Son: Father spent outside his income on Anna Nicole Smith

AP ^ | 12-28-01 | CHELSEA J. CARTER

[Oldeconomybuyer]

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) -- Anna Nicole Smith's late oil tycoon husband spent well outside his personal means to give the former Playboy playmate expensive gifts, his son testified Friday.

Pierce Marshall, 63, said his father was unable to pay for $1 million worth of Harry Winston jewels and tried unsuccessfully to pay for it with a business loan.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Gee, I wonder why her hubby overspent on her?

[hillary's_fat_a**]

I guess he had to take care of her jewels so she'd take care of his jewels....

[tomakaze]

RE:Gee, I wonder why her hubby overspent on her?

[derisive snort] I've met classier broads in Carson City.

[ken5050]

What's funny about this is that the son would rather that the government get the money, than poor ole ANS.....look, do the math.....a $400 million estate would be taxed at about a 60% combined rate ( fed and state)...very round figures.....but if it goes to her, it qualifies under the unlimited marital deduction....no taxes due........

[Robert_Paulson2]

it was the old codger's fortune... he could spend it on whomever he chose... and leave it to them as well... I for one would have left it ALL... lock stock and barrel to the blonde with the assets... not the brat with the covetousness of heart condition.

That anna was a gold digger can be debated with vigor till the sun dies, but the fact is the old man GAVE it to her, SHE GAVE it (whatever he wanted IT to be) to him... and junior(ette) is out in the cold. A disgruntled child of a former, likely also disgruntled spouse. TOO damn bad.

Nobody said it was fair, or even supposed to be. Too bad for the idiot brat.

Go Anna.

[Prodigal Son]

I've always wondered about this particular case. Did she sleep with him or just tease him? If she did, his "gifts" to her in his will speak wonders for one aspect of her assets. If she didn't... hmmmm. That's a good set of blue ones.

[isthisnickcool]

Oh yea, that's normal.....

[codebreaker]

She was sleeping with the bodyguards, according to Inside Edition who caught them on tape.

[Prodigal Son]

Hmmmm. So he bequeaths her all that money because she was throwing it in another direction? It just goes to justify some of my personal theories... You sure that wasn't no Ritz cracker? (extra credit question)

[Xenalyte]

Damn, that was a good cracker!

[TommyC1]

I'm with you. I think the old man knew EXACTLY what he was doing--causing his son big time trouble. Anna deserves every cent. Go Anna.

[Prodigal Son]

Damn, that was a good cracker!

You get a smiley face on today's report- ;-)

[Xenalyte]

Okay, let's try another one so I can go for the gold star.

[SteamshipTime]

True love! (Sniff)

[Captain Shady]

I agree .Let the old guy do with his money as he pleases.

[ken5050]

OK, I'll bite.... (g)

[Rocko]

Love means never having to say you overspent...

[lawdude]

"so she'd take care of his jewels...."

Yup. He had a one-carrot jewel, and she polished his carrot every night!

[Prodigal Son]

Okay, let's try another one so I can go for the gold star.

Ok, for a gold star name the film starring Sue Sarandon, Catherine Deneuve and David Bowie that the above picture reminds me of (post #7).

[Cooter]

Eddie Murphy "Delirious".