspicious and "out of character." And he says, in the months leading up to Anna's death, Stern supplied her with prescription drugs.
DON'T ANSWER, IT'S HOWARD: Access Hollywood is reporting today that Howard K. Stern has been calling his ex-rival Larry Birkhead (and calling and calling and calling), apparently trying to work out some kind of deal regarding Dannielynn. Birkhead tells us he's having none of it.
http://www.accesshollywood.com/news/ah4402.shtml
Morning Doc. That donut looks good. But alas i gave up chocolate for Lent. Going down for more coffee now.