Court documents are “documented”. Testimony under oath is not ONE article by an unnamed source. You might want to turn from that fact, but it is a fact non the less.
Detox
http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/02/21/people_late_great/main2497480.shtml
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,251670,00.html
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=227351
The celebrity photographer has also claimed Smith entered Cedars Sinai Hospital for a detox program in Los Angeles in April 2006 and was discharged on May 5.
The allegations are contained in court documents Birkhead’s lawyers have lodged in his bid to assume custody of Dannielynn from competing “father” and Smith’s partner Howard Stern.
Following her Live8 Slurred display in Dec which was so bad they sued.. she shows up in nothing but her undies! Then doesn’t even show up at her own premiere! Very possible she was on her way to detox one drug or bender at a time.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/category?blogid=7&cat=200&o=70
As a result, Smith was a no-show at the premiere for “Illegal Aliens,” which she stars in and helped fund.
Meanwhile, the actress’ mental state has been questioned again in America after she appeared for one TV interview to promote her new film wearing just her underwear — and slurring her answers.
The out of control history is there. You either close your eyes to it or see it. She started out with 3 DUI’s in 1989!
Puking at awards shows. Zonked at almost every event she attended year after year. She lost Guess Jeans contract because of her out of control problem. It it went on year after year, OD’s, comas and near death several times including near her near drowning. Even her early case with Maria drugs were involved. 1995 docs feared brain damage!
Redding
“She has had a history, unfortunately, of... abusing the prescription medications,” he added, telling Tracy Smith, “I think she overdosed on prescription medication... From the very first time we met her in 1991, she was having that problem: took pills to go to sleep, pills to get up, pills for any little pain. She was like a hypochondriac. She abused them. She was on 20 different medications that I knew about.”
So yes, I think she was a mess for years. There was more than one person that wasn’t surprised she died from drugs and one that said he was just surprised she wasn’t dead 10 years ago.
I don’t view any of her circle straight, narrow, and sober. Never said I did. But it doesn’t change the FACTS: Anna was addicted for years regardless of when, who entered or left her life. It is a miracle she didn’t kill herself! Actually, I think they got tired of waiting for her to succeed is my perspective. The clock was ticking.. Daniel was turning 21, and Anna had become useless. She was a risk even, a threat her habit would risk her losing the cash cow in a paternity suit, she had to go. Time will tell if it was a perfect murder.
Saw a show where it took 20 years to change an ‘accident’ to a homicide, they got a conviction. This week they exhumed Kathleen Savio after a three year ‘accident’. There is always hope.
all of your links say the same thing - “the boyfriend says” —many articles, citing ‘allegations’ from one source, no cooberating ‘official’ or ‘disinterested party’ source - I want someone other than LB - so we can determine why, methadone was prescribed for her during her visit and what the purpose of the iv’s were.
testimony given in court doesn’t mean it’s the truth - LB testified he didnt’ make any money after Daniel’s death and that any money was from his ‘own’ photographs and interviews - seems to me, he forgot to mention Splash in January or ongoing negotiations with MSNBC for a cool mil or the big bucks for the ‘goodnite anna baby’ bravo thing or the negotiations for OK! photoshoot. did he defer payment or contract signing until after testifying to stretch the truth? stretching the truth is lying. HKS testified he only smoked pot in high school - that was a fat whopper, too if Moe or Jackie or HKS’s red eyes and slurring are to be believed.
Nobody’s arguing that Anna had a history of drug abuse prior to meeting HKS. Of course I realize that. We all realize that. And I’ve never seen anyone “pretend” she didn’t. but focusing on Anna’ past drug use in 93, or 95 or 96 is useless effort - it doesn’t explain her death, her son’s death, or why over 8,000 pills were prescribed by KE in 6 months’ time. To me, it’s irrevelant background noise - an excuse for LB, HK and KE (and anyone else benefiting in any way from said pills) to hide behind.
as far as appearing in ‘undies’ - wasn’t it actually her ‘costume’ from the movie, IA, complete with striped socks? Waist-high grannie drawers of a thick material. Not fruit-of-the-looms. more ‘stage’ than ‘under pants’ imo. Wasn’t it HKS’s job to make sure Anna was portrayed in the best light? So why didn’t he? I know there were a lot of hairdressers, but I don’t recall anyone being called her ‘stylist’. and Apparently nobody around Anna was much into age-appropriate wardrobe - most of her dresses looked like tacky Mustang Ranch negligee theme hand-me-downs - I can just imagine Tim Gunn going thru her closet! ;)