(But even Anna didn't deserve all this misery!)
Sad it seems she was in turmoil her whole life
Rip
I smell suicide
Whoa, On Fox they've just been saying she was found unresponsive, not that she has died.
Even when she was behaving crazily, there was always something very pitiable about her. Sad life-may she rest in peace.
Strange situation. Somewhat Monroe-esque in ways.
Well. They come in 3's. Who will be the other 2 large breasted, drug induced, ego maniacs?
"Meanwhile, the paternity of her now 5-month-old daughter remained a matter of dispute."
Isn't this girl now rich as all get out?
(But even Anna didn't deserve all this misery!)
Witnesses say that Ms. Smith was reportedly babbling and muttering incoherently, but no one saw anything out of the ordinary until she collapsed.
Yeah. I feel pity for that person, glad that I am not her. Just another example of fame and fortune not being the key to happiness.
Mother said Marilyn got more publicity than her 'talent' deserved, and I'll say the same to my children about this woman, if they ever ask.
I heard on the radio she was found unresponsive in a hotel room, and just couldn't figure out why that was news.
We seem to have an abundance of cold SOB's on FR that like to kick 'em when they're down. Smith obviously had her share of personal problems and controversy but doesn't deserve the treatment some are giving her here. I hope she finds the peace she deserves in the next life that she didn't find in this world. Terribly sad. RIP.
Now all eyes will be on that baby girl of hers and it all passes on. So sad. God bless her soul, may she find peace in death.
Too bad.
I always liked her.
She was most men's idea of a real mature woman like Marilyn Monroe and not the skinny skeleton women that you mostly see today portrayed as the fashinon role-model for young women.
WHERE are the PICS????
"She was due to check out tomorrow..." but she checked out today.
ap article Update
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Anna Nicole Smith collapses, dies at 39
Suzette Laboy, Associated Press Writer
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070208/ap_en_tv/anna_nicole_smith
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. - Anna Nicole Smith, the voluptuous former Playboy centerfold who married an octogenarian billionaire and waged a legal battle for his fortune all the way to the Supreme Court, died Thursday after collapsing at a hotel. She was 39.
The blond bombshell — who recently became tabloid fodder all over again after the sudden, apparently drug-related death of her 20-year-old son — was stricken while staying at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino and was rushed to a hospital.
Edwina Johnson, chief investigator of the Broward County Medical Examiner's Office, said the cause of death was under investigation and an autopsy would be done on Friday.
A private nurse called 911 after finding Smith unresponsive in her sixth-floor room, said Seminole Police Chief Charlie Tiger. He said Smith's bodyguard administered cardiopulmonary resuscitation about an hour before she was declared dead.
Through the '90s and into the new century, Smith was famous for being famous, a pop-culture punchline because of her up-and-down weight, her exaggerated curves, her little-girl voice, her ditzy-blonde persona, and her over-the-top revealing outfits.
The curvaceous Texas-born Smith was a topless dancer at strip club before she entered her photos in a search contest and made the cover of Playboy magazine in 1992, captivating readers with her Marilyn Monroe looks. She became Playboy's playmate of the year in 1993.
She was also signed to a contract with Guess jeans, appearing in TV commercials, billboards and magazine ads.
In 1994, she married 89-year-old oil tycoon J. Howard Marshall II, the head of oil-based Koch Industries, which is part of a family fortune worth at least $400 million. He died in 1995 at age 90, setting off a feud with her former stepson, E. Pierce Marshall, over whether she had a right to his estate.
A federal court in California awarded Smith $474 million. That was later overturned. But in May, the U.S. Supreme Court revived her case, ruling that she deserved another day in court in her battle with her former stepson.
The stepson died June 20 at age 67. But the family said the court fight would continue.
More recently, Smith's ballooning figure and up-and-down weight became a subject of public fascination. But she lost a reported 69 pounds and became a spokeswoman for TrimSpa, a weight-loss supplement.
She starred in her own reality TV series, "The Anna Nicole Show," in 2002-04. Cameras followed her around as she sparred with her lawyer, hung out with her personal assistant and interior decorator, and cooed at her poodle, Sugar Pie. She also appeared in movies, performing a bit part in "The Hudsucker Proxy" in 1994.
After news came of Smith's death, G. Eric Brunstad Jr., the lawyer who represented Marshall, said in a statement: "We're very shocked by the news and extend the deepest condolences to her family."
Smith's son, Daniel Smith, died Sept. 10 in his mother's hospital room in the Bahamas, just days after she gave birth to a daughter.
An American medical examiner hired by the family, Cyril Wecht, said he had methadone and two antidepressants in his system when he died. Low levels of the three drugs interacted to cause an accidental death, Wecht said. Last month, a Bahamas magistrate scheduled a formal inquiry into the death for March 27.
Meanwhile, the paternity of her now 5-month-old daughter remained a matter of dispute. The birth certificate lists Dannielynn's father as attorney Howard K. Stern, Smith's most recent companion. Smith's ex-boyfriend Larry Birkhead was waging a legal challenge, saying he was the father.
Debra Opri, the attorney who filed his paternity suit, said Birkhead "is devastated. He is inconsolable, and we are taking steps now to protect the DNA testing of the child. The child is our number one priority."
She was born Vickie Lynn Hogan on Nov. 28, 1967, in Houston, one of six children of Donald Eugene and Virgie Hart Hogan. She married Bill Smith in 1985, giving birth to Daniel before divorcing two years later.
"From my professional exposure to Anna Nicole, I can say she was always personable, down to earth and driven. All in all, a joy to have as a client," said Wayne Munroe, her Bahamian lawyer who has overseen the aftermath of her son's mysterious death in Nassau.
Nancy Grace and Greta van Sustern are already breathless over the thought of their respective shows tonight.