Anna Nicole Smith dies

[JayJay 4]

Noooo waaaayy! Holy cow - I have to go to the post office, but when I come back I am going to do some serious research...how screwed up is that? Didn't she just have a baby? Man I am sad to hear that - that's sad

[Sinergy 3]

Its sad, i feel sorry for the daughter she left behind.

I do wonder if she commited suicide. just a thought. after everything thats happened and now her husband being said to of killed her son. depression can cause you to do many things

[Heracles 417]

I cannot believe it..

[derekkj 0]

Its sad, i feel sorry for the daughter she left behind.

I do wonder if she commited suicide. just a thought. after everything thats happened and now her husband being said to of killed her son. depression can cause you to do many things

My first thought as well. Actually Derek and I were watching Entertainment Tonight last night and out of the blue Derek said, "I think she is going to commit suicide and soon." Didn't think it would be this soon though!

[heishe 2]

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,250663,00.html

That Stern guy is suspected in Daniel's death, but probably not really. Or something.

[Sinergy 3]

Its sad, i feel sorry for the daughter she left behind.

I do wonder if she commited suicide. just a thought. after everything thats happened and now her husband being said to of killed her son. depression can cause you to do many things

My first thought as well. Actually Derek and I were watching Entertainment Tonight last night and out of the blue Derek said, "I think she is going to commit suicide and soon." Didn't think it would be this soon though!

Me and my husband were watching it too, and i even stated to my hubby that she looked super depressed. and my husband said " watch her kill herself"

It is sad tho

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,250663,00.html

That Stern guy is suspected in Daniel's death, but probably not really. Or something.

Thats whats been on the news for the last week, thats what i think could be a breaking point for her IF it were to be suicide.

[Mary Lou 682]

Totally shocked.......

[Thingee 0]

Press conference any minute...they're prepping mics.

[MichelleandCraig 1]

Wow this is shocking....never been a huge fan, but I felt so sorry for her when her son died and now this.... RIP. M.

[Jasman0717 9]

Such a waste of so many lives..... what a messed up world be all live in...

Kez

and now there is a little baby that will never know her mother.

[Marilyn. 340]

Anna Nicole Smith collapses, dies at 39

By SUZETTE LABOY, Associated Press Writer 1 minute ago

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. -

Anna Nicole Smith, the pneumatic blonde whose life played out as an extraordinary tabloid tale — jeans model, Playboy centerfold, widow of an octogenarian billionaire, reality-show subject, tragic mother — died Thursday after collapsing at a hotel. She was 39.

She 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.

Just five months ago, Smith's 20-year-old son died suddenly in the Bahamas in what was believed to be a drug-related death.

Seminole Police Chief Charlie Tiger said a private nurse called 911 after finding Smith unresponsive in her sixth-floor room. 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 Marilyn Monroe looks, her exaggerated curves, her little-girl voice, her ditzy-blonde persona, and her over-the-top revealing outfits.

Recently, she lost a reported 69 pounds and became a spokeswoman for TrimSpa, a weight-loss supplement. On her reality show and other recent TV appearances, her speech was often slurred and she seemed out of it. Some critics said she seemed drugged-out.

Her former lawyer Lenard Leeds told the celebrity gossip Web site TMZ that Smith "always had problems with her weight going up and down, and there's no question she used alcohol." Leeds said it was no secret that "she had a very troubled life" and had "so many, many problems."

"She wanted to be like Marilyn her whole life and ironically died in a similar manner," Leeds said. Monroe died of a drug overdose at age 36 in 1962.

The 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. 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 of Koch Industries.

In a 2005 interview with ABC Smith recalled meeting Marshall at what she called a "gentleman's club' in Houston. "He had no will to live and I went over to see him," she said. "He got a little twinkle in his eyes, and he asked me to dance for him. And I did."

Marshall died in 1995 at age 90, setting off a feud with Smith's 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.

The stepson died June 20 at age 67. But the family said the court fight would continue.

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."

In a statement, Playboy founder Hugh Hefner said: "I am very saddened to learn about Anna Nicole's passing. She was a dear friend who meant a great deal to the Playboy family and to me personally."

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 No. 1 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.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070208/ap_en_...na_nicole_smith

[Sofiyya 1,687]

I'm not in the least bit surprised. Until I saw this thread, I had forgotten all about it. I hope someone decent gets to raise her daughter, please God!

[almaty 19]

terrible, when someone dies so young...

[JenT 0]

How sad.

I anyone here is taking Trim Spa, I'd stop it if I were you....

Her poor baby daughter.

[MissStacey 1]

It is very shocking. I'll be spending most of the night watching CNN.