Posted on 09/20/2006 10:12:53 AM PDT by Ganymede
Anna Nicole Smith's representatives have allegedly secured more than £318,000 for the last pictures of her dead son.
The former Playmate posed with tragic Daniel and his new sister in a Bahamian maternity ward the night before he was found dead.
Daniel, 20, was discovered slumped in a chair at the hospital on September 10.
Authorities in the Caribbean have launched an inquiry into the sudden death of Daniel, who was known to be taking anti-depressants at the time.
Smith's representatives and her photo agent Getty Images have reportedly been paid the cash by a US magazine and TV shows.
In Touch magazine paid a reported £212,000 for the print exclusive.
And the Paramount-produced television shows 'Entertainment Tonight' and 'The Insider' allegedly paid an estimated £132,000 for the TV rights.
"There is an incredible amount of emotion attached to this story and the photos, and our story will be a tribute to Daniel's life as well as a celebration of it," an In Touch spokesman said.
"I'm told that Anna Nicole has vague plans to use a portion of the money for a Daniel Smith memorial and it wasn't clear yesterday what percentage of the proceeds Getty is taking as a commission," a New York Daily News columnist wrote.
Anna Nicole Smith has still not been seen publicly since the sudden death of her son.
A spokesman for Paramount Television did not make a comment.
I will say that the few times I watched her pathetic show, he seemed a bit shy about being on camera.
On the ANS reality show, he seemed quiet and like a good kid. He just always seemed to want to be away from the camera (playing a video game or something else). Like the cousin w/no teeth, there was an episode where ANS and company (Daniel, Howard, Kimmie and SweetiePie) were on a tropical island (the Bahamas?). The adults were doing shots of rum; DS was kindof at the end of the table in the corner. ANS put her shot glass in her cleavage and knocked it back...the look on his face was 'why am I here?' His lifestyle ($$$ aside) could explain the needs for anti-depressants. Still, the has to be heartbreaking for ANS. Such sorrow at what should be a happy time.
She is disgusting...she is pure trailer trash
I would think a last photo would be a private and cherished photo.
That is a really misleading title.
She believed the ad: It's better in the Bahamas!
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